They dont seem to change the movies for months on end. So if your ear plug sockets in seat dont work, you will end up watching a silent movie.ĥ.
As many as 40% of their ear plug sockets dont work. Tip - avoid seat 5 window seats while booking online.Ĥ. Almost all their buses have water dripping for the window seats in row 5 (due to strong AC). But they still continue to have their ACs on at full blast, during night travel.ģ. They've stopped giving blankets now - even to use in their bus. They've stopped giving blankets to take home, since sometime in Jun-06. Food prices may be marginally higher, but neatness is definitely better at these eateries.īut I've seen their service slip rapidly in the 3 months from April to June (perhaps they are getting over-confidant). Their stops for food are at decent places.
Havent encountered many rash drivers in their fleet.Ħ. Given the speed at which these buses drive, thats a boon.ĥ.
Their attendants seem to know how to operate the video equipment. Rajkumar funeral mayhem - they damaged a lot of buses that time).ģ. But to me, it looks to be damaged by a stone throw (maybe during the Dr. I heard one of my fellow travellers say its from an accident. Although you see a big broken glass on the 2 PM bus from Blore-Mumbai route. They dont seem to give this on any other route.Ģ. Just the right thing (light reading and entertainment news) to tide over those 2-3 hours. They give Mid-day paper on their Mumbai-Pune route - 7:30 PM trip.
And better still, I can choose my seat online ! Before Raj, the Mumbai-Baroda tickets were always a matter of luck - I had to get down at Sion Circle and then rush to private bus operators going to Gujarat and then check if tickets are available just 2 hours before the departure.Įdmund has already gone into Raj Travel's plus points. Without getting up from my seat in my office in Blore, I can book for Blore-Mumbai and Mumbai-Baroda in 10 minutes. Their internet booking facility is the best thing I like about them. From April to June, I have travelled between Bangalore - Mumbai - Baroda and Mumbai - Pune many times by their volvo. I've travelled a lot by Raj Travels Volvos.
Well said.also their salaries are proportionate to their skill sets(airline pilots and bus drivers)Ī volvo driver is paid much more than an ordinary coach driver.
Proprietorships by uneducated traders generally lack the structured thinking (and the uniforms too). The uniform is only indicative that the coach-company is serious about their offering and has done a whole host of structured thinking. Their service is run with the seriousness of an airline. For example, the Raj National Travels have a documented ISO-9001:2000 process. Frequently these processes are certified by an independent body. These may include, for instance, Internet/computerized check-in and seating, adherence to published schedules, documented and trained safe driving practices, timely maintenance of the fleet, proper receipts for fare collected, no overbooking, etc. The consumer benefits from the company's structured processes and procedures. Usually the bus service company, with all its structured processes and procedures provides the uniforms.
A hired driver does not buy himself a uniform to mask his incompetence.