Kallada G4 Trivandrum Bangalore

This is my review of Kallada G4 volvo multiaxle from Thiruvananthapuram to Bangalore
TRAVELS:Kallada G4
BUS:VOLVO MULTIAXLE
SCHEDULED DEPT:8:30pm(actual:8 30pm)
SCHEDULED ARRV:6:30am(actual:6 40am)
BOARDING PT:Music College
Dropping PT      :Madiwala
FARE:1100
Bus No KA-01-AB-7438

The just delivered Bus.

I was planning to try out the KPN sleeper for my return. But I did not find time to go and book my ticket and did not want to just pay 95 extra to book online(1300 if booked at KPN office and 1395 if booked online). Also the g4 phone booking number on the ticket , made me feel like I want to try it out.This though turned out to be an anti climax.

I called on the number given on the ticket(09387070000).I am not sure why this number is printed as a centralized number and then not used as one. I told him my travel plans, he informed me to call an different number(086606045000). This i realized was their trivandrum office number. I called on the number and was told the person had gone to arrange departure of a bus ,and was promised a call back. In 15 mins got a call and confirmed my seat. Asked fro seat number 4 (First rowLHS) my favourite seat on volvo. He told me that 4 was reserved for driver and he would speak to the driver and get the seat made available.I said any seat would do in that case.

Over the next day I got 3 calls to confirm that I was traveling on the said date. Finally left home at 8:05 on Saturday and reached music College junction by 8:10 and the bus arrived by 8:15 PM. I waited for most people to board the bus. There was a lot of confusion over here as people were waiting for the suresh kallada Sleeper Benz also at 8:30, but the drivers and cleaner guided people after checking their tickets.

I was among the last to board the bus, paid the money to the office buy and he gave me a ticket. The crew were the same people that I had met on my onward journey. one driver though said he would be getting off and going home and a different driver will get in. the seat number allotted was 1, I hate RHS seats, so went to the second last row and sat there comfortably.We departed on time at 8:30. Movie Kakha Kakha was played.We had a few pickups at Vedivachankoil, Neyyatinkara, past we reached Nageroil at 10:20. Here we had a small leak and coffee break. Only 1 person joined the bus over here.

We left around 10:35 from Nagercoil and I remember us entering the 4 lane road at Kavalkinaru at 11:05 post which the driver started doing 3 digit numbers on the speedo. As we passed the first toll plaza, I went off to sleep. I woke up in fits and starts every now and then. Finally somebody tapped and woke me up. It was the second driver and he asked me if i wanted to get down in Madiwala. That is when I realized that we had reached madiwala and time was 6:40 AM. thanked the drivers, got off and took an auto back home.

Overall Excellent bus,Excellent Timings/Punctuality, Only scope of improvement is the phone booking process.

Kallada G4 to Trivandrum

This is my review of Kallada G4 volvo multiaxle from Bangalore to Thiruvananthapuram
TRAVELS:Kallada G4
BUS:VOLVO MULTIAXLE
SCHEDULED DEPT:9:30pm(actual:9 35pm)
SCHEDULED ARRV:7:30am(actual:7 25am)
BOARDING PT:Madiwala
Dropping PR:Killipalam, Trivandrum
FARE:1100
Bus No KA-01-AB-7438

I had decided to travel on the 20th March 2013, as I had a planned visit to Sabarimala on the next day. I called up angel travels and booked my tickets on Monday.

On the day of travel I left early and went to Mad Over Doghnuts at koramangala for a event. Downed a few and then packed some for home and walked over to Angel picked my tickets and walked off to the petrol pump. Had a dosa for dinner at Cauvery and was back at the petrol pump by 9:10. My seat number was 11 but confirmed with the friends travels guy and took on seat on the second last row. Both the drivers were ex-bharathi, kind of knew both of them.

Most of the people had arrived by 9:20 but we waited for one passenger and finally left at 9:35. He went round through StJohns- Krupanidhi college-Madiwala market route and then got back to the main road and took the elevated expressway. Movie 'Sachein' was played. The back screen was not opened though.After 19 minutes one of the passengers opened the second screen. Again g4 has put up a new small display with their website address. This is a nice innovation.

We reached Hosur by 10:25 and we took the route through Rayakottai and Palacode. The road was very mediocre but the driver kept decent pace. We reached the L&T Toll plaza(Past Dharmapuri) at 12:00 and left after a quick 5 minutes bio break. Here is when I went to sleep. Woke up around 3 AM at the thirumangalam toll plaza(about 280 Kms in 3 hours!!!). I could see a Parveen Merc right next to us. Later we stopped in front of the Tirumangalam bus stop for a 10 minute Bio/tea break. The first driver got off the bus(to go home) and the second driver took to the wheels.

I went back to sleep and remember the bus passing through nagercoil around 6:50 AM. the driver started doing decent speeds on the single lane roads as well. Only in 1 or 2 overtakes he was rash. At 7:25 i was dropped at Killipalam, less than a KM to Thampanoor so was sure it would meet the 7:30 arrival time.

All in all excellent drive, and good to see the effort of  Kallada G4 guys to ensure the buses are fueled up before departure and don not waste any time at all. Way to go Santhej and team.