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| Type | Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State Government of Andhra Pradesh |
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| Founded | As Department of Nizam State Railway : June 1932 As Department of Hyderabad State Govt. November 01, 1951 Incorporated as APSRTC on January 11, 1958[1] |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
| Area served | Andhra Pradesh |
| Key people | M Satyanarayana Rao, Chairman SSP Yadav , Vice-Chairman and Managing Director |
| Industry | Bus service |
| Products | Bus transport, Cargo Transport, Services |
| Revenue | ▲ INR 5100 Crores[2] (~1.05B USD) |
| Net income | INR 118 Crores |
| Employees | 114,036 |
| Website | www.apsrtc.in |
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation or APSRTC is the public sector road transport corporation of Andhra Pradesh State, India. It is the largest bus transport system in the world.[2][3]
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History
APSRTC was established in 1932 as a unit of Nizam State Railways-Road Transport Division. The initial fleet consisted of 27 buses and has been expanded since to about 20972 buses as of 30 January 2009
Operations
On an average, APSRTC transports about 14 million passengers every day, equalling the number of passengers ferried by Indian Railways[2] . It is the world's largest public transport organizations by bus fleet[4][5] offering a wide transportation services in the Southern states of India. This has been certified by the Guinness World Records for being the largest bus operator in the world. APSRTC operates across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Pondichery, Maharashtra, Orissa, Chattisgarh and Goa. The Corporation operates City services in Hyderabad - Secunderabad twin cities, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati and Warangal.
Present size
- Number of Vehicles (As on 30.04.2009) : 20972
- Number of Employees (As on 30.04.2009) : 114036
- Number of Depots : 202
- Number of Regions/Zones : 23/7
- Number of Bus Stations : 523
- Total Incl. Mandal Bus Stations : 523+242 = 765
- No. of Passengers Transported/ day (in Millions) (Mar.'09) : 13.79
- Total Number of routes (Feb.'08) : 7,508
- Villages connected : 24,336
Bus services
Bus Services of APSRTC are classified into different categories based on the travel distance, Luxury of Coaches and destinations.[6]
- City Services:In Hyderabad, it operates Ordinary, Metro Express (Semi-luxury), Metro Liner (Veera-Luxury) and AC bus coaches[7]. The non AC are operated in other major cities of Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada under different names.
- Long Distance Service:APSRTC operates different classes of services connecting almost every major town in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It operates coaches between Hyderabad and State Capitals of Karnataka, Pondichery, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Chattisgarh and Orissa. For rural areas Gramani coaches are run. It also has the luxury or semi-sleeper service of buses connecting district headquarters as well as the state capital. Recently it has introduced Air conditioned Volvo buses, named them as "Garuda". These buses are either partial reclining or sleeper type.
Awards
- It has entered into the Guinness Book of World Records on 31/10/1999, with 18,397 buses making it the largest bus fleet in the world.
- APSRTC was honored with the 'Road Safety award' by United Kingdom based 'Chartered Institute of Transport'
- 'Productivity and Fuel Efficiency Award' from Government of India has been given to APSRTC for many consecutive years.
References
External links
- APSRTC Official Website
- APSRTC Bus Services
- Profile. APSRTC. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- APSRTC online agent list
- Chairman's Profile on an Indian Government Website [3]
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