Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
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| Company type | State Government enterprise |
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| Industry | Public Transport |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry |
| Products | Bus transport and cargo transport services |
| Owner | Government of Tamil Nadu |
Number of employees | 130,000 |
| Parent | Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu) |
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| Website | TNSTC |
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited (TNSTC) (Tamil:தமிழ்நாடு அரசுப் போக்குவரத்து கழகம்) is a public transport bus operator in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It operates Intercity bus services to cities within Tamil Nadu, and from Tamil Nadu to its neighbouring states. It also operates Public transport bus service in many cities of Tamil Nadu, with the exception of Chennai, where the public bus service is operated by MTC, a subsidiary of TNSTC.
About
TNSTC is fully owned and operated by the Government of Tamil Nadu. It caters to all the districts within Tamil Nadu and also operates services to neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and union territory of Puduchery. .Until 1996, transport corporation was bifurcated into 21 divisions which was later merged to form 8 divisions. School and college students get a free bus pass to travel on TNSTC buses.[2] TNSTC owns 321 depots and five workshops. TNSTC also offers contract and tourist services. Every bus owned by the corporation displays a portrait of Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar along with a two line verse from Thirukkural inside the bus.
Structure
The various divisions are listed below:
| Name | Old name(s) (before 1996) | Headquarters | Zonal Divisions | Area Covered | Registration | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTC, Chennai | Ambedkar (DATC), Pallavan (PTC) | Chennai | North Chennai, South Chennai | Chennai Metropolitan Area and its suburban areas | TN-01, TN-02 | 77/MDS |
| SETC | Thiruvalluvar (TTC), Rajiv Gandhi (RGTC) | Chennai | N/A | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry | TN-01, TN-07 | 77/MDS |
| Name | Old name(s) (before 1996) | Headquarters | Districts Covered | Registration | HQ Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNSTC, Coimbatore | Bharathiar, Cheran, Jeeva | Coimbatore | Coimbatore, Erode, Nilgiris, Tirupur | TN-33, TN-38, TN-39, TN-43 | 191/CBE |
| TNSTC, Thanjavur | Chozhan, Dheeran Chinnamalai, Marudhu Pandiar, Veeran Azhagu Muthukone | Thanjavur | Ariyalur, Karur, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Tiruchirapalli | TN-45, TN-47, TN-49, TN-51, TN-55, TN-63, TN-68 | 454/TAJ |
| TNSTC, Madurai | Pandiyan, Rani Mangammal, Veeran Sundaralingam | Madurai | Dindigul, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar | TN-57, TN-58, TN-59, TN-67 | 459/MDU |
| TNSTC, Salem | Anna, Annai Sathya | Salem | Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Salem, Karur. | TN-27, TN-29, TN-30 | SLM/394 |
| TNSTC, Tirunelveli | Kattabomman, Nesamony | Tirunelveli | Kanniyakumari, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli | TN-72, TN-74 | 464/TIN |
| TNSTC, Viluppuram | MGR, Pattukottai Azhagiri, Thanthai Periyar | Viluppuram | Cuddalore, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram | TN-21, TN-23, TN-25, TN-31, TN-32 | 19/VPM |
Types of buses
TNSTC operates buses of various classes to cater to different sections of public:
- Town buses and low floor buses, operated on intra city routes
- Moffusil buses, largest in its stable, ply on inter town routes and cater to a majority of the traffic
- Video coaches and deluxe buses operated between major towns.
- Ultra deluxe non AC coaches with recliner seats, operated between important commercial centers to major cities.
- Air conditioned buses operated in intra city routes operated by TNSTC.
- SETC operates Air conditioned buses from all district headquarters to Chennai.
TNSTC and SETC use custom made buses built on Ashok Leyland and TATA supplied chassis. Air conditioned buses for intra city routes in Chennai are supplied by Volvo and Tata Marcopolo. All divisions have individual own coach building units.
Other ventures
In 1984, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited established Institute of Road and Transport Technology at Chithode, Erode and IRT Perundurai Medical College at Perundurai near Erode. In 2013, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited established Amma Kudineer which involves in production and packaging of mineral water in one litre plastic bottles, and selling them in long-distance running state-owned buses and in bus stations. The price has been fixed at INR 10 per bottle, and the production plant is set up in Gummidipoondi in Thiruvallur district.
Image gallery
References
- ^ "About TNSTC". Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Free Bus passes". The Hindu.
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