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File:Kerala State Road Transport Corporation logo.jpg | |
Company type | Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State Government of kerala |
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Industry | Public transport bus service |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Kerala |
Products | Bus transport, Cargo Transport, Services |
Services | VOLVO AC Airbus,Globus AC Airbus,Super Deluxe Airbus,Super Express Airbus,Super Express,Super Fast,Fast Passenger,Venad/Malabar Limited Stop,Ananthapuri/Thiru kochi,Ordinary Bus,JnNURM AC Volvo Low Floor,JnNURM Non AC Low Floor |
Website | www.keralartc.com |
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is the state run bus company in the Indian State of Kerala. It is one of the oldest state run public bus transport services in India.
History
The KSRTC began as the Travancore State Transport Department, constituted by the erstwhile Travancore Government with a view to reorganize the transport service of the erstwhile state of Travancore. Mr E.G. Salter, Assistant, Operating Superintendent of London Passenger Transport Board was appointed as Superintendent of the Transport Department on 20 September 1937. It grew in size with nationalisation of key inter-state routes such as Thiruvanathapuram to Kanyakumari and Palakkad to Coimbatore
The first fleet consisted of 60 Comet chassis fitted with Perkins diesel engines, imported from England. The bus body was built by the staff of the Travancore State Transport Department under the supervision of Mr Salter himself. The selection of operating staff remains as a model which has been followed by the present staff as well. The department gave preference in recruitment for those who were likely to lose their jobs in the private transport companies due to the nationalization of Thiruvanathapuram Kanyakumari route. Thus, the Transport Department started with a staff of about a hundred graduates appointed as Inspectors and Conductors.
The State Motor Service was inaugurated by His Highness Sree Chithirathirunal on 20.2.1938. His Highness and his kin were the first passengers of the inauguration trip and Mr. Salter was himself the driver to that bus. This bus along with the 33 other buses brought on road driving through the Kawdiar Square was an attraction at that time. Kunnel G Varghese(1913–1999) at the time 25 years old, along with some others were some of the first drivers of the K.S.R.T.C. Kunnel G Varghese later retired after 40+ years in the service with K.S.R.T.C.
Consequent on the enactment of Road Transport Corporation Act in 1950, Govt. of Kerala formulated KSRTC rules in 1965 by sec.44 and the department was converted into an autonomous corporation on 1 April 1965. The Kerala State road Transport Corporation was established by the government of Kerala by the notification dated, 15 March 1965.
In 1995 KSRTC ventured into the technical education field as well with the starting of an engineering college named Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering at Pappanamcode in its Central Workshop premises.
Fleet
The corporation has a fleet 5689 buses[1] consisting Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors and Volvo buses, midibuses and minibuses. The distribution as on 6th December 2010 is as follows:
Service Type | Model | Numbers | Description |
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City Ordinary | Ashok Leyland Viking , Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 150 | Ordinary Buses in Thiruvananthapuram for city transportation. |
Ananthapuri Fast/Thiru Kochi | Ashok Leyland Viking , Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 206 | City buses in Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi with 2x2 seating layout. |
Low Floor AC City Bus | Volvo 8400 | 80 | Low Floor AC City Buses under JnNURM scheme in Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi with 2x2 seating layout. |
Low Floor Non-AC City Bus | Ashok Leyland 11m Panther Low Floor | 240 | Low Floor City Buses under JnNURM scheme in Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi with 2x2 seating layout. |
Mini Bus | Tata 709E,Ashok Leyland Stag | 161 | Mini Buses are used on small feeder routes |
Venad/Malabar Limited Stop Ordinary | Ashok Leyland Viking , Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 1435 | Low fare,comfortable buses used as Town to Town with 3x2 seating layout and Ordinary Fare Stage. |
Ordinary | Ashok Leyland Viking , Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 3809 | Short routes served by older buses that used to run on higher grade services |
Fast Passenger | Ashok Leyland Viking , Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 920 | Short and long distance no frill services with 3x2 seating layout. |
Super Fast | Ashok Leyland Viking , Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 291 | Fast,Long Distance services with 3x2 seating layout. |
Super Express | Ashok Leyland 12M, Ashok Leyland Viking & Tata 1612c | 79 | Faster, Long distance services,often interstate with 3x2 seating layout. |
Super Express Airbus | Ashok Leyland 12M & Tata 1612c | 54 | Newly introduced Long distance services on 12m chassis,often interstate with 3x2 seating layout with more leg room and rear air suspension.Some buses have 2x2 push back seats. |
Super Deluxe Airbus | Ashok Leyland Viking & Tata 1616c | 33 | Luxury interstate and intrastate services,often long distance with 2x2 push back seats and rear air suspension. |
Volvo (AC) | Volvo 9400 | 3 | Prestigious Interstate Services Luxury Buses to Bangalore with 2x2 push back seats and full air suspension. |
Kerala AC Air bus | Tata Globus | 20 | Luxury Buses, intrastate and interstate,often long distance with 2x2 push back seats and full air suspension.Lower fare than a Volvo. |
Total | 5689 | Total number of Schedules : 5143 |
Facts
- The daily scheduled distance for bus services has increased from 12,00,000 km to 14,22,546 km.[2]
- Nearly 5373 buses run on 4795 schedules everyday.[3]
- Average passengers transported in a day is 31.45 Lakhs (3.145 millions)
- The average earnings per km(EPKM) works out to round about ₹25.69 and the average earnings per bus (EPB) works out to ₹8329
Fares
55 paise for City/Ordinary Services 57 paise for City Fast/Fast Passenger/Limited Stop Fast Passenger Services, 60 paise for Super Fast Services, 65 paise for Super Express Services, 75 paise for Super Deluxe/Semi Sleeper Services, 90 paise for Luxury/High-Tech/Air Conditioned Services and 110 paise for Volvo Services. The prescribed minimum charge as revised are: Rs.4.00 for City/Ordinary services/City Fast Services, Rs.5.00 for Fast passenger/ Limited Stop Fast Passenger Services, Rs.10.00 for Super Fast Services, Rs.15.00 for Super Express, Rs.20 for Super Deluxe/ Semi Sleeper Services and Rs.30 for Luxury/Hi-tech/Air Conditioned/Volvo Services. The revised fares effect from 00.00 hours on 12-07-2008.
Historical Fares
Half a 'Chakram' was the minimum fare in 1938. The first class tickets had cost 50% more than the coordinating rate. During that period free travelling was allowed for children up to 3 years and only half the fare for children aged till 14 yrs. There were no luggage tickets as such but when the luggage weighed more than 28 pounds up to
56 pounds it had the levy of 4 chakras and luggage or luggages that weighed more than 56 pounds had the levy of 6 chakras up to 112 pounds and above. Since the Chakram had triple the value of a 100 rupee currency note today, the cost of travelling was comparatively higher during those days.
References
- ^ KSRTC Directory
- ^ All about KSRTC
- ^ At present the corporation has 4795 schedules and 5373 buses. http://www.keralartc.com/html/aboutus.html