| CAT (Concessional Annual Travel) SCHEME: |
. TARIFF: Rs.200/- per Fresh card, Rs.180/- on 1st renewal; Rs.160/- on 2nd renewal; Rs.140/- on 3rd and beyond renewals. |
| . Valid for one year and is valid in Super Luxury, Deluxe, Express, Palle Velugu (Ordinary). |
| . CONCESSION EXTENDED: 10% of the fare applicable ; |
. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION: In case of death of CAT Card holder in accident (involving APSRTC/Hire bus) while travelling in bus, an additional compensation of Rs.1.5 lakhs is paid to the kin of the fresh buyers and Rs.2 lakhs for repeat buyers. |
2 Year & 3 Year CAT Cards: |
On the occasion of the state formation day on the 1st November of 2008, 2 very attractive versions of the CAT card have been launched, namely 2 YEAR CAT & 3YEAR CAT Cards with their validity periods 2 and 3 years respectively. |
| . 2year CAT card is priced Rs. 350/- |
| . First renewal is for Rs. 160/- and there after, each renewal will be for Rs. 140/-. |
| . Additional accident compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs. |
| . 3year CAT card is priced Rs. 450/- |
| . All the renewals are for Rs. 140/- |
| . Additional accident compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs. |
| 3. JHT (Jubilee Hitech Ticket): |
. It’s a Travel As you like ticket and the ticket holder can travel in Super Luxury and below class buses from any where to any where, any number of times within Andhra Pradesh for 7 days. |
| . TARIFF:Adult:Rs.850/- per ticket + Child: Rs.425/- |
| 4. IJHT (Interstate Jubilee Hitech Ticket) |
| . (Tariff: Rs.1300/- per adult and Rs.650/- per child): |
. These tickets are valid to perform journey any number of times, from any where to any where, wherever the RTC Buses are under operation including inter-state destinations for a period of 7 days in Super Luxury and below class. |
| 5.COUPLE GIFT CARD: |
. The Couple Gift Card is aimed to introduce the Gifting of bus travel and to offer a safer, reliable and cheaper mode of transport to the loved ones. |
. The card is designed to facilitate the travel of Any Two persons in any non A/c bus of the Corporation for 96 hrs continuously throughout the state of AP with in the period of 6 months |
| . The tariff of the card is Rs.1200/-. |
. The card enables newly married couples, retired couples and Any Two persons to make unrestricted journey as per their own convenience in a period of 6 months. |
| . This card can be given as gift on occasions like marriages,anniversaries, birthdays etc., |
| 6. ATB (Authorised Ticket Booking) Agents: |
| . 939 ATB Agents (including 449 on-line agents) are available all over the state. |
. In addition to booking of tickets the ATB agents are also allowed to sell CAT Cards, Jubilee Hi-Tech and Inter State Jubilee Hi-Tech tickets, Couple Gift Cards also. |
| 7. Travel As You Like Tickets: |
. Travel as you like tickets are available in Twin cities, Vijayawada,Visakhapatnam and Warangal. This ticket is valid for one day. Sale of TAYL Tickets are also entrusted to peripheral district depot service conductors (touching the above cities) besides city service conductors. The fare details are as follows: |
8.Travel as You Like Tickets and Return Journey Tickets at Tirupati |
Travel As You Like' and Return Journey Tickets are designed for the convenience of passengers visiting Tirupati. Following three (types of) package tickets have been designed duly covering the important pilgrim places around Tirupati |
a. TIRUMALA – PAPAVINASAM RETURN JOURNEY TICKET: |
b.TPT – TML – PAPAVINASAM – TML – TPT: |
| c.TIRUPATI – TIRUCHANUR: |
| 9. FREE TRAVEL FACILITY FOR LONG DISTANCE PASSNEGERS – |
To attract more long distance (250 Kms and more) passengers into the fold of APSRTC, free pick up and dropping facility is extended by city and district buses (bound to peripheral colonies) from their residence to the Journey origin point and on arrival at main bus station to reach their places of residence in the peripheral areas (In Hyderabad, Vijayawada & Visakhapatnam). |
10.TREATS (Travel Regularly and Earn an Additional (free) Trip) SCHEME: |
. Within a span of 60 day if a passenger enrolled in TREATS performs 5 trips in any of the routes like HYD-Vijayawada, HYD-Bangalore and HYD-Adilabad, he is offered the 6th trip free. |
| 11. Tirumala Tirupati link tickets through Trains and Buses |
| Pilgrims travelling to Tirumala can purchase Tirupati to Tirumala tickets either at their respective railway stations or in the buses. This relives them of waiting in the queue at Tirupati Bus Stations. |
| 12. Accommodation linked tickets to Shiridi: |
On selected routes like Hyderabad to Shirdi, accommodation linked tickets to the passengers, through which they can book even their accommodation right from the boarding place. The accommodation linked to journey ticket by Volvo from Hyderabad to Shirdi costs Rs 1718 /- and Rs 1154/- by Super Luxury Buses. |
| 13. COMMON STAGES FOR CITY AND DISTRICT SERVICES WITHIN TWIN CITIES: |
| . 10 Sectors have been identified with a route length of 10 Kms from MGBS and JBS under the scheme. |
| . All District Ordinary Buses stop at all city bus stages within City limits upto 10 Kms in Twin cities. |
