The Volvo and Merc Craze

T.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Hyderabad-1 Depot. Hyderabad - Adilabad.

 

 

 

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus Buses of Vijayawada & Mangalam Depots.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada ; Tirupathi - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Vijayawada Depot.
Vijayawada - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Alipiri Depot.
Tirupathi - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Ongole Depot.
Bengaluru - Ongole

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Vijayawada Depot.
Bengaluru - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Visakhapatnam - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Kandukur Depot.
Hyderabad - Kandukur

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Warangal-1 Depot.
Bengaluru - Hanmakonda

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Nizamanad-1 Depot.
Shamshabad - Nizamabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Vennela of Alipiri Depot.
Tirupathi - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Hyderabad-1 Depot.
Adilabad - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Kakinada Depot.
Bengaluru - Kakinada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Hyderabad-1 Depot.
Pune - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Hyderabad-1 Depot.
Hyderabad - Chennai

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Guntur-1 Depot.
Guntur - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Vijayawada Depot.
Vijayawada - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Nellore-1 Depot.
Nellore - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Vijayawada Depot.
Bengaluru - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Hyderabad-1 Depot.
Shirdi - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Vennela & Volvo Garudaplus of Kakinada, Visakhapatnam Depots.
Kakinada - Hyderabad ; Visakhapatnam - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Nizamabad-2 Depot.
Bengaluru - Nizamabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda Buses of Visakhapatnam & Vijayawada Depots.
Visakhapatnam - Hyderabad ; Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Vennela Buses of Vijayawada Depot.
Vijayawada - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Visakhapatnam - Chennai

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Vennela of Alipiri Depot.
Hyderabad - Tirupathi

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Bengaluru - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Guntur-1 Depot.
Bengaluru - Guntur

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland Luxura Garuda.

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Vennela of Kakinada Depot.
Kakinada - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Nellore-1 Depot.
Hyderabad - Chennai

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Vennela & Garuda of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Bengaluru ; Secunderabad - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Cerita Garuda of Vijayawada Depot.
Vijayawada - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Karimnagar - Secunderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Vennela of Vijayawada Depot.
Vijayawada - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland Garuda of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland Garuda of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland Garuda of Warangal-1 Depot.
Hyderabad - Hanamkonda

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Hyderabad-1 Depot.
Hyderabad - Chennai

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Visakhapatnam - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Mangalam Depot.
Tirupathi - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Vennela of Vijayawada Depot.
Srikakulam - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Visakhapatnam - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Garuda of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Amalapuram

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Karimnagar - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland Garuda of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Karimnagar - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Kakinada Depot.
Kakinada - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Vijayawada Depot.
Vijayawada - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Garuda of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Ongole Depot.
Bengaluru - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Nellore-1 Depot.
Nellore - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Vennela of Vijayawada Depot.
Vijayawada - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland Luxura Garuda.

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Visakhapatnam - Tirupathi

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland Garuda of Warangal-1 Depot.
Hanamkonda - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland Garuda of Warangal-1 Depot.
Hyderabad - Hanamkonda

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Vennela of Guntur-2 Depot.
Guntur - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Hyderabad-1 Depot.
Hyderabad - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Warangal-1 Depot.
Hanamkonda - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Guntur-2 Depot.
Hyderabad - Guntur

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Tirupathi Depot.
Hyderabad - Tirupathi

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.CAshok Leyland Luxura Garuda

A.P.S.R.T.C Isuzu Garuda of Picket Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Visakhapatnam Depot.
Visakhapatnam - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Nizamabad-2 Depot.
Shamshabad - Nizamabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Karimnagar-1 Depot.
Secunderabad - Karimnagar

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Guntur-1 Depot.
Guntur - Bengaluru

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Ashok Leyland & Volvo Garudas, Volvo Garudaplus & Isuzu Vennela
Ongole - Hyderabad ; Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam ; Kakinada - Hyderabad ;
Nellore - Hyderabad ; Hyderabad - Kakinada.

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Tirupathi Depot.
Hyderabad - Tirupathi

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Tirupathi Depot.
Tirupathi - Hyderabad

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda & Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus Buses of Hyderabad-1 Depot.
Hyderabad - Bengaluru ; Hyderabad - Mumbai ; Hyderabad - Shirdi

A.P.S.R.T.C Mercedes-Benz Garudaplus of Vijayawada Depot.
Hyderabad - Vijayawada

A.P.S.R.T.C Volvo Garudaplus of Guntur-1 Depot.
Bengaluru - Guntur

                                   APSRTC Garuda Plus Mercedes-Benz - Tri Axle

               

                                    APSRTC Garuda Plus Volvo B9R Multi Axle.

APSRTC VOLVO B9R , APSRTC Mercedes-Benz Multi axle,KSRTC  Mercedes-Benz Multi axle.

        

T.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Hyderabad-1 Depot. Hyderabad - Bengaluru.

T.S.R.T.C Volvo Garuda of Hyderabad-1 Depot. Hyderabad - Bengaluru.

