Khammam-Hyd Raathri Bus
Khammam-Hyd Night Bus
Setting: Khammam-Hyd route (Khammam).
In English: Khammam-Hyd Night Bus. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Khammam-Hyd Night Bus
Ee katha maa Khammam swagramam lo 2024 Varamahalakshmi vratam tharvaata jarigindhi, nijam ga nijam — maa cousin-uncle aa bus lo conductor ga pani chesthunnaru, atanu naaku chepaadu full detail tho. Atanu fictional peru tho blog lo fine ani accept chesaaru — so atanu peru Ashish, driver peru Keshav, Khammam depot scheduler peru Hamsa. Kaani route real, incidents atanu ki witnessed ayinavi real. Nenu blend only on minor details.
Keshav Khammam depot lo 2008 nuncchi driver. 16 years experience. Atani reputation oke word lo — "speed master". Atanu Khammam-Hyderabad route prathi 250 km ni 4 hours 20 minutes lo cover chesaaru — official depot expected time 5 hours 30 minutes. Atanu speeding ga peru. NH-65 midha atanu 95-100 kmph average ga nadipedhi, aa highway speed limit 80. Atanu zero accidents — atani record clean ga. Kaani complaints undi — passengers sometimes motion sickness, oka time oka aged passenger oka formal complaint lodge chesaaru — atanu atani speed ni 'reckless' ga describe chesaaru. Depot manager Hamsa atanu ki warning icchaaru, kaani penalty impose cheyyaledhu — Keshav ki union support undi, atani record clean, aa one complaint insufficient.
Atanu aa speed lo satisfaction feel chestaaru. Journeys quick. Atanu ki Khammam lo wife inkaa ruposeeka daughter undi — atanu night trip muginchi morning 4 AM ki intlo, daughter tho breakfast share cheyyadaaniki vacchaaru. Atani speeding atani prema-driven, atanu justify chesaaru — "Nenu faster aithe, family tho more time. Inkaa passengers inkaa quick ga reach. Win-win."
Atanu daughter peru Bhavya — 6 years old. Atanu ki morning 5 AM lo Bhavya manchine cheya pattukuni "Naana, raavu, raavu" ani lechinappudu, atanu world lo most peaceful person feel avuthaaru. Aa moment kosam atanu prathi night drive faster faster ga chesthaaru. Atanu mind lo highway anedhi obstacle, atanu ni Bhavya nuncchi separate chesthundi — atanu aa obstacle ni quickly conquer cheyyaali. Aa frame lo passengers atanu ki secondary — they were luggage, not people.
Atani wife Spoorthy oka saari atanu ki cheppaaru, "Keshav, mee speed naaku bhayam puttisthundi. Bhavya ni nuvvu chusukune kosam, prathi raathri risk ga cheyyalaledhu. Mee passengers waiting at home untaaru. Naaku Bhavya kaadu, vaariki kuda waiting kids untaaru." Keshav navvaaru. "Spoorthy, naaku 16 years experience. Naaku speed natural. Nenu reckless kaadu — confident." Aa conversation 2023 December lo. Atanu spoorthy concern ni gentle smile tho dismiss chesaaru.
Kaani atanu missed — route lo atanu speeding chesthu, oka village, oka chinna stop, oka wheelchair woman, oka pregnant aunty — atanu aa people ni dismiss chesaaru. "Atanu regular route stops lo maathrame stop chestha. Wave-flag-down ki stop cheyyanu — dangerous, time-consuming." Atani bus prathi trip lo average 2-3 flag-down ni ignore chesaaru. Depot rule: flag-down at authorized stops only, atanu aa rule technicality use chesaaru — unauthorized flag-downs ignore.
Oka Wednesday — 2024 May 22. Monsoon. Light rain. 11:45 PM Khammam depot nunchi Super Luxury start. Route NH-65 via Suryapet, Kodad, Nalgonda, Hyderabad MGBS. Expected arrival 4:15 AM. Keshav driving. Conductor Ashish — ee story naaku cheppina person.
Bus 12:15 AM ki Suryapet outskirts. Keshav ki 4th gear, 98 kmph. Road empty. Suddenly — gear stuck. Atanu 5th gear ki shift chesaaru, lever move avvaledhu. 3rd gear ki try chesaaru, lever move avvaledhu. Gear completely 4th lo locked.