| . Under the scheme, city passengers are allowed to travel on a flat fare of Rs.5/- and city bus pass holders are allowed to travel free on the strength of GBT/SGBT in District Palle Velugu (Ordinary) buses. |
| 14. 12666 |
. A unique telephone number system has been introduced to enable the passengers to easily access any bus station in the state by simply prefixing the STD code with 12666. Presently 237 bus stations are connected through this system. |
| 15.e-Ticketing: |
| . e-Ticketing system enables passengers to book their tickets from any where to anywhere right from their home or office with the click of a mouse. |
| 16. OPRS – ONLINE PASSENGER RESERVATION SYSTEM – |
. To give passengers a facility to book their advance reservation of seats from anywhere to anywhere, OPRS system is being introduced. This system is introduced in 63 important and major Bus Stations. The passengers can book their tickets from any Bus Station counters or from any ATB Agent. |
| 17. Reservation through e-Seva centres : |
A proposal is under process for collaborating with the state government’s e-Seva centres for providing seat reservation facility.The state wide network of e-Seva centres is expected to increase the reservation business by leaps and bounds. |
| 18. HAIL & BOARD, ALIGHT ON REQUEST – |
For the added convenience and to attract more passengers Pallevelugu services are stopped wherever the passenger hails the hand enroute and all the buses are stopped to allow the passengers to alight on request at their choice places. |
| 19. Reservation of Tickets through Credit Cards: |
. Advance reservation of tickets with Credit / Debit cards facility is available at MGBS/Hyderabad and JBS/Secunderabad duly having a tie up with Citi-Bank. |
| 20. CANCELLATION AND REFUND RULES: |
. The ticket Cancellation slabs and the amount eligible for refund is given by the following table. |
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BUS PASSES FACILITY TO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF COMMUTERS: |
INTRODUCTION: |
As a social obligation on part of the Andhra Pradesh State Government, A.P.S.R.T.C. is extending various types of free/concessional bus passes facility to different categories of commuters to travel by it's buses operating both in cities / towns and mofussil areas. |
| MONTHLY SEASON TICKETS: |
To provide concessional travel to the daily commuters in mofussil area, SEASON TICKET SYSTEM was introduced. Under this system, a commuter can pay fare for 20 days and travel for entire month. These tickets are made available on all days throughout the month and valid for 30 days from the date of purchase. Thus, giving a concession of 33.33%. |
| Concession given on Bus Passes extended to various sections of society are: |
| i) Students below 12 years of Age extended 100% concession. |
| ii) Free travel bus passes to girl students studying up to class X and below are extended 100% concession. |
| iii) Student passes in cities/towns - slab rate concession working out to 75% fare concession. |
| iv) Students of High-schools/colleges in mofussil areas - slab rate concession working out to 75% fare concession. |
| v) Special general bus tickets - slab rated passes - concession working out to 40% concession. |
| vi) Exclusive trips to special schools - slab rated bus passes - working out to 60% concession fare. |
| vii) Physically challenged bus passes - 100% concession extended on city routes, whereas 50% concession only on mofussil areas. |
| viii) Greater Hyderabad Pass - 75% concession extended only to students. |
| BUS PASS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: |
STUDENTS BELOW 12 YEARS OF AGE: |
FREE TRAVEL BUS PASSES TO GIRL STUDENTS STUDYING UPTO CLASS X AND BELOW: |
STUDENT PASSES IN CITIES / TOWNS: |
| STUDENTS OF HIGH SCHOOLS / COLLEGES: |
Students above 12 years of age studying in various schools / colleges, Higher Educational Institutions, Technical Institutions including private unaided Cooperative Junior Colleges and ITIs which are of the Government or recognized by the Andhra Pradesh State Government or Central Government or by the Government Board or affiliated to University are issued slab rated Monthly route bus passes whose tariff is based on the distance involved, valid for travel by the Ordinary buses only. These passes are issued for travel up to a maximum distance of 35 KMs. in case of students of Colleges / Higher Educational Institutions and up to 20 KMs. in respect of High School Students. |
| SPECIAL GENERAL BUS TICKETS: |
In addition to all the above types of bus passes, Corporation is also issuing Special Monthly General bus tickets in cities / towns to the students who are studying Job Oriented Courses. These bus passes are priced a little higher than the tariff charged to other regular students. |
EXCLUSIVE TRIPS TO SPECIAL SCHOOLS / COLLEGES: |
| PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED BUS PASSES: |
