Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation
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| Parent | Government of Gujarat |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 May 1960[1] |
| Headquarters | Central ST Workshop, Naroda, Ahmedabad[2] |
| Service area | Gujarat |
| Service type | Bus |
| Stops | 1,554[1] |
| Stations | 226[1] |
| Depots | 125[1] |
| Fleet | 7467[3] |
| Daily ridership | 2,324,000 (2009-10)[4] |
| Annual ridership | 848 Million (2009-10)[4] |
| Fuel type | Diesel, CNG |
| Chief executive | B.H. Ghodasara (Chairman)[5] |
| Vice-Chairman & Managing Director | Smt. Sonal Mishra[5] |
| Website |
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Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) is a state owned corporation for passenger transport providing bus services both within state of Gujarat, India and neighbouring states. It has a fleet of 7467 buses.[6] It has a workforce of 40,000.
Organisation
GSRTC was established on 1 May 1960 with formation of Gujarat state. From a beginning of 7 divisions, 76 depots and 7 divisional workshops ; it has gone to 16 divisions, 126 depots, 226 bus stations, 1,554 pick up stands and 7,467 buses.
Divisions
GSRTC has 16 divisions
- Ahmedabad division referred as Aashram
- Amreli division referred as Gir
- Bharuch division referred as Narmada
- Bhavnagar division referred as Shetrunjay
- Bhuj division referred as Kutch
- Godhra division referred as Pavagadh
- Himmatnagar division referred as Sabar
- Jamnagar division referred as Dwarka
- Junagadh division referred as Somnath
- Mehsana division referred as Modhera
- Nadiad division referred as Amul
- Palanpur division referred as Banas
- Rajkot division referred as Saurashtra
- Surat division referred as Surya Nagri
- Vadodara division referred as Vishwamitri
- Valsad division referred as Daman Ganga
In Ahmedabad division Gandhinagar depot has some special buses referred as Vikas Route .
Depots
New Bus Terminals
It is as per the vision of the Prime Minister when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat to facelift the bus terminals with facilities that are available at international airports. The government has already built six such bus terminals - two in Ahmedabad at Gita Mandir and Ranip, two in Vadodara at Central and Makarpura, at Surat and Mehsana.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani now proposed to build ten modern district level bus terminals at Amreli, Bhuj, Bharuch, Rajkot, Nadiad, Navsari, Modasa, Patan and Palanpur at a cost of Rs.913.30-crore with facilities for commercial activities.All these ten bus terminals, to be designed, build, operate and transfer model, will have digital display, variable message sign boards, CCTV cameras, surveillance system, deluxe waiting hall, tourist information centre, cloakrooms, restaurants, food courts, plaza, budget hotels, and multiplex for commercial activities, besides Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) administrative office, parcel room, maintenance workshop and fuel pumps. The bus terminals will have a clause for maintenance and repairs as an when required for 30 years.
Passenger
GSRTC purchased 1500+ new buses including air conditioned, Sleeper coaches Volvo buses in 2009 and also purchased 1000+ new Intercity Mini buses in 2017.[7] GSRTC daily 28 lakh kilometre with 40000 trips and catering daily 24 lakh passengers ... GSRTC provides online and mobile phone ticket booking facility.[8][9] It also provides wi-fi internet service in Volvo buses for free.[10] Currently the fleet of buses having online ticket booking facility includes Express, Gurjarnagri, Sleeper and Volvo buses.[11]
Technical
It has built up many technical facilities. Including:
- Three level maintenance and repair facility - 126 depot workshops, 16 divisional workshops and a central workshop
- 7 Tyre retreading plant
Volvo Services
Intercity Minibus Services
- Ahmedabad to Vadodara (Frequency of Every 15 minutes.)
- Ahmedabad to Surat (Frequency of Every 30 minutes.)
- Ahmedabad to Rajkot (Frequency of Every 1 hour.)
- Ahmedabad to Anand (frequency of Every 30 minutes.)
- Ahmedabad to Nadiad (frequency of Every 30 minutes.)
- Ahmedabad to Dahod (frequency of Every 20 minutes.)
- Mehsana to Ranip (Frequency of Every 30 minutes.)
- Palanpur to Mehsana (Frequency of Every 30 minutes.)
- Surat to Navsari (frequency of Every 20 minutes.)
- Vadodara to Anand (frequency of Every 15 minutes.)
etc. and many more Intercity services to and fro of Major Cities of Gujarat.
Gsrtc bus Services
- Volvo Bus Service
- Sleeper Coach Service
- Gurjar Nagri Express Service
- Deluxe Express Service
- MiDi Bus Service (Mini Distance bus)
Buses used by Gsrtc
Awards
- National award for fuel economy 2006-2007 by India State Road Transport Undertaking and Ministry of Road Transport & Highway, Government of India.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "About us". GSRTC. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "GSRTC contact number".
- ↑ http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Review%20of%20the%20Performance%20of%20State%20Road%20Transport%20Undertakings%20(SRTUs)%20for%202015-2016.pdf
- 1 2 "GSRTC performance". GSRTC. October 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Leadership". GARTC. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Launching of first phase of GPS based GSRTC bus tracking and monitoring system". deshgujarat.com. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "GSRTC gets 1,500 new buses". The Times of India. TNN. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ Thakkar, Mitul (20 July 2005). "GSRTC to launch online ticket booking". Business Standard. Ahmedabad. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Booking GSRTC ticket through mobile phone to be possible". DeshGujarat.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Now, surf the internet on GSRTC's Rajkot-Ahmedabad buses". The Times of India. Rajkot. TNN. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Book GSRTC E-Tickets online easily". www.gsrtctimetable.in. Ahmedabad. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ↑ "GSRTC bags national award for fuel economy". The Times of India. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2013.