NOIDA: A day after the Delhi government increased the fares of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Blueline buses, the Noida unit of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has decided to hike the fares of the UP buses plying from Noida and Greater Noida to Delhi to "rationalise'' them. A letter in this regard is been sent to the UPSRTC headquarters in Lucknow and a response is expected by the end of this week.
According to P R Belbariar, regional manager of Gautambudh Nagar, the revised rates will be applicable to all yellow-line buses travelling to New Delhi railway station, Kashmere Gate ISBT and Dhaula Kuan. "The DTC buses ply up to sectors 12-22, 34, 37 and 62 in Noida and Surajpur in Greater Noida. It will be strange if there are two different fare structures on the main route,'' said the official.
If the fare revision proposal is accepted, the charges will Rs 5 for the first 3 km, Rs 10 for those travelling between 3 km and 10 km and Rs 15 for those travelling more than 10 kilometres. The previous rate was Rs 3 for travelling between 0-4 km, Rs 5 for travelling between 4-8 km, Rs 7 between 8-12 km and Rs 10 for travelling above 12 kilometres.
Some officers in the transport department, meanwhile, said the hike will create problems until rates within UP are revised too."for example, a passenger travelling from Gol Chakkar to sector 37 now pays a flat rate of Rs 5. However, if the changes are brought about, someone travelling in a Noida Intercity bus will continue paying the same amount while one travelling in a Delhi-bound bus will have to shell out Rs 10.''
According to P R Belbariar, regional manager of Gautambudh Nagar, the revised rates will be applicable to all yellow-line buses travelling to New Delhi railway station, Kashmere Gate ISBT and Dhaula Kuan. "The DTC buses ply up to sectors 12-22, 34, 37 and 62 in Noida and Surajpur in Greater Noida. It will be strange if there are two different fare structures on the main route,'' said the official.
If the fare revision proposal is accepted, the charges will Rs 5 for the first 3 km, Rs 10 for those travelling between 3 km and 10 km and Rs 15 for those travelling more than 10 kilometres. The previous rate was Rs 3 for travelling between 0-4 km, Rs 5 for travelling between 4-8 km, Rs 7 between 8-12 km and Rs 10 for travelling above 12 kilometres.
Some officers in the transport department, meanwhile, said the hike will create problems until rates within UP are revised too."for example, a passenger travelling from Gol Chakkar to sector 37 now pays a flat rate of Rs 5. However, if the changes are brought about, someone travelling in a Noida Intercity bus will continue paying the same amount while one travelling in a Delhi-bound bus will have to shell out Rs 10.''
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