KPN Travels
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| Founded | 1972[1] |
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| Headquarters | Salem, Tamil Nadu |
| Service area | South India |
| Service type | Long distance mofussil bus |
| Routes | 200+ |
| Fleet | 250[1] |
| Chief executive | Dr. K.P. Natarajan |
| Website | kpntravels.in |
KPN Travels is a private travel company operating long distance intercity bus services between major towns in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry. KPN Travels is headquartered in Salem, Tamil Nadu and was founded in 1973 by Dr. K. Ponmalai Goundar Natarajan.
The company operates air conditioned and non-AC semi-sleeper services on majority routes with sleeper and 2+2 A/C Volvo B7R multi-axle services on select routes.[2] The company faces competition from other private operators, state transport corporations and Indian Railways.[3] KPN Travels has partnered with online ticketing websites Redbus and Ticketgoose.
A mob of around 200 burnt around 50 buses parked in KPN Travels' depot, during the Cauvery riots of September 2016.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Tamil Nadu / Madurai News : Businessmen share their success formula". The Hindu. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : From pushback to `coupe' coaches". The Hindu. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ ":: KPN Travels - About KPN ::". Kpntravels.in. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ ":: Cauvery water Row- 56 KPN buses worth Rs 50 crore torched by mob ::". Deccan Chronicle. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-will-burning-my-buses-solve-cauvery-issue-kpn-owner-natarajan-speaks-out-49789