Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

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Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

 (abbreviated as APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of Vijayawada. Many other Indian metro towns in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, Yanam, Kerala Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh are also linked with the APSRTC services.

APSRTC was the first state to introduce cargo services and computized system in all depots. APSRTC was the first state to introduce hi-tech luxury bus in government bus sector in India.

APSRTC was the first state transport system which uses Live tracking facilities for tracking of busses. GPS (Global positioning system) is fixed in all types of busses.

History

APSRTC was formed on 11 January 1958 as per Road Transport Corporations Act 1950. Earlier, it was a part of Nizam State Rail and Road Transport Department. Consequent upon bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state into Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh, TSRTC is operated as a separate entity from 3 June 2015.APSRTC is working from Vijayawada (Pandit Nehru Bus Stand) as Headquarters for the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Administration

The organisation is divided into four zones with twelve Regional Managers. It has a total of 11,678 buses (government-owned 8964; hire on rental 2714) operating in 44.15 lakh kilometers and has a total of 426 bus stations and 126 bus depots. From 30 January 2019, all the APSRTC vehicles in the state are registered as AP–39, followed by “Z” and four digits.

Services

APSRTC operates various services, such as Amaravati, Dolphin Cruise, Vennela, Night Rider, Garuda Plus, Indra, Super Luxury, Ultra Deluxe / Deluxe, Express, Saptagiri Luxury, Saptagiri Express, Metro Express, Metro Luxury, Metro Luxury Semi Low Floor, Metro Deluxe, Ultra Pallevelugu , Pallevelugu, City Ordinary.

Performance and earnings

As of March 2019, the organisation has a gross earnings of ₹ 5,995 crores., and with an accumulated loss of ₹ 6,445 crores.

Depots

APSRTC depots have wide spread network in the State.

APSRTC BUS DEPOTS

APSRTC Bus depots Map

Awards and achievements

  • It entered the Guinness Book of World Records on 31 October 1999, with 22,000 buses making it the largest bus fleet in the world.
  • Highest km/L (Kilometers per liter) fuel efficiency for 2011–12 – Mofussil services and Vijayawada (urban division)
  • Best Road Safety record for 2012–13

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has a number of firsts to its credit in India.

  • First to nationalize passenger Road Transport Services in the country – 1932
  • First to introduce long-distance night express services
  • First to introduce A/C Sleeper, Hi-tech, Metro Liner, Inter-City Services and Metro Express
  • First to introduce depot computerisation – 1986
  • First to appoint Safety Commissioner for improving the safety of passengers
  • All 126 depots in the state are computerized
  • Reservation of tickets on telephone and door delivery of tickets