State Express Transport Corporation is a state-owned transport corporation that runs long-distance mofussil services exceeding 300 km and above throughout the state of Tamil Nadu and major cities in adjoining states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry.
History
A separate entity exclusively for operating long-distance express services was conceived by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1975, and the services were transferred to the newly formed express wing of Pallavan Transport Corporation with effect from 15 September 1975. It was registered formally on 14 January 1980 and renamed as Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation (TTC) in honor of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar. During the 1990s, JJTC was formed, which operated interstate routes of the erstwhile TTC. JJTC was then renamed as RGTC in 1996. Both TTC and RGTC were later merged into the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) in 1997.
Tirunelveli to Tirupathi Interstate Ultra Deluxe Bus
Malligai AC seater bus from Tirunelveli to Chennai.
Non Ac state bus in Coimbatore.
Depot
| Within Tamil Nadu | |||
| S.No | District | Depot Name | Depot Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | Chennai Anna Nagar | CNA |
| 2 | Chennai | Chennai Central | CNB |
| 3 | Chennai | Chennai Koyambedu | CNC |
| 4 | Krishnagiri | Hosur | HSR |
| 5 | Salem | Salem | SLM |
| 6 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | CBE |
| 7 | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | TRY |
| 8 | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | TNJ |
| 9 | Thanjavur | Kumbakonam | KUM A |
| 10 | Thanjavur | Kumbakonam | KUM B |
| 11 | Nagapattinam | Nagapattinam | NGP |
| 12 | Dindigul | Dindigul | DGL |
| 13 | Sivagangai | Karaikudi | KKDI |
| 14 | Madurai | Madurai | MDU |
| 15 | Thoothukudi | Thoothukudi | TCN |
| 16 | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli A | TNV A |
| 17 | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli B | TNV B |
| 18 | Tenkasi | Shenkottai | SHN |
| 19 | Kanniyakumari | Nagercoil | NGL |
| 20 | Kanniyakumari | Kanniyakumari | KKI |
| 21 | Kanniyakumari | Marthandam | MTM |
| Outside of Tamil Nadu | |||
| S.No | District | Depot Name | Depot Mark |
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | TVM |
| 2 | Puducherry | Puducherry | PDY |
Types of services
SETC provides services at fixed rates throughout the year, unlike Omni buses where fares increase multi-fold during long weekends and festival holidays. A multi-fare system is followed on certain types of services.
SETC offers the following types of services:
- Deluxe buses
- Ultra Deluxe (non-AC seater with pushback)
- Ultra Deluxe with Toilet (classic coaches)
- Air Conditioned (AC) Seater (with pushback)
- Air conditioned (AC) seater cum sleeper
- Air conditioned (AC) sleeper
- Non-air conditioned sleeper
- Non-air conditioned (non-AC) Seater cum sleeper
Reservations
SETC provides advance booking and reservations on all of its routes. The advance reservation period is 60 days before the journey date. There are options to reserve tickets online as well as in SETC counters at major locations. The travelers will be notified by SMS with a conductor mobile number when the passenger list is printed at the originating station.