JAIPUR: Rajasthan roadways started bus service from Jaipur to Delhi and Haryana on Tuesday after the restrictions were lifted recently.
Initially, the department is plying only non-luxury buses which will be available from Sindhi Camp bus station in intervals of 30 minutes. However, the Volvo bus to Delhi will start from July 1 for which the online bookings have been started.
After the state government eased the restrictions last week, the department had decided that in the initial phase, around 1,600 buses will ply within the state with 100% seating capacity as no passenger will be allowed to travel standing, though now all roadways buses will be operational. “While we were always willing to send buses to other states, we were awaiting lifting of restrictions. Now, that has been done, so non-luxury express buses will ply from Jaipur to Delhi as well as Haryana. The passengers will have to follow the Covid protocol and carry all necessary documents required by the other states,” said an official of the Rajasthan roadways.
There are total 3,875 buses owned by the state roadways. Before lockdown, they would cover a distance of around 12 lakh kilometres on a daily basis,which had been cut down to nearly half though it is expected to increase again as interstate bus travel has been restarted. The department’s revenue had also gone down drastically due to the lockdown and every month the earnings were less than Rs 15 crore.
Commuters can book tickets online at www.rsrtconline.rajasthan.gov.in and can avail 5% discount.
Initially, the department is plying only non-luxury buses which will be available from Sindhi Camp bus station in intervals of 30 minutes. However, the Volvo bus to Delhi will start from July 1 for which the online bookings have been started.
After the state government eased the restrictions last week, the department had decided that in the initial phase, around 1,600 buses will ply within the state with 100% seating capacity as no passenger will be allowed to travel standing, though now all roadways buses will be operational. “While we were always willing to send buses to other states, we were awaiting lifting of restrictions. Now, that has been done, so non-luxury express buses will ply from Jaipur to Delhi as well as Haryana. The passengers will have to follow the Covid protocol and carry all necessary documents required by the other states,” said an official of the Rajasthan roadways.
There are total 3,875 buses owned by the state roadways. Before lockdown, they would cover a distance of around 12 lakh kilometres on a daily basis,which had been cut down to nearly half though it is expected to increase again as interstate bus travel has been restarted. The department’s revenue had also gone down drastically due to the lockdown and every month the earnings were less than Rs 15 crore.
Commuters can book tickets online at www.rsrtconline.rajasthan.gov.in and can avail 5% discount.