Atanu panic ga ledhu — experienced driver. Atanu phone tho depot call chesaaru. Hamsa ki cheppaaru. Hamsa ki sends mechanical assistance from Suryapet depot. 30 minutes later, technician. Technician diagnosis: "Sir, gear oil lo em problem ledhu, linkage lo em problem ledhu, transmission clean. Ee issue mechanical kaadhu. Nenu cheyyagaligindhi ledhu ikkada."
Keshav frustrated. Atanu decide chesaaru — 4th gear stuck ga, atanu continue cheyyali. 4th gear lo cruise speed 60-70 kmph — 5th-gear speed kaadhu. So speed restricted. Atanu Hyderabad ki 5:30 AM ki ravalan undi instead of 4:15 — 75 minutes late. Atanu annoyed kaani pragmatic.
Bus resume — Suryapet nuncchi Kodad. Speed 65 kmph. Keshav 4th gear lo steady.
Tharvaata — 4 AM ki bus Hyderabad outskirts, ORR entry. Atanu MGBS enter cheyyadaaniki ready — last 10 km traffic lo 4th gear issue navigate cheyyadam difficult. Atanu oka chinna turnoff daggara aagaadu — re-attempt gear shift. Gear 4th nunchi neutral ki easily move aindi. Then first gear, second, third, fifth. All functional ga. Problem dissolved.
Atanu surprised. Atanu Hamsa ki depot phone chesaaru morning 6 AM — "Madam, gear ippudu fine. Em problem ledhu. Emo thermal issue ga." Hamsa phone lo oka silence — tharvaata aame cheppindhi, "Keshav, bus inspection cheyyi next Monday. Sure ga."
Inspection clean. Mechanic report: "Bus in perfect condition."
Next Wednesday — 2024 May 29. Keshav drove aa bus. Similar monsoon night. Again, 12:15 AM, Suryapet outskirts — gear locked in 4th. Same pattern. Atanu this time no panic — atanu realize chesaaru this was something beyond mechanical. Atanu assume chesaaru — maybe a route-specific electrical issue. Atanu continued at 65 kmph. 4 AM Hyderabad cheruke samayam — gear release aindi. Clean.
Atanu Ashish ki cheppaaru, "Emo ghost, emo glitch. Route ki specific. Thursday test cheyyali — different bus."
Thursday Keshav drove a different bus — same route. No gear issue. 4:15 AM normal arrival.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday — various buses, same route, no issue.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Nizamabad Super Luxury
Tuesday — he rode as a passenger on same bus, someone else driving. Bus Suryapet outskirts 12:15 AM — no gear issue for the other driver.
Only on Wednesdays when Keshav drove this specific bus — gear locked 4th midnight to 4 AM.
Ashish atanu ki adigaaru — "Sir, mee Wednesday shift mee ki 16 years nunchi assigned ga undi, correct?" Keshav nod chesaaru. Ashish — "Sir, ee bus number — KH-8924 — ee bus ki emanna history undho check cheyyali."
Hamsa depot records pulled. Bus KH-8924. Introduction date 2010 May. Kaani atani predecessor bus — same registration plate KH-8924 on an older vehicle — 2009 lo decommissioned. Atani predecessor history lo oka note:
2008 November 18 Wednesday 2:17 AM — Suryapet-Kodad stretch, NH-65, bus hit a bicyclist attempting to cross highway. Bicyclist: woman, aged 28, pregnant, carrying baby (estimated 7 months). Bicyclist deceased on spot. Driver: Venkataramana (pseudonym in depot record). Driver cited for non-stopping at flag-down — bicyclist had waved from 500m earlier, driver passed without stopping, bicyclist attempted to cross on own, miscalculated bus speed. Driver was speeding — 105 kmph per post-accident analysis. Driver suspended 6 months, later returned. Driver retired 2012.
Keshav read the record. Atanu ki shock. Atanu Venkataramana tho 2008 lo na work chesaaru — atanu mentor la ga. Venkataramana retire ayyaaru 2012, 2019 lo chanipoyaaru — liver cirrhosis. Atanu aa accident tharvaata alcohol start chesaaru. Keshav atanu ni funerals ki vacchaaru — kaani atani case detail gurinchi atanu fully aware ga ledhu.
Hamsa ki connect aindi — ee Wednesday mid-night to 4 AM gear lock anedhi Venkataramana ghost message? Kaani Venkataramana kosam 15 years gap undi — why now? Why Keshav specifically?
