Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited (TNSTC) is a public transport bus operator in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It is the largest bus corporation in the world and operates buses along intra and inter city bus routes in South India.
About
TNSTC is the largest government bus transport corporation in world with an estimated 21,594 buses in its fleet. It is fully owned and operated by 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 and union territory of Puduchery. From 2012, TNSTC does not operate deluxe and air conditioned buses in routes with one way distance more than 300 km, which have since been transferred to SETC.[2]
.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.[3] TNSTC owns 294 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, Kumbakonam |
Chozhan, Dheeran Chinnamalai, Marudhu Pandiar, Veeran Azhagu Muthukone |
Kumbakonam |
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 |
TN-27, TN-29, TN-30 |
SLM/394 |
| TNSTC, Tirunelveli |
Kattabomman, Nesamony |
Tirunelveli |
Kanyakumari, 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
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 liter 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.
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