Commuters using the luxury buses of KSRTC to travel to north Karnataka region and other places like Hassan, Davangere, Chikmagalur, Mangalore and Tumkur need not to worry as the Airavat and Rajahamsa buses to these places will continue to ply from Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS).
Only the express bus services are being shifted to Peenya Bus Stand from September 10.Aiming to decongest the KBS and to facilitate the ongoing Metro construction work in Majestic area, the Peenya Bus Stand was inaugurated recently.
It will be made operational on September 10 with shifting of 1,021 express bus schedules to North Karnataka and other places to Peenya in a phased manner.
However, given the fact that it will be difficult for many commuters to go to Peenya for boarding buses, the authorities have planned to ply 38 Samparka Sarige buses of the BMTC for ferrying the commuters in both the directions.
These buses will be operated between KBS and Peenya as is being operated between KBS and Mysore road bus stand. Further, the fare will be reduced for the buses shifted to Peenya.
With this, even the buses operating from Nelamangala Depot to Mysore and some interstate routes like Tirupathi and Tamil Nadu will be operated from Peenya bus stand via ring road.
Despite these arrangements, traffic remains chaotic around the KBS, hampering smooth operation of the buses and inconveniencing the passengers.
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