EVOLUTION

well, The most popular service and the most profitable service run by APSRTC is the Super Luxury service .Let us see how did the service evolve with times.

1. Super Deluxe : Super deluxe services were the result of the need of premium bus services between Hyderabad and other cities/towns/district head quarters. These buses were popular those days with brown and white color scheme. TATA buses were used to run this service.

2. HI-Tech : These buses were introduced in 1994. These buses replaced the existing super deluxe and They had push back seats. Then, in 2002 these buses were replaced with new buses inspired from their counterparts KSRTC , bus bodies were built by various coach factories on TATA and AL chassis.Both the services had different color schemes for each bus.

3. Super Luxury : These buses were Introduced in 2007. There was a drastic change in the design of the body of bus .simple color schemes were chosen and There were a different changes with time in the body design inspired from earlier VOLVO buses. These are built on TATA 1512 and AL Viking Chassis with 230 HP engine by different coach building companies.

route diversions

Did u ever notice the annoying diversion/cancellation/cutting of routes of city buses especially during nights?

This is actually a result of the growing traffic in Hyderabad city. 

For example , if a bus has to be run 6 trips it is  run in two shifts . one morning and other afternoon. most of the after noon trips take 1 to 2 hrs extra time because of the peak hour traffic. hence resulting in cancellation of  last trips.Hence, to avoid the cancellation of last trips APSRTC has decided to run buses in skeletal routes(cut short the routes) in the afternoon shift . so that the bus can at least make tree trips in the specified time. 

One of the best examples is the 218D city sheetal buses which are now being stooped at Lingampllay instead of Patancheru to save on the running time of the bus. till recent times most of the last trips of 218D buses used to be get cancelled because of peak hour traffic and increased running time per trip,

Hope this acts as a solution to the problem of last trips getting cancelled because of increase in running time because of peak hour traffic in city.

The JNNURM deluge .

The Deluge of JnNURM buses has really changed the way people used to travel in Hyderabad, Vijayawada & Vishakhapatnam.. The Semi Low Floor, Low Floor buses are the fruits of JnNURM. Before the arrival of JnNURM buses brought in to revamp the buses in the Metro Cities. The stringent rules of JnNURM on the design and technical specifications of bus have brought in some "REAL BUSES" and not tin boxes. Thanks to JnNURM, APSRTC  has 900 semi low floor and 250 low floor buses.

A.P.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

A.P.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Ashok Leyland Semi Low Floor

A.P.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Ashok Leyland Semi Low Floor

A.P.S.R.T.C JnNURM - TATA Low Floor A/C

A.P.S.R.T.C JnNURM - TATA Pushpak Airport Liner

And here ends the Ist Phase...

Now after the Division of States, the IInd Phase has Begun with an Initial Arrival of Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C Buses. The 1st Batch of 18 Buses arrived in July,2014 with Light Pink Colour. Later in August,2014 the Second Batch of 25 Buses arrived with Darkened Pink Shade. Here are those Beauties...

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

T.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

A.P.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

A.P.S.R.T.C JnNURM - Volvo 8400 Low Floor A/C

Charminar Mini ka Story !

Launched with great intentions to provide hassle free public transport for the people of old city , APSRTC purchased 100 mini buses in February 2011. APSRTC, then had no idea that the buses would be a flop. These buses now run with a loss of Rs 12 per Km

About 100 buses  (50 TATA-Marcopolo –Star bus & 50 Ashok Leyland Stag) were procured to run on the narrow streets of old city.

Courtesy: The Hindu.

This is what happens when things are done with out planning much. APSRTC officials bought 100 buses in a hurry to introduce them under the Chief Minister’s 100 day program.  At first RTA officials from Hyderabad district denied to register the vehicles as they did not meet the emission norms of the city. Then APSRTC officials somehow managed to register the vehicles in Rangareddy district.

 TATA-MARCOPOLO STAR BUS

APSRTC officials were apprehensive about the success of theses buses as the mini buses introduced some years back in other parts of the city did not have much response. The buses were introduced in a hurry with out proper route survey and the result was devastating. The occupancy ratio was very less.

A survey was conducted then and it revealed that people mistook the mini buses to private buses because of the GREEN color. Then, the buses were repainted with red to make them look like ordinary buses.  This yielded some results and brought in some problems like the only narrow entry/exit door in front. APSRTC now has plans to widen the doors/remove the door shutters to increase the place for people to get in/out.

APSRTC did not consider the usage of mini buses as the average earning per bus is much lesser for mini buses when compared with the normal buses and the functional aspects like less space for standing and the single door entry/exit. But some how, they got in to this. These buses are bringing in more losses to the corporation which is already running on losses.

APSRTC should have taken a look at the SETWIN buses. These mini buses are more functional than that purchased by APSRTC.

                                                     

                                                         ASHOK LEYLAND-STAG

                                                         

“ALOCHINCHAKUNDA BUSSULU KONADAM ENDUKU VATIKI MANGALI PANULU CHEYYADAM ENDUKU”