Corporation is issuing bus passes to the Physically challenged, mentally retarded, blind, deaf & dumb and dwarf persons to travel free by the buses operating in cities / towns. In case of services operating in rural areas, these physically challenged persons are allowed 50 % concession in normal fares. Escorts to blind and mentally retarded are allowed when accompanying them. These escorts are charged a nominal fee of Rs.5.00 per head per month for travel by city buses and at 50 % concession by mofussil buses. |
| GREATER HYDERABAD PASS: |
The General commuters, students and NGOs are issued with "GREATER HYDERABAD" passes in twin cities and Krishnaveni Darshan and Visakha Darshan passes in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam cities, respectively. The holder of this bus pass is allowed to perform unrestricted travel by city / suburban buses operating in that city in addition to avail the facility by ordinary buses up to the destination and vice versa for which the ticket is purchased. The fare of this ticket is computed on the basis of monthly suburban General bus ticket plus the fare chargeable for the additional distance involved thereafter. |
| MONTHLY GENERAL BUS TICKETS: |
These passes are issued in three categories viz., Ordinary, Metro Liner, Metro Express validating the holders of the pass to perform unrestricted journeys by the services applicable for which it is valid and operating in that city / town. The holders of superior class of bus passes viz., Metro Liner General bus ticket holders are allowed to travel by other inferior class of services viz., Metro Express, Ordinary up to the valid limits. |
| BUS PASSES TO NGO's: |
As per the policy of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the NGOs i.e., Govt. employees working in twin cities, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Warangal are being issued Monthly General bus passes for travel by the city / suburban services operating in these cities to enable them to attend to their duties. The employees will pay 1/3rd cost of the General bus ticket while the balance 2/3rd cost is reimbursed by the Andhra Pradesh State Government. |
| FREE BUS PASSES TO YOUTH ATTENDING INTERVIEWS: |
Youth attending interviews conducted by the Government agencies like APPSC, DSC and State owned Public Sector Undertakings are issued "to & fro" free bus pass for which the Government of Andhra Pradesh will reimburse the cost of journeys in full to the Corporation. |
| MONTHLY SEASON TICKET (MOFUSSIL): |
Monthly season tickets are issued to the regular commuters like office goers, students, business men etc., in rural areas up to a maximum distance of 100 KMs. (20 stages). These passes are of two types viz., Pallevelugu and Express Monthly season tickets. The tariffs of these passes are fixed basing on the distance the pass holder intends to travel from one stage to another. |
MONTHLY ROUTE PASSES (CITIES / TOWNS): |
Monthly route passes have been introduced for the benefit of general commuters to travel by the city / town services operating in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada w.e.f. 01.04.2002. This facility is also extended in Warangal and Hanmakonda cities w.e.f. 01.06.2002. These passes are issued in three slabs i.e., up to 4 KMs., 8 KMs., and 12 KMs. Tariff of these passes are fixed at 20 days normal fare. |
| MLA's/MLCs THEIR SPOUSES AND MP's: |
In accordance with the orders of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Corporation is allowing all the MLA's/MLCs, their spouses and MP's hailing from the A.P. to travel free by all its services viz., City, Pallevelugu, Express, AC Coaches. An attendant is allowed when MLA/MLC or spouse of MLA/MLC travel singly. When MLA/MLC and spouse of MLA/MLC travel together, they are not allowed to take one attendant. The Government of Andhra Pradesh have been reimbursing subsidy to the Corporation @ Rs.600/- per MLA, spouse of MLA/MLC and MP per month. |
| FREEDOM FIGHTERS OF ANDHRA PRADESH: |
In pursuance of the policy of the Government, Corporation is issuing bus passes to all the Freedom Fighters of Andhra Pradesh who crossed 65 years of age and receiving pension either from the Government of Andhra Pradesh or from the Central Government. The spouses of Freedom Fighters although receive pension are not allowed any free bus pass facility. The Freedom Fighters holding passes are allowed to travel free by all types of services of the Corporation. The Government of Andhra Pradesh will reimburse the cost of travel to Corporation for the claim preferred which is based on the cost of operation from time to time. |
| EMPLOYEES CHILDREN: |
As a welfare measure to the employees of the Corporation, all the children of the employees studying in schools / colleges are extended all types of student bus passes at an additional concession of 75 % over the rates of bus passes charged to other students. |
BUS PASS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: |
| 1. STUDENTS BELOW 12 YRS: |
The School / Institution shall be of Govt., Govt. aided or private registered one. The Head of the Institution shall certify the date of birth and bonafides of the students. Free route pass between residence and school will be issued by the nearest Depot Manager. |
| 2. GIRL STUDENTS STUDYING UPTO CLASS X : |
