Thiruvanathapuram, Thursday, May 05, 2011: A low-floor AC bus operated by the KSRTC will ply the passengers who would arrive by Jan Shatabdi express at 8.50 pm to various points in the city from Thursday. The late-night rail passengers arriving in Thiruvananthapuram by Jan Shatabdi Express will not have to wait for an autorickshaw to reach their destination.

The bus would operate from the railway station to the Medical College, covering points like Statue, Palayam, General Hospital, Kesavadasapuram and Kannammoola. Presently, 18 AC low-floor buses are being operated in Thiruvananthapuram which will be increased to 20 soon. The state has received 80 low-floor AC buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) of the Centre.

(News agency)