TSRTC to run 50 buses to link services with Hyd metro rail

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) would initially run 50 buses on 10 routes to connect with the Hyderabad metro rail, which is slated for inauguration next week, on an experimental basis.

State Transport Minister P Mahender Reddy said plans would be prepared to connect the bus service with the metro rail in a phased manner, an official release said.

"There is no immediate plan to put in place a ticketing system by linking bus services with the metro rail," he said.

The minister also said that the corporation would have new buses to prevent air pollution and also make efforts to have electric buses.

He said 60 AC buses of the RTC and 10 buses of Telangana Tourism would be deployed to serve the delegates attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) to be held here on November 28, 29 and 30.