The Kerala State Road Transport Transportation (KSRTC) is all set to roll out district-to-district Janata bus services from Monday, offering low-cost low-floor AC bus services to people in the State. In the first phase, the low-floor AC bus services would be pressed in service between Kollam and Kottarakkara units to Thiruvananthapuram.
Targeting office-goers, the service is arranged in such a way that it helps the office-goers reach the Capital before office time. At the beginning, the service will start from the Kollam and Kottarakkara units at 7.15 a.m. and reach Thiruvananthapuram at 9.30 a.m. The passengers who reach the capital city by the Janata services will be given rides on city feeder services at low ticket fares to reach their destination inside the city.
The minimum ticket fare for the Janata services is Rs. 20. The ticket fares will be slightly higher than KSRTC fast services, but lower than the fares of the superfast buses. For every additional kilometer, the non-AC super fast ticket fare of 108 paise would be charged. The Janata services which reach the capital city at 9.30 a.m. from Kollam and Kottarakkara units will return by 10 a.m. and reach Kollam and Kottarakkara by 12 p.m., respectively.
