Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
 "Lifeline of the Nation" "బస్సు చక్రం రాష్ట్ర ప్రగతికి చిహ్నం" | |
| Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State Government's of Andhra Pradesh | |
| Industry | Bus service |
| Founded | 11 January 1958 |
| Headquarters | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Area served | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
Key people |
Sidda Raghava Rao, Chairman N. Sambasiva Rao (I.P.S) , Vice-Chairman and managing director |
| Products | Bus transport, Services |
| Revenue |
 ₹51 billion (US$760 million)[1] |
| Profit | ₹1.18 billion (US$18 million) |
Number of employees | 60,846 |
| Website | APSRTC |
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (or APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is headquartered at RTC House Vijayawada. It is the second largest bus corporation in India and operates buses along intra and inter city bus routes in Southern India. APSRTC is divided into 4 Zones namely, Vizianagaram, Vijayawada, Nellore and Cuddapah with 126 Depots and 426 Bus Stations.[2]
History
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation was established on 9 January 1958.[3]
Types of services
The types of services include Amaravati, Garuda, Garuda Plus, Vennela, Super luxury, Deluxe, Ultra Deluxe, Telugu velugu and Chartered services.[4]
| Types of services | No. of buses | ||
| Vennela | 13 | ||
| Garuda Plus | 25 | ||
| Garuda | 60 | ||
| Indra | 92 | ||
| Super Luxury | 1335 | ||
| Deluxe | 666 | ||
| Express | 2151 | ||
| Ghat | 439 | ||
| Telugu Velugu | 5998 | ||
| City Services | |||
| City Vehicles | 8 | ||
| Metro Luxury | 32 | ||
| Metro Deluxe | 13 | ||
| Metro Express | 477 | ||
| City Ordinary | 755 | ||
| Moffussil | 88 | ||
| City Buses Total | 1373 | ||
| Overview (till August 2014) | ||
| Number of Depots. | 126 | |
| Number of Regions. | 12 | |
| Number of Zones. | 4 | |
| Zonal Work Shops | 5 | |
| Tyre Rtreading Shops | 4 | |
| Transport Academy | 1 | |
| Staff Training Colleges | 4 | |
| Dispensaries / Hospitals | 20 | |
| Total Bus Stations | 426 | |
| Number of Bus Shelters | 790 | |
| Number of Total Buses (as on 31-07-2015) | 12,152 | |
| RTC buses | 10,123 | |
| Hired buses | 2,029 | |
| Fleet | ||
| A/C (Amaravati-15 ,Vennela-13, GRD Plus-25, GRD- 60, Indra-92) | 205 | |
| Non A/C (S.Lux-1335, DLX-666, EXP-2151, Ghat Exp-439) | 4591 | |
| Rural Transport (Telugu Velugu). | 5998 | |
| Urban Transport (A/C-40,M.DLX-13,M.EXP-477, City Ord-843.) | 1373 | |
Financial Performance
| For the year 2014-15 | ||
| Loss ( Rs. in crs ) | -595 | |
| Loss ( in ps/km ) | -362 | |
| Upto the month | ||
| JULY 2015 | JULY 2014 | |
| Gross Earnings per km. (in Ps) 3130 | 2904 | |
| Cost per km. (in Ps) 3222 | 3331 | |
| Profit/Loss (in Rs./Crores) -48.39 | -239 | |
| Profit /Loss(in Ps) -92 | -427 | |
Awards and achievements
- It entered Guinness Book of World Records on 31 October 1999, with 22,000 buses making it the largest bus fleet in the world.[5][6]
- Highest KMPL fuel efficiency for the year 2011-12 - Mofussil services and Vijayawada (urban division).[7]
- Best Road Safety record for the year 2012-13.[7]
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has a number of firsts to its credit in India.[3]
- 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 the passengers.
- All the 211 Depots in the State are computerized.
- Reservation of tickets on telephone and door delivery of tickets.
References
- ↑ "APSRTC Equals Indian Railways in Ferrying Passengers". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ↑ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/8681/12/12_chapter%203.pdf
- 1 2 "Profile". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/profile.aspx
- ↑ "RTC heads for split amid fears, anxiety". The Hindu (Vijayawada). 1 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Largest Fleet of Buses". worldrecordholdersclub. 1 December 2012.
- 1 2 "APSRTC awards and achievements" (PDF). Andhra_Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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