Ashish oka theory proposed: "Sir, may be gear lock Keshav ki message ga — 'stop speeding, stop ignoring flag-downs'. Atani predecessor mistake ni atanu repeat chesthunnadu. Ghost atani ki ne message pampisthundi — aa specific time window, aa specific bus, aa specific weekday. Aa pregnant woman spirit maybe, or Venkataramana spirit, or both."
Keshav skeptical initially. Kaani atani chest lo oka cold-milk-glass sensation — second Wednesday bus lo gear lock ayina moment lo atanu first feel chesaaru. Atanu dismiss chesthe untunnaadu — 'Nenu evadu bhadhrata ni care cheyyani saari. Naaku speed natural' — kaani ee pattern 2 trips, consistent, unprovable mechanically. Atanu ki ee evidence ni dismiss cheyyadam practical kaadhu.
Third Wednesday — 2024 June 5.
Keshav ee Wednesday atanu decision teesukunnaaru — atanu speed limit 80 kmph maintain cheyyali, ee trip lo. Atanu prathi flag-down stop cheyyali — authorized ledhu authorized aitey — human ki stop cheyyali, ask cheyyali, needs check cheyyali.
Bus 11:45 PM depot nunchi start. Speed 75 kmph. 12:10 AM Suryapet outskirts. Gear steady 4th (because he held speed below 5th-gear threshold).
Atanu first flag-down noticed — 12:22 AM, Suryapet-Kodad stretch, highway shoulder, oka aavida hand-wave. Atanu brakes applied. Bus aagindhi. Aa aavida 40 years, dupatta tadi, shivering. Aame climbed. Aame peru Dhatri, Kodad ki velthundi, aame mother hospital lo — heart attack. Aame auto ravaleni position lo. Aame ticket buy cheyyadaaniki money ledhu, Ashish waived — emergency. Aame Kodad ki drop chesaaru 1:10 AM — gear continued 4th. But atanu accepted the gear restriction — speed 65.
Second flag-down — 1:35 AM, Kodad outskirts, oka young man — age 22, hand-waved. Keshav stopped. Young man climbed. Atanu Nalgonda ki. Atanu cheppaadu — "Sir, naa amma ki cardiac surgery tomorrow morning NIMS lo, nenu Hyderabad ki early ga cherukovali. Ticket money undi, kaani normal bus schedule miss ayipoyindi."
Atanu ticket ichaaru. Atanu proceeded.
Third flag-down — 2:40 AM, Nalgonda district, roadside — oka pedha taatha standing, white dhoti, wooden walking stick. Atanu ki signal. Keshav stopped.
Taatha climbed. Atani face lo oka peaceful expression. Atanu matlaadataledu, just nod chesaaru.
Ashish ticket ivvadaaniki went — taatha hand tho wave chesaaru, "Babu, I'm not alighting. Just riding to MGBS. Pay at end."
Ashish nod. Taatha back row ki velli, seat lo koorchundhi.
Bus continued. 3:20 AM Hyderabad ORR. Speed 70. Gear 4th ga steady.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: RTC Driver Number 7
Keshav Ashish tho matlaadaaru quietly — "Ashish, ee taatha gurincha emo feel avuthundi naaku. Atanu typical passenger ga kaadhu."
Ashish thirigi chooshaaru. Seat 36 back row. Taatha kanipinchatledhu. Taatha disappeared. Ashish lechi back row ki velli chooshaadu. Empty.
Keshav rearview chooshaaru. Empty. "Ashish, atanu anyways MGBS ki velli pay chesthaaru — na believe kaani, disappear."
Bus continued. 3:58 AM — MGBS approach, 2 km. Keshav gear 4th nunchi 3rd ki shift cheyyadaaniki try chesaaru — gear easily moved. Lock released. 4 AM ki bus Karimnagar line depot parked.
Passengers dismounted. Dhatri and the young man thanked Keshav. Kaani back row taatha — completely missing.
Ashish last seat check cheshaaru. Seat 36 lo oka small copper coin undi — paatha, 1960s-era, tarnished. Atanu ki pickup cheshaaru.
Ashish: "Sir, ee coin chusukonu sir. Taatha nenu seat midha vaadilaaru."
Keshav aa coin ni handle lo pattukunnaaru — cold, wet-clay cold. Atanu stored it in his wallet.
Keshav next Wednesday normal ga drove — no gear lock. 4 AM normal arrival. Next Wednesday — no gear lock. Next — no gear lock. Pattern broken.
