LUCKNOW, March 6 -- Electric city buses in the state capital are not making the required number of runs, depot records show. Authorities at the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation's (UPSRTC) say that this is due to a number of reasons, primarily vehicle maintenance. Depot records show that thousands of kilometres of planned service were not operated across multiple days in February. This unavailability of buses translates into much longer wait times for commuters. Data from the Lucknow City Transport Services Limited (LCTSL) Dubagga depot indicates a consistent gap between scheduled and actual runs on February 8, 15, 20 and 23. On each of these days, fewer buses hit the road than planned, and a substantial number of trips were cancelled. On February 8, more than 190 scheduled trips were not operated, with over 5,000 km of planned service left uncovered on that day. A week later, on February 15, the shortfall widened further as nearly 200 trips were missed and close to 6,000 km of scheduled distance went unserved, marking the steepest operational gap during the review period. Although services showed partial recovery on February 20 and 23, the gap persisted. Around 90 to 100 trips were missed on each of these days, and over 6,500 km of scheduled runs were not covered on these days. Taken together, the four days account for more than 560 missed trips and upwards of approximately 18,000 km of service that never happened. The operational shortfall comes even as passenger numbers and revenue showed improvement on some days. Earnings rose notably during the third week of February, and load factors crossed the 50% mark on better-performing days, indicating steady demand on key routes. However, uneven occupancy levels on several corridors suggest that ridership remains concentrated on select stretches. Officials at the Dubbaga depot said that if the load factor is good and the scheduled number of buses increases accordingly, demand may also rise, raising revenue generation....