RNC 775- BANGALORE - THRISSUR

Date: 28-02-2013
Trip: Bangalore - thrichur
Bus: RNC 775 SUPER EXPRESS
Boarding: SATELLITE BUS STAND
Departure: 10 PM (10 PM)
Arrival: 08:00 AM (9 AM) SHAKTAN STAND
Seat No:  6,7
Fare: 768 FOR 2

My trip was sudden and din decide much which bus to opt.. checkin redbus , the Volvos were charging 1000+ . I din wanna try those paying so much . finally my friend too said he will be going to his native and he too will join. He suggested the 11pm tcr deluxe as it reaches early at tcr, which is via nilumbur. Long since had a ksrtc ride too , I too decide to choose it. We went to satellite stand to book ticket on tuesday. The tickey guy said the bus maybe stopped at check post. As it happened the previous day and they left the bus only at 6am. So again we got stuck which to book. We asked for a bus which is via salem and he said the 10 pm super express. Finally opted that without thinking anything.

Later we though about Kasrtc. Why we dint book in it.. we could hav taken the rajahamsa. As tickets were booked then we finally decided to continue in this

On the day of journey.

We reached satellite stand at 9 pm. Had our dinner .later I did some  bus fanning . the tcr and Calicut deluxe were parked in their parking spot opposite side of stand.. in the bay the 10 pm nilambur deluxe reached to board the passengers . nearby it , the Calicut , vellore and kanchipuram rajahamsa was busy boarding passengers. TNSTC’S bound to various places too was parked . Calicut bound corona sleeper just arrived at bay. Next to it was parked the tottilpalam super express ( RAK 99) and thalashery super express ( RAK 315) . time was 9.40 ,  my bus came in to the bay. It was RNC 775 ( tata) bearing regn no . KL15-9196. We boarded the bus, placed our luggage’s and stood out.. saw conductor verifying tickets . I got in and showed him the ticket. He marked and returned the ticket. Saw the chart then. Only some 15 members had done advance booking . rest of the passengers boarded then. 

Finally the bus departed at 10 pm.. crawled all way till kr maket.. time was 10.20 pm. Went further , picked passengers from st.johns and madiwala police station. Time was 10.42 pm.. there was hectic traffic after silk board towards the flyover. Expected the bus would take the elevated flyover. But happened the opposite. He went all way till electronic city below the flyover. No passengers boarded. It was just a waste of time. Reached BETL toll gate at 11.13. almost half an hour to cover the stretch. We casually asked the conductor what time the bus would reach thrissur. He said 9am.. I was shocked.. 11 hours to thrissur. lost all impression. After BETL the bus was fast. He was pushing the bus to maximum. Reached attibele toll at 1130.  There was again traffic block at zuzuwadi  check post.. we passed by the ekm Hindustan b9r there. Crossed hosur flyover at 11.45 pm.  He was driving normal then. 

A Hindustan ac sleeper just overtook us at hosur in a flash.. within minutes the bus was out of sight. The driver stopped the bus at a hotel behind CCD/McD (shoolagiri). Time was 12.10. dinner break lasted till 12.30. saw  a lot of KaSRTC buses , sleepers and airawats filling fuel at that pump. There was a long queue of these buses, around 8 buses. Finally departed after dinner at 12.30. bus was goin good speeds on the krishnagiri stretch. Time was 12.35pm. a black benz of bharathi overtook us .it just went like a rocket. Time was 12.39 and we saw an airawat ACC bound to unknown destination , goin ahead. The driver was constant with his speed and easily overtook the bus. ACC was never seen till salem after that.

Reached NHAI toll at 1 am.. overtook a Kasrtc non ac sleeper at 1.16 am.. later I dozed off. Later when I woke up the bus was at salem stand.. time was 3 am. I dozed off again.. later when I woke up , the bus reached Coimbatore stand. Time was 6 am. Stopped at cbe for 15 minutes. Lot of passenger boarded and the bus was full . departed at 6.15.. crossed walayar at 7. Finally reached Palakkad at 7.30. the bus stopped to fill diesel . 10 mins later , bus departed. Took the alathur , kuthiran stretch to thrissur.. finally I was dropped at shaktan stand at 9 am.. 

Its my first trip on a SUPER EXPRESS in my life.. and am seriously confused how to rate it. 

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