Ticket-issuing machines introduced in Metroliners

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, JUNE 18. The Hyderabad City region of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation on Monday introduced ticket-issuing machines (TIMs) in its Metroliner services being operated on the Secunderabad-Patancheru route (no.226).

The drivers will issue the tickets to passengers, Mr. R.P. Singh, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, APSRTC, told presspersons later. The TIMSs will be available in 10 vehicles.

Replying to a question, Mr. Singh sought to dispel the fears expressed by some APSRTC trade unions about loss of jobs to conductors following the introduction of TIMs. There would be no threat to the existing jobs. There may not be any future recruitment of conductors, he stated.

Hi-tech buses launched

Mr. Singh also launched newly-designed hi-tech buses on the Bangalore sector from the BHEL/Miyapur bus stations. Four such vehicles, of the Sutlej make 8-500, are to be run on this route.

The buses from Miyapur will leave at 5 p.m. In the return direction, they will leave Bangalore at 6.30 p.m. They will depart at BHEL at 7.45 p.m. and at Bangalore at 8.30 p.m.

The passengers who wish to travel by these buses to Bangalore could procure tickets from the authorised reservation counters at Ameerpet (near Charmas, tel:6621465), Balanagar (City bus stop, tel:3771740), BHEL (near Keerthi Mahal, tel:3025697), Bharatnagar (Moosapet, tel:3813681), Chandanagar (bus stop, tel: 30333722), Kukatpally (KHHB main road, tel: 3069619, 3067531), S.R. Nagar (near bus stop, tel: 3735013), Sanathnagar (near police station, tel: 3719174), Lakdikapul (near Rajdoot Hotel, tel: 3212108), Miyapur (Miyapur Crossroads, tel: 3043699) and Motinagar (Motinagar Crossroads, tel: 3831460).

A press release issued by the APSRTC stated that the its operations on the inter-State routes had been extended. The services within the State were being connected to important colonies like A.S. Raonagar, Safilguda, Gachibowli and BHEL, besides the Mahatma Gandhi and Jubilee Bus stations.

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