Girl students up to an upper age limit of 18 years studying class X and below shall be issued with free route pass between the residence to school and back up to a maximum distance up to 20 KMs. in rural areas and 22 KMs. in cities / towns. The students studying in Govt., Govt. aided or private registered school are eligible for which the Head of the school shall certify the date of birth and bonafides of the students. |
| 3. STUDENTS MONTHLY / QUARTERLY ROUTE PASSES AND GENERAL BUS PASSES: |
The school / college / higher educational and Technical institution where the student is studying shall have recognition of the State or Central Govt. The courses shall be of full time in nature. The students shall not be in receipt of any stipend / fellowship and should not have been employed. The institution shall have affiliation to any Board or University of the State / Central Govt. which conducts examinations and issues certificates. The students shall obtain certification of the Head of the Institution in the application form prescribed and submit to obtain the bus pass from the nearest Unit Manager. |
| 4. PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED : |
Physically challenged, mentally retarded, blind, deaf & dumb shall produce certificate issued by the District Medical Board concerned. The blind are those in whom the sight is totally absent i.e., loss of sight in both eyes. Mentally retarded person is he who is under the category of IQ-49 and below. Deaf & Dumb are those in whom the sense of hearing and speaking is fully non functional for ordinary purpose of life. He does not hear / understand sound at all even with amplified speech. Government of Andhra Pradesh issued a G.O.Ms No 230 Dated 17.11.2006 permitting the Corporation to issue concessional bus passes to Dwarf persons on par with orthopaedically handicapped persons. Orthopaedically challenged are those who have 40 % and above disability. Escorts for mentally retarded and blind persons are allowed based on the certification of the Medical authorities. |
| 5. STUDENT EXCLUSIVE BUS PASS: |
Students numbering not less than 60 willing to avail exclusive student special shall be provided with exclusive bus facility. The minimum route length for operating the service is 16 KMs. in cities / towns and 20 KMs. in rural areas. The tariff shall be collected extra on pro-rata basis, depending upon the additional distance involved. |
| 6.NGOs BUS PASS: |
AP State Government employees working in twin cities, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Warangal and whose pay is below the scale of Rs.8335/- to 17905/-(pre-revised) , are issued NGOs bus passes priced at Rs.500/- for City/Sub-urban travel. The Controlling Officer will certify the bonafides of the NGO for obtaining this pass. The NGO will pay 1/3rd cost of the pass and the balance 2/3rd's cost will be reimbursed by AP State Government. The NGO and Government are sharing the cost of GBT at Rs 170/- and Rs 330/- respectively. |
| 7. MONTHLY SEASON TICKETS /MONTHLY ROUTE PASSES /MONTHLY G.B.T |
General public are issued with monthly season tickets in rural areas and route passes in cities/towns. The holders of this pass will be charged 20 days (one 'Up' and one 'Down') fare i.e., 1/3rd concession allowing them to perform journey on all days of the month. |
Monthly General Bus Tickets are issued for travel by City Ordinary, Metro Express and Metro Liner services at a monthly cost of Rs.500/-, Rs.600/- and Rs.700/- respectively. Holders of the pass are permitted to perform unrestricted journey by the services for which the pass is valid. |
| 8. GREATER HYDERABAD / KRISHNAVENI DARSHAN / VISAKHA DARSHAN: |
These passes are issued to general public and students. The cost of the pass is fixed at the base rate of Suburban General bus ticket and additional fare beyond Suburban limits depending upon the distance involved. |
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TIRUMALA-PAPAVINASAM |
REVISED |
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| EXPRESS | ADULT |
CHILD |
| SINGLE JOURNEY | 10/- |
5/- |
| RETURN JOURNEY | 20/- |
10/- |
| b.TPT – TML – PPV – TML - TPT | REVISED |
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ADULT |
CHILD |
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| RETURN JOURNEY TICKET | 75/- |
37/- |
TIRUPATI-TIRUCHANUR |
REVISED |
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| EXPRESS | ADULT | CHILD |
| SINGLE JOURNEY | 5/- |
4/- |
| RETURN JOURNEY | 10/- |
8/- |
S. NO. |
ADVANCE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION | DEDUCTION TO BE MADE |
1. |
More than 48 hrs before the Sch. Dep. Of the bus | Only reservation charges |
2. |
From 48 hrs. before and upto 24 hrs. before the Sch. Dep. Time of the bus | 10% of the actual fare + Reservation charges |
3. |
From 24 hrs. before and upto 2 hrs. before the Sch. Dep. Time of the bus | 25% of the actual fare + Reservation charges |
4. |
Between 2 hrs. and upto Sch. Dep. Time of the bus | 50% of the actual fare + Reservation charges |
5. |
Upto 1 hr. after Sch. Dep. of the bus | 75% of the actual fare + Reservation charges |
6. |
After 1 hr. after Sch. Dep. | No refund |