CTU to resume inter-state bus service on 8 routes each in Punjab, Haryana from Sept 16
Tickets can be purchased online on the CTU website or through mobile app ‘CTU Musafir’
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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 10
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The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) will resume inter-state operation initially on eight routes, each in Punjab and Haryana, from September 16.
In Punjab, the buses will cover major destinations such as Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Patiala, Mehatpur, Ludhiana, Dina Nagar and Bathinda. In Haryana, the buses will run for Panipat, Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Jind, Hisar, Sirsa, Hansi and Delhi (up to Kundli border).
The official spokesperson said the tickets could be purchased online on CTU website http://ctuonline.chd.gov.in or through the mobile app, “CTU Musafir”, dedicated for the purpose. Tickets can also be purchased in the bus through conductor during the journey.
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The buses will be operated with 50 per cent passenger occupancy keeping in view of the social-distancing norms and as per guidelines issued by the Chandigarh Administration from time to time.
Following the nationwide lockdown, the CTU had suspended the bus services on March 23. However, the CTU briefly resumed the inter-state bus services to neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab from June 10 but suspended immediately after a few days over the sudden rise in coronavirus cases.
The CTU has a total strength of 514 buses — 361 buses run on local or suburban routes and 153 buses run on inter-state routes covering Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.
Before the lockdown, the CTU buses used to travel nearly 1.20 lakh km per day and approximately two lakh commuters used to commute daily in the CTU buses.
Names of routes
On Punjab side
Chandigarh-Hoshiarpur and back
Chandigarh-Pathankot and back
Chandigarh-Amritsar and back
Chandigarh-Patiala and back
Chandigarh-Una up to Mehatpur
Chandigarh-Ludhiana and back
Chandigarh-Dina Nagar and back
Chandigarh-Bathinda and back
On Haryana side
Chandigarh-Panipat and back
Chandigarh-Delhi up to Kundli border and back
Chandigarh-Sirsa and back
Chandigarh-Hansi and back
Chandigarh-Rohtak and back
Chandigarh-Yamunanagar and back
Chandigarh-Jind and back
Chandigarh-Hisar and back
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