Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) will revise city bus fares from October 6, following the state government’s approval to introduce an additional charge to fund electric bus infrastructure within Hyderabad and Secunderabad limits.

The additional fare, termed an “infrastructure fare,” will be Rs 5 for the first three stages and Rs 10 from the fourth stage onwards for City Ordinary, Metro Express, e-Ordinary, and e-Express buses.

For Metro Deluxe and e-Metro AC services, the charge will be Rs 5 for the first stage and Rs 10 for other stages.

Addl revenue to be used to replace 2800 diesel buses

According to officials, the additional revenue will be used to replace 2,800 diesel buses operating inside the Outer Ring Road with electric buses by 2027.

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