TGRTC Passengers Angry Over Price Hike

The first city bus service that began at 2.50 am on Monday angered passengers, who were forced to pay an additional ₹10 following the revised TGSRTC fare hike. 

The hike is expected to affect nearly 9.4 lakh passengers who use city bus services daily. Overall, the TGSRTC’s city ridership stands at around 24 lakh passengers per day. Regular commuters questioned why city passengers were being penalised by the corporation through an additional



charge.

Peak hour traffic for city buses typically occurs between 8 am and 10.30 am, and again from 4 pm onwards. 

The revised fares now impose an additional charge of ₹5 for the first three stages of City Ordinary, Metro Express, E-Ordinary, and E-Express services, and ₹10 from the fourth stage onwards. Similarly, for Metro Deluxe and E-Metro AC services, passengers must pay ₹5 extra for the first stage and ₹10 extra from the second stage.