The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) will operate 185 additional buses in the Varanasi region for 12 days to manage increased passenger demand during the Diwali and Chhath festivals. The additional bus services have been arranged to facilitate travel for passengers during the festive period.
With these additional buses, the total number of buses operating in the Varanasi region will increase to 331 from the regular 146 buses. UPSRTC Regional Manager Parshuram Pandey said passenger numbers increase significantly during Diwali and Chhath. The corporation will also increase the number of bus trips wherever required according to passenger demand.
The Varanasi-Gorakhpur route will receive the highest number of additional buses, with 72 vehicles. The Varanasi-Lucknow route will receive 31 additional buses, while 25 buses will be deployed on the Ghazipur-Lucknow-Kanpur route. Another 13 additional buses will operate on the Varanasi-Kanpur route.
Other routes will also receive additional bus services. These include 10 buses on the Varanasi-Baidhan route, eight on the Jaunpur-Gorakhpur-Prayagraj route, eight on the Ghazipur-Gorakhpur route and 10 on the Jaunpur-Kanpur route. The Shaktinagar-Lucknow route will receive three additional buses, while two additional buses will operate on the Shaktinagar-Kanpur route.
During the Chhath festival, direct bus services to Delhi will also be introduced from Ghazipur and Jaunpur. One additional BS6 bus will operate from Ghazipur to Delhi, while two additional BS6 buses will run from Jaunpur to Delhi. This will provide passengers from both districts with a direct bus service to the national capital.
For passenger assistance, UPSRTC has arranged round-the-clock staff deployment in shifts at the Chaudhary Charan Singh Interstate Bus Station in the Cantt area of Varanasi. The staff will assist passengers with boarding buses, provide information about different routes and help with other necessary requirements. The corporation will also increase bus trips according to passenger demand.