Atanu karuna, empathy ni actively practice chesaaru. Prathi flag-down — check. Prathi passenger — genuine attention. Aa 22-year old from second Wednesday — atanu ki mom's surgery went well, atanu Keshav ki thank you message pampaaru via Ashish phone. Dhatri from Kodad — aame mother discharged after 5 days, aame Ashish ki temple prasadam pampaaru. Small acknowledgments, but they accumulated to a sense — karuna actually present in Keshav's daily action.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — TSRTC
Keshav 2024 July lo aa copper coin ni Venkataramana ammai ki delivered — atanu family still in Khammam. Atanu Venkataramana daughter ki cheppaadu — "Mee Nanna regret carried. Atanu aa pregnant woman ki 16 years nunchi silent ga apologize chesaaru. Ee coin atanu naaku hand ga ichaaru — ghost ga, taatha form ga. Atanu ippudu free. Please aa coin ni mee family puja room lo unchandi — atani memory ga." Aame coin ni accept chesindhi, tears lo.
Hamsa scheduler ga aa incident notify chesindhi depot records lo, but quietly — just a note: "Bus KH-8924 mechanical anomaly Wednesdays 22/5, 29/5, 5/6 2024. Resolved after 5/6. Driver Keshav behavioral change recommended — confirmed. No further incidents." Formal record la chupinchedhi, kaani Hamsa ki telusu — actual story.
Ashish ee story naaku cheppaadu Khammam lo 2024 August 10 Varamahalakshmi tharvaata, atanu Karimnagar ki maa cousin wedding ki vacchina time lo. Atanu coconut-chutney breakfast lo, slow narration. Atanu cheppina key insight — "Sai, driver ki prathi flag-down 'optional'. Kaani flag-down oka prathi person ki emergency. Driver convenience ki passengers emergency ni trade avvaku. Adi true for any service role — conductor, bus driver, manager, software engineer. Mana service lo okaru okaru 'optional' anukoni pathuku inchi — vaaru depend chesthunnaaru. Aa pattern break avvaledhu anukunnappudu, prarabdha — consequence — mana munduku vasthundi. Pramana ga."
Aa words nenu pattukuni tho naa apartment ki return ayyaanu. Maa building lo security uncle ki nenu regular ga hello cheppevaaru, kaani atanu family details naaku teliyadu. Aa tharvaata raathri nenu atanu ni adigaanu — atani intlo emani, pillala, village. Atanu 15 minutes matlaadindhi — mundu saari. Atanu Warangal daggara chinna village, pillalu Karimnagar lo student. Atanu Hyderabad ki rendu years waraku ayyaaru — wife intlo Karimnagar. Atanu lonely. Naaku adhi telisi — atani ki prathi weekend oka chai thagaali ani determined. Chinna pani, chinna effort, chinna karuna.
Ee pattern nenu 2024 nunchi practice chesthunnaaru. Naa real. Ee fiction metaphor ga aithe, aa ground-level habit real ga nuncchi compound avuthundi.
Author's note
Ee story naa cousin uncle — Khammam TSRTC depot lo conductor — inspired. Atanu real ga oka driver friend ki 2023 lo similar pattern witnessed — exact details slightly changed privacy kosam. NH-65 Khammam-Hyderabad route real, prathi trip NH-65 midha Suryapet-Kodad-Nalgonda pattern standard. Khammam depot real. Average speeds cited real — TSRTC official limit 80 kmph, practical buses 90-100 kmph common.
Maa Khammam trips 2018-2024 waraku real life lo 8-10 untaayi. Varamahalakshmi vratam 2024 August time lo nenu velli, family gathering lo aa conductor uncle ki oka evening plainly cheppaaru — 'Sai, prathi driver oka saari ee rakam lesson nerchukovaali — aa lesson painful. Lucky vaaru aa lesson ni learn ayyi, corrected. Unlucky vaaru loop lo stuck.'
Karuna anedhi small act. Roadside flag-down stop — adhi one act. Apartment security uncle tho 10 minutes chai — inko act. Prathi act small, kaani pattern oka karuna-habit ga build avuthundi.
Mee lo ee rakam driver story, or passenger story jarigindha? Khammam-Hyd route lo experience cheppandi comments lo. Part 5 Aakari Bus tharvaata ee standalones — hope mee ku liked. Next — post 90, driver pin #7 ghost story. Ready avvandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
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