Telangana Hyderabad - TSRTC tweaks Bus Seating for more space
The TSRTC has taken down the grills in several buses that were previously installed to keep men and women apart while riding because of the increasing number of female passengers. Instead, for the convenience of the passengers, additional seats were installed in those locations.
Officials said that work is underway to permanently remove grills from 1,300 buses, adding over 5,000 seats. This implies that there will still be room for 5,000 additional people to ride on buses.
To implement such modifications, rtc authorities are choosing newer, less-used, or damaged vehicles, such as the Deluxe Express or Palle Velugu buses. In addition, it has modified the seating configurations of a few buses on the metro rail lines on a trial basis.
It will be simpler for more people to go through the area in the middle of the bus if the six seats there are taken out and the seats are positioned on either side, similar to how they are in a metro train.
On certain routes, bus seating has been adjusted on an experimental basis. This strategy will be extended to other locations if it proves to be effective.