The KSRTC, in an effort to streamline its services, will reschedule its 38 services through the newly opened Chamravattom route and start new services from next week.
The move is likely to redress the complaints of bus passengers who have been demanding more services. The role played by KSRTC buses in this route, which was opened last month, is key to the locals here mainly because the motor vehicle department has not granted permits for private buses to operate.
The people in the region were also unhappy about the timings of ordinary services of the KSRTC between Ponnani and Tirur and superfast and town-to-town services between Ernakulam and Kozhikode. The assistant transport officer (ATO) of Ponnani, C Krishna Das said, the new schedule is expected to be more convenient for the passengers. “It will be announced after an approval from the zonal office in Thrissur,” he said.
Currently six ordinary services ply between Ponnani and Tirur and four superfast services between Ernakulam and Kozhikode. When the route was opened for traffic, KSRTC had introduced only ten services including services between Ernakulam and Kozhikode. Following the demands from various corners the corporation increased the number of services on May 22.
The district transport officer K P Janardhanan told TOI that the final decision on the route permit and the number of services would be taken by the zonal office.
Source: Times Of India
