APSRTC Launches Pushpak Airport Liners
A fleet of 40 buses will make 220 trips every day from four different places in the city to the airport, from 4am to midnight.
Hyderabad | 12th December 2012
The Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation on Wednesday launched a new service, Pushpak Airport Liner, to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad.
A fleet of 40 buses will make 220 trips every day from four different places in the city to the airport, from 4am to midnight.
The 34-seater specially-designed A/C buses have lower foot-boards, to facilitate elder passengers, and extra space for luggage as well. The fares for these buses will be Rs. 200, Rs. 150 and Rs. 100, and the monthly pass will cost Rs. 3,000.
Talking to media persons after launching the service, RTC Managing Director A K Khan said that the new service would benefit thousands of airport-bound passengers.
While two services will originate from Secunderabad Station, S R Nagar and JNTU Kukatpally are the other two originating destinations for the Pushpak Airliner Services.
The first service will start from Secunderabad and have stops at Tarnaka, Habsiguda, Uppal, L B Nagar, DRDL, Chandrayangutta and Aramgarh.
The second route will be Secunderabad - Keyes High School - Kingsway - Secretariat - A/C Guards - Mehdipatnam - Aramgarh.
The service starting from SR Nagar will have stoppages at Ameerpet, Punjagutta, Banjara Hills Rd. No. 1, Masab Tank, Mehdipatnam and Aramgarh.
The service starting from JNTU Kukatpally will have stoppages at Miyapur crossroads, Kondapur, Cyber Towers, Gachibowli, ORR and Shamshabad. (INN)
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