The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) Kumbakonam will soon press into service 10 ultra low entry (ULE) buses on select routes in Tiruchi.
According to sources, the Tiruchi region has been alloted 25 of these buses. Of them, 10 will be inducted into the fleet of buses. The rest would be deployed in the next few months, officials said.
These buses will run on 15 select routes, with a minimum fare of ₹11. The maximum fare will be ₹40.
A maximum of four buses will be operated from the Kalaignar Karunanidhi Integrated Bus Terminus at Panjapur to Samayapuram via No. 1 Tollgate with the fare being ₹37 one way.
Two buses each will be operated on Panjapur-Srirangam (via Thillai Nagar, fare ₹31); IBT Panjapur-Chathiram Bus Stand (via Thillai Nagar- ₹25); IBT Panjapur-Thuvakudi (₹33); Chathiram Bus Stand-Bharathidasan University (₹31); Chathiram Bus Stand-Thuvakudi (₹27); Chathiram Bus Stand-Pettavaithalai (₹31) and Central Bus Stand-Viralimalai (₹35) routes.
