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Friday, April 6, 2012

Volvo bus accident on 9th March 2012 : Kurnool district

Three persons were killed and 14 injured in two different road accidents in Andhra Pradesh today. Police said one passenger was killed and ten injured when a private Volvo bus in which they were travelling turned-turtle at Varvakallu in Kurnool district. The mishap occurred when the bus was proceeding to Kadapa from here. The injured were admitted to a local government hospital, police added. In another accident, two persons were killed and four sustained injuries when a autorickshaw in which they were travelling hit a parked tipper at Rachapalli in Prathipadu Mandal in East Godavari District.

MSRTC Shivneri Volvo accident on 15th March : Dadar - Pune service

On the 15th Of March 2012, a MSRTC Shivneri Volvo bus service, operating between Dadar and Pune, met with an accident near Belapur highway stretch. It is said that the driver was overtaking a trailer and moved towards the right when, due to darkness, he failed to see a divider ahead - divider of a flyover that was starting off in a few metres ahead.
The bus ended up climbing a part of the divider and major damages to its front part. The bus had seven passengers at that time and thankfully, no one was injured.
Bus number : MH-04 G 6905
Driver name : Avinash Ashok More

Olivea Volvo Bus review : fare and timings

Olivea did something that was bound to happen in the world of high end luxury Volvo buses in India. They rolled out an unique and new concept in this segment and choose to have the Volvo multi-axle buses as the best product for the new project.
Olivea Volvo buses can be considered as the best, most high-end and most luxurious way of traveling by buses in India, something that can easily match up to high end luxury cars and much better than flying, at a fraction of a cost.

Here are a few pointers on how the Olivea Volvo buses are different - a review of Olivea from our end
1. To start with, there are only 7 rows of seats in 2+1 configuration : this means extra knee and shoulder room
2. The buses are safe and secured with GPS enabled tracking system
3. The seats have 165 degree reclining with calf and lumbar support
4. Gourmet meals are offered in the bus. Also if the scheduled arrival in a city is early morning, you are given a small breakfast pack
5. There is wi-fi connectivity on board
6. The bus has individual 10 inch Plasma screens with pre loaded movies and LIVE channels
7. Olivea also offers check-in facility with lounge at 5 star hotels!
8. There is a washroom on board as well.
9. You are greeted with trained airline kind of hostess on board
10. You are simply pampered to the core.
11. There are no extra city or en-route stops which means the travel time is reduced considerably.

Olivea does charge a bomb for the services if you compare them with the conventional Volvo or Mercedes bus operators but a single glance on the 11 points above means they are well worth the extra dough!

Delhi to Manali Volvo bus : rate, timings, names

Manali is one of the most happening hill stations in North India and no wonder, it sees thousands of tourists coming in each weekend. Volvo buses have been operating on this route for several years and now, close to a dozen Volvo / Isuzu high end buses leave Delhi for Manali every day.

Here is a list of all the Volvo buses, their seat cost and timings
These are (sorted price wise)
  1. Himachal Volvo Tour bus : Rs 875.
    Departs at 5pm
  2. Dev Travel Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 5pm
  3. Manali Mail Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 5pm
  4. Royal Travels Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 5:15pm
  5. New Himachal Holiday Tour Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 5:15pm
  6. Royal Travels Isuzu bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 5:30pm
  7. Heera Himachal Holidays Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 5:30pm
  8. Raj Himachal Holidays Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 6pm
  9. Himachal Holiday India Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 6pm
  10. Himalaya Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 6pm
  11. Heera Himachal Holidays Volvo bus 2 : Rs 875
    Departs at 6pm
  12. Rana Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 6:30pm
  13. Apsara Holidays tours Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 6:30pm
  14. Blue World travels Volvo bus : Rs 875
    Departs at 6:45pm
  15. Zimindara Travels Volvo bus : Rs 925
    Departs at 5pm
  16. JBG Tour and travels Volvo bus : Rs 1050 and 1099
    Departs at 5:15pm and 5:30pm
  17. Swagatam Travels Volvo bus : Rs 1050 and Rs 1150
    Departs at 5:40pm and 5pm
  18. Continental Travels Volvo bus : Rs 1050
    Departs at 6pm
  19. City Land travels Volvo bus : Rs 1050
    Departs at 6:30pm and 7pm
  20. Laxmi Holiday Volvo bus : Rs 1050
    Departs at 6:30pm