Telangana State Road Transport Corporation
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Native name
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తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర రోడ్డు రవాణా సంస్థ |
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| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
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Area served
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Telangana, AP, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Goa |
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Key people
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Sri P.Mahendar Reddy, Transport Minister |
| Services | Public Road Transport Service |
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Number of employees
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57,018 (2015) |
| Parent | Under Ministry of Road Transport, Government of Telangana |
| Website | www |
Sri P.Mahendar Reddy, Transport Minister
Sri.S Satyanarayana, Chairman
Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is a state-owned company that runs transport services within the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by splitting the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Many other Indian metro towns in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Odisha and Chhattisgarh are also linked with the services of TSRTC. It serves about 89.4 lakh passengers every day, having three zones and Services operating through 95 depots.
Road transport corporation in Telangana State was first established as NSRRTD (Nizam State Rail & Road Transport Department), a wing of Nizam State Railway in the erstwhile Hyderabad State, in 1932, with 27 buses and 166 employees. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) was established on 11 January 1958 in pursuance of the Road Transport Corporations Act 1950. Consequent upon bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state into Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh, TSRTC operated as a separate entity from 03.06.2015. The Government of Telangana has subsequently established Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), on 27.04.2016, under the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950.
TSRTC has three zones, Hyderabad, Greater Hyderabad and Karimnagar. It has 13 regions, 95 depots and 357 bus stations. TSRTC buses undertake operations on 3,687 routes, having an approximate fleet of 10,460 under its wing.
TSRTC operates various kinds of services catering to the needs of people from all walks of life connecting villages towns and cities. TSRTC brands its services based on the level of comfort.
Air conditioned buses are branded "Vennela", "Garuda Plus", "Garuda" and "Rajadhani" (previously known as Indra).
Vennela is the most expensive and comfortable service operated by TSRTC. Vennela translates to moon in Telugu. These are Isuzu buses fabricated by JCBL with sleeper berths arranged perpendicular to the body similar to a first class train. Each berth has its own LED TV with pre-loaded movies. Value added services include a 500ml water bottle, facial wipes and blanket. There are currently only three Vennela buses in TSRTC. All of them are operated to Bengaluru out of Picket depot in Secunderabad.
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