Demand for bus journey to Ayodhya has spiked by 120 p.c versus final 12 months on high on-line bus ticketing platform redBus.
Journey demand throughout segments is seeing an uptick from air to bus for Ayodhya forward of the Ram Temple inauguration.
Demand for bus journey to Ayodhya has spiked by 120 p.c versus final 12 months on high on-line bus ticketing platform redBus.
There are 339 bus companies connecting the sacred vacation spot from numerous cities throughout India. Amongst these, the longest routes to Ayodhya embody Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur, which takes roughly 40 hours to cowl.
Extra buses are being added by each roadway buses (RTCs) in addition to personal bus operators to cater to the growing demand, and thus far about 25 new companies have already been added, with extra within the offing.
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At present the cities of Jaipur, Chandigarh, Delhi, Dehradun, Indore and Patna run 130 companies per day to Ayodhya. This quantity is anticipated to go as much as 200 companies per day quickly.
The Uttar Pradesh authorities has launched a bus terminal known as the Ayodhya Dham bus terminal which spans over 36,400 sq. meter, for passengers opting to journey by Uttar Pradesh State Highway Transport Company (UPSRTC).
“We’re witnessing unprecedented demand for Ayodhya which isn’t stunning, provided that the importance and magnitude of this event is attracting individuals from throughout India. We’re working repeatedly with UPSRTC and different companion bus operators to facilitate the graceful journey of devotees and making this event memorable for them,” mentioned Prakash Sangam, CEO, redBus.
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High intercity bus routes to Ayodhya, by quantity embody Delhi, Jaipur, Dehradun.
High intrastate (Uttar Pradesh) routes embody Varanasi, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Mathura, Agra.
On-line journey platforms have seen important uptick in searches for Ayodhya. Town recorded a 3x surge in searches on the journey platform Agoda forward of the Ram Temple inauguration. Ayodhya additionally recorded a rise of near 5x extra searches for check-in on January 20, 21, and 22, 2024 as in comparison with the 12 months earlier than, in line with information by Agoda.
On-line journey aggregator (OTA) Ixigo’s information reveals greater than a one hundred pc enhance in home flight searches week on week for Ayodhya because the launch of the brand new airport and greater than a 60 p.c week-on-week enhance in practice journey searches.
