2 weeks ago
APSRTC launches Rs 300 electric buses to Bhogapuram airport
People in a city called Visakhapatnam can now travel to their new airport cheaply.
The new airport is called the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport.
It is in a place called Bhogapuram.
Before, taking a taxi to the airport cost a lot of money, between 3,000 and 5,000 rupees.
The government buses cost only 300 or 400 rupees.
The state bus company, APSRTC, started 20 new electric buses for this trip.
Half of the buses go through some places, and the other half go through different places.
The buses come every hour, so passengers do not have to wait very long.
Electric buses are good for the environment because they do not create as much smoke.
This makes it easier and cheaper for people to reach the airport.
APSRTC launched a fleet of 20 special electric buses connecting Visakhapatnam with the newly-operational Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram.
The fare is fixed at Rs.300 from Dwaraka Complex, Visakhapatnam, and Rs.400 from Gajuwaka.
Private cab fares for the same route currently range between Rs.3,000 and Rs.5,000.
Services will operate every hour between Gajuwaka and Bhogapuram Airport.
Revenue, Stamps and Registration Minister Angani Satya Prasad flagged off the services in the presence of Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat and other officials.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC), with Revenue, Stamps and Registration Minister Angani Satya Prasad, Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat, District Collector Abhishikth Kishore, City Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi and APSRTC Regional Manager B. Appala Naidu.
- What
- Launch of 20 special electric bus services connecting Visakhapatnam with the new Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, with fares of Rs.300 and Rs.400.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam and Bhogapuram Airport in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- When
- Recently announced; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- To provide an affordable, convenient and environment-friendly alternative to private cabs, which charge between Rs.3,000 and Rs.5,000 for the same route.
Key facts
- Operator
- Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC)
- Airport
- Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, Bhogapuram
- Fare from Dwaraka Complex, Visakhapatnam
- Rs.300
- Fare from Gajuwaka
- Rs.400
- Number of buses
- 20 electric buses (10 on each route)
- Private cab fare
- Rs.3,000 to Rs.5,000
- Service frequency
- Every hour
- Routes
- Via NAD junction and Maddilapalem Highway; via Sandhya Theatre, Railway Station, RTC Bus Complex and IT Park
Sources
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