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BLR-TVM volvo the fastest bus of kerala

Posted by Sujith Bhakthan T R at Monday, February 8, 2010
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Is BLR-TVM volvo the fastest bus of kerala??

Last week i travelled from BLR to ALP by kerala srtc volvo - Garuda service. I am sharing my exp in this bus. I boarded the bus @ madiwala around 5 :45 pm. The bus cruised well and to my surprise , i could find only very few passengers on board. Roughly around 15 nos (may be because it was on wednesday). The bus didnot stop anywhere till salem where it stopped nearly about 25 min for dinner at around 8 :15 pm. Then after it reached coimbatore at 11 :10 pm .

Then i dont remember much because i had fallen asleep. I woke up when it reached ernakulam @ around 3 :20 am (just 4 hours from coimbatore to ekm) and they dropped me around 4:20am near to YMCA bridge. It was fantastic 4:20 am @ alappuzha. Bangalore to alappuzha( around 10 hours with 25 min break). I asked the conductor when will it reach tvm they said it will be around 6:15 am. Vow what a great bus and speed.

100 KMPH !!!!!!!! Its Near By Thiruvananthapuram


I was impressed at the driving skills of the TVM drivers. I think this is the best bus of KERALA srtc. HATS off to KSRTC VOLVO and wish kesrtc to procure more volvos like this to different routes. I think this volvo is a great one to travel , I didnot find the fare to be more when compared to lucrative private operators .

The bus is in great condition , maintained welll. We should encourage more people to travel by these kind of buses rather than karnataka airavat so that our transport corporation will fetch more revenues and increase the quality of transportation . thanks

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11 Comments:

anson said...

i am very happpy to read your comment........................

expecially after a negative feedback,
hope they provide the fun and saftey of travellling.................

Anish said...

Once even i travelled by the same bus. It was very fast It loses time mainly because it enters palakkad, thrissur bus stand and wastes some time . Otherwise the time will still come down. It's faster than most of the private buses.I dont know whether Kerala srtc will buy these kind of buses mainly because the operating costs are high. Anyways hope there will be few more in the future in the long routes like kottayam, kottarakara, alappuzha etc.

Tony said...

Could anyone post the timings of this bus @ different bus stations. I enquired ernakulam bus stand, they said the bus will not come there. It would be useful where I can board the bus in ekm and @ which time. Even it would be very useful for other passengers if they could know whether the exact stoppage is because this bus has got booking only from trivandrum and kollam and remaining places it has got only stoppage points not bus stands.

binoy said...

mobile number of the conductor is available . For that better u call the ksrtc control room. They will give the mobile number(they are very helpful now).
You can call the conductor and enquire about the seat availability and the board in station along the NH-47.
I used this facility several times when i travel between tvpm and tchr in the same bus

rejoy said...

i have travelled in the bus right from the maiden trip and have traveled almost 15-20 times...i can say without doubt that its d best.in terms of puntuality,safety,comfort its d best when compared to karnataka rtc and private players.

Some helpful info
1.mobile no-9447577111,9447577110(conductors no of grauda)

2.online is d bet option,boarding available in front of st Johns madiwala
3.booking can be done in bangalore,thrissur,palakkad,and tvm.
4.no booking in kolllam and ekm
5.goes via the bypass in ekm,avoids the city stand.stop in vaitilla jn
6.full during weekends, so advancce bookings recomended unless weekdays.

rejoy said...

approx timings of garuda at diff stations between blr-tvm

1.st johns madiwala-5.30pm(varies acc to traffic,makes up for the delay during night)

2.dinner near krishnagiri-8pm(food is ok nt that gr8..)

3.night drive is brilliant,a showcase of expert driving,not compromising on safety.

4.first stop palakkad (if needed)-1.30-45am

5.thrissur stand-2.30am(8-10min halt)

6.ernakulam bus station(only in return journey)-3.45am

7.within 1hr alapuzha(avoids station)
8.by 5.30am kollam stand

9.by 6.30-6.45am tvm thampanoor

hope its useful to every one...promote our garuda beause its worth it..provides the comfort of the volvo to the commonman at a reasonable fare...kudos to KERALA RTC...

Anonymous said...

Rejoy ,Thanks for the timings. It would be much better if you could give us the timings from TVM-BLR @ different locations.

à´°à´˜ു said...

ofcourse, truly said more people should use our KSRTC buses than karataka's. recent addition of online boolng will boost this for sure.
i used to take AC Air buses from banglore to Perubavoor. its no wonder that the rate is only as much private buses charge for normal non-a/c! also the running time is just 10 hours!!!
last two times i went, it was full from Madiwala!
i dont know why KSRTC doesnt have volvo in kottayam route to south... anyways KSRTCs success is Kerala's success... so lets all join hands :)

Anonymous said...

njan innale 6nu madivala ethi..3.15 nu tvm il ninnum thiriche anu..pashe no blanket..@@@@@@ ..orikke mathram blanket undarnnu..820 roofa kodukkunne alle..oru blanket vangichu itoode..Karnataka KSRTC a/c sleeper thudangittundu..EKM - Bangalore..kidu bus..

Renjith said...

Hey Anonymous!!
Last week i went in the same bus, they provided us blankets. The cost in the a/c corona bus from bangalore to ekm is 670 ..I dont why its so expensive. Its just a normal bus . I doubt whether it is as fast as our TATA 1616(globus). Pls dont get pulled back. If you wanna reach on time better opt for Kerala SRTc. no doubt in that..

I wonder why they didnot give u blankets. When i travelled last week they had provided us the same. They gave us blankets. better luck next time. Anyways u reached on time...

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