r/vijayawada • u/Mirapakayi • 13h ago
Discussion City RTC Bus System: once the pride of Vijayawada — the beating heart — now in utter shambles
Bujjigadu lo Prabhas antadu kada... "Enti Chitti ila aipoyavu!!". That is my reaction to the city RTC bus system.
Okappuddu ekkadaina sarey, nuvvu just road meeda ninchunte chalu... Prati 5 mins ki oka bus occhedi. Raatira 10:30 daaka kuda you'd have reliable buses. Asalla Bandar Road lo migitha bandlu kante city buses ekkuva undevi.
Kanuru povala? Kankipadu povala? Vuyyuru povala? neeku enni buslu kaavalante anni buslu.
Ippuddu ... Asalla prati ara gantaki oka bus. Oka bus!!. Inka nuvvu seatlu gurinchi marichipo. Nuvvu ninchunni saavalsinde. Neeku adrushtam bagunte, neeeku oopiri peelchukunne place untadi. Leda inka nuvvu saavu, anthe.
This was just for Bandar Road. Inka 5 route gurinchi antava, asalla marichipo. Ramavarpadu-Machavaram route antava, ASALLKE MARICHIPO!!! (Danni 54 route anevaadini gani, ippuddu 54 bus ey teesesadu).
Asalla let's talk about cancelled buses.. enni buses.. 54, 144, 150, 48N.. inka bocchadu buslu unnayi.. naake gurthuku raavatledu. City bus stand lo aa board chusthe ardham aipoyiddi enni buses got decommissioned ani.
ii bongulo free bus valla evariki upayogam ledu. Free ani cheppi, sagam buslu tagginchesaru. Chala mandi ladies kuda seat dorakaka, leda bus kosam wait cheyyaleka inka service autole ekkestunnaru.
ii post antha enduku pettanu ante, ninna night Vijayawada lo diganu 9:30 ki. Railway station lo 40 minutes wait chesa. Oka bus kuda raaledu!! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!! Railway station nunchi 11 ki kuda buslu easy ga dorikedi. Arre, 12 ki kuda buslu ekkina rojulu unnayi. Ippuddemo asalla tokkalo 9:30 ki oka bus raaledu. Inka wait chesi chesi, inka auto ekkesa.
Mana chinna ooriki, we once had a robust bus system. It's now a shell of its former self. And it's such a shame.
ii freebies system eppuddu potado emo. Appuddu daaka ii desam baagu padadu.
