Know
About the General Bus Passes of APSRTC
APSRTC offers many
types of bus passes for the people of the twin cities. The most common types of
bus passes are:
GBT
Monthly:
People of twin cities can avail general bus ticket for Rs.550. This pass enables the passengers to travel in ordinary APSRTC buses under city and sub-urban regions. This pass is valid for one month. Regular red/orange colored buses run on the city roads are the ordinary buses. With this pass, you can also travel in any of the buses below by paying some extra amount for a combination ticket.
People of twin cities can avail general bus ticket for Rs.550. This pass enables the passengers to travel in ordinary APSRTC buses under city and sub-urban regions. This pass is valid for one month. Regular red/orange colored buses run on the city roads are the ordinary buses. With this pass, you can also travel in any of the buses below by paying some extra amount for a combination ticket.
Combination
tickets can be availed from the conductor of the respective bus. Recently,
APSRTC is also allowing student bus pass holders for purchasing combination
tickets. The ticket is valid for only that particular trip of the bus.
Metro
Express Monthly:
Passengers can travel in Metro Express buses as well as in ordinary buses by taking Metro Express monthly pass. This pass costs Rs.650 and passengers can travel in city and sub-urban regions for one month. Metro Express buses generally are in blue color. They have wider middle entrance for easy entry and exit of the passengers. With this pass, you can also travel in any of the buses below by paying some extra amount for a combination ticket.
Passengers can travel in Metro Express buses as well as in ordinary buses by taking Metro Express monthly pass. This pass costs Rs.650 and passengers can travel in city and sub-urban regions for one month. Metro Express buses generally are in blue color. They have wider middle entrance for easy entry and exit of the passengers. With this pass, you can also travel in any of the buses below by paying some extra amount for a combination ticket.
If you are having
a GBT pass and want to travel in Metro Express buses, the price of combination
ticket will be Rs.7/-
Veera
/ Metro Deluxe Monthly:
Veera bus pass costs Rs.750 and valid for one month. Passengers can travel in city and sub-urban regions in APSRTC’s ordinary, metro express and Veera or metro deluxe buses. Veera buses are replaced with metro deluxe buses for the long distance commuters within the city. They have attractive colors, comfortable seats and wider windows.
Veera bus pass costs Rs.750 and valid for one month. Passengers can travel in city and sub-urban regions in APSRTC’s ordinary, metro express and Veera or metro deluxe buses. Veera buses are replaced with metro deluxe buses for the long distance commuters within the city. They have attractive colors, comfortable seats and wider windows.
If you are having
a GBT or Metro Express pass and want to travel in these buses, the price of
combination ticket will be Rs.7/-
City
Sheetal Monthly:
Sheetal Hamsa buses are premium air-conditioned buses to travel within the city. Apart from air conditioning it also has other facilities like 45 seater capacity, push-back seats, spacious leg room with enough space for passengers to board and disembark. Since charges are bit higher than regular services, the rush in these buses is comparatively lesser. The monthly bus pass costs Rs.1600.
Sheetal Hamsa buses are premium air-conditioned buses to travel within the city. Apart from air conditioning it also has other facilities like 45 seater capacity, push-back seats, spacious leg room with enough space for passengers to board and disembark. Since charges are bit higher than regular services, the rush in these buses is comparatively lesser. The monthly bus pass costs Rs.1600.
If you are having a GBT, Metro Express or
Metro Deluxe pass and want to travel in these buses, the price of combination
ticket will be Rs.20.
ID card:
Please note that an amount of Rs.25/- will be charged extra to obtain an ID card for all the above passes. This card will be valid for 1 year. Since the bus passes are not transferable, the ID cards are to ensure this policy. The ID card will have the details of the holder including photo, name, sex, age, address, phone number, etc., and a unique ID number which has to match with the ID number in the pass. It is very important to carry this card along with the pass, or else the pass can be dismissed as invalid by the APSRTC staff. This card is also required to be shown every month, while renewing the bus pass.
Please note that an amount of Rs.25/- will be charged extra to obtain an ID card for all the above passes. This card will be valid for 1 year. Since the bus passes are not transferable, the ID cards are to ensure this policy. The ID card will have the details of the holder including photo, name, sex, age, address, phone number, etc., and a unique ID number which has to match with the ID number in the pass. It is very important to carry this card along with the pass, or else the pass can be dismissed as invalid by the APSRTC staff. This card is also required to be shown every month, while renewing the bus pass.
ID cards and bus
passes are issued or renewed at the following places in the twin cities-
- Rathifile Bus Station, Secunderabad
- Koti Terminus,
- Afzalgunj Bus Stand
- Charminar Bus Station
- Mehdipatnam, Beside Bus Depot
- Kukatpally, Div Manager / KP Office, behind KP
Depot
- KPHB Bus Stop, on main road towards Ameerpet
- Sanathnagar Bus Stand
- SR Nagar Bus Stop, on main road towards Ameerpet
- Kachiguda, opposite Railway Station
- Dilsukhnagar Bus Station
- Uppal Terminus
- Ibrahimpatnam Depot
- BHEL Bus Terminus
- Medchal Depot
- A.P.Secretariat
- ECIL Bus Station
- Tarnaka Bus Stop, on main road towards OU campus
- MCH Head Office, BRK Bhavan
- Shapur Nagar, opposite Rythu Bazar
- Vanasthalipuram, near Ganesh temple
- Ramanthapur, opposite TV studio
- VST Bus Stop
Timings:
On regular days, bus pass centres are open from 8am to 8pm.
On Sundays, they operate from 8am to 2pm.
On public holidays, the working of bus pass centres depends on decision of APSRTC.
On regular days, bus pass centres are open from 8am to 8pm.
On Sundays, they operate from 8am to 2pm.
On public holidays, the working of bus pass centres depends on decision of APSRTC.
Travel as you
like:
General public can avail ‘Travel as you like’ ticket from bus conductors of all services. This ticket enables unrestricted travel in the city and sub-urban regions for one full day. Two types of travel as you like tickets are available. ‘Travel as you like ordinary’, which enables the holder to travel in any ordinary bus in the city and sub-urban regions. ‘Travel as you like metro’ enables the passenger to unrestricted travel in metro express buses for that day.
General public can avail ‘Travel as you like’ ticket from bus conductors of all services. This ticket enables unrestricted travel in the city and sub-urban regions for one full day. Two types of travel as you like tickets are available. ‘Travel as you like ordinary’, which enables the holder to travel in any ordinary bus in the city and sub-urban regions. ‘Travel as you like metro’ enables the passenger to unrestricted travel in metro express buses for that day.
Please check with
RTC for latest information.
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