Tamil Nadu Buses - Photos & Discussion

[vignu]

Originally Posted by krishnancv

SETC UD via HOSUR-285rs
via CHITTOOR-225 rs.
SETC A/C 375 rs

Thank You very much.
BTW are there any ordinary services too and any TNSTC services??

[vignu]

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/16/stor...1659200400.htm

[jeganadeyz]

gr8

[dr_thapalathy]

All the TNSTC divisions have posted a profit in the month of October with Madurai standing no 1 in the list and Villupuram last in the list.

[dr_thapalathy]

The main reason was that they have increased the fare by nearest Rupee. ie They have incresed Re 1 and 50ps in all the basic fares. This was done silently without any prior information.

[dr_thapalathy]

Can anyone please upload some pics of TNSTC and SETC buses?

[rsubbu.mdu]

Originally Posted by dr_thapalathy

Can anyone please upload some pics of TNSTC and SETC buses?

Hi Thalapathy,

U can have a visual treat at this Picasa album maintained by Binay :

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?...ks&tags=TNSTC#



Subbu

[Arul Murugan]

Tamilnadu Cities/Town Bus terminus of Google Earth:

Erode BS - (Both Mofusil & Town bus service)



Tirunelveli Mofusil BS - (Town bus feeder service)

[Arul Murugan]

2,700 new buses to be procured

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: Nearly 2,700 new buses will be procured in four months for strengthening the public transport system in the State.

According to the government’s plan, 3,000 buses will be purchased.

While 1,600 are being purchased under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the remaining fall under the government’s routine scheme of purchase of vehicles.

Till now, 302 buses have already been delivered. Of the vehicles being purchased under the JNNURM, 1,000, including 100 Volvo buses, are meant for the Metropolitan Transport Corporation and 300 each for the Coimbatore and Madurai divisions of the State Transport Corporation.

The government’s routine scheme of the bus purchase is funded by a loan of Rs.99 crore from the Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation and the government’s contribution to share capital of the transport corporations, a government official says.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/26/stor...2661050800.htm

[kovaidreamz]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

2,700 new buses to be procured

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: Nearly 2,700 new buses will be procured in four months for strengthening the public transport system in the State.

According to the government’s plan, 3,000 buses will be purchased.

While 1,600 are being purchased under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the remaining fall under the government’s routine scheme of purchase of vehicles.

Till now, 302 buses have already been delivered. Of the vehicles being purchased under the JNNURM, 1,000, including 100 Volvo buses, are meant for the Metropolitan Transport Corporation and 300 each for the Coimbatore and Madurai divisions of the State Transport Corporation.

The government’s routine scheme of the bus purchase is funded by a loan of Rs.99 crore from the Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation and the government’s contribution to share capital of the transport corporations, a government official says.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/26/stor...2661050800.htm

this weekend i saw some 4 new SLF buses of tnstc-madurai(Ashok leyland- blue colour) in madurai- chennai highway...they where driving it from chennai to madurai... so they hav started to deploy new buses to tier -2's ....expecting in CBE soon

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by kovaidreamz

this weekend i saw some 4 new SLF buses of tnstc-madurai(Ashok leyland- blue colour) in madurai- chennai highway...they where driving it from chennai to madurai... so they hav started to deploy new buses to tier -2's ....expecting in CBE soon

You expectation is in reality now... Update from another forum

Yesterday night while crossing I saw 4 new buses on the way between Ulunderpet and Kallakurchi.

The colour of the bus is creamy white with orange lines, written has Midhavai Perunthu, Arasu Perunthu Kovai. Bus was not registered.
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SKumaran
Cdl / Cbe

[kovaidreamz]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

You expectation is in reality now... Update from another forum

GOOD TO KNW

[dr_thapalathy]

Hi friends,

I heard from some of my friends that the Government of India has pressurized the Tamilnadu Govt to increase the fares of SETC buses and hence, increase the quality and service. Being the second largest network, they have no proper quality and maintenance. The rates are very cheap.

eg: Puducherry-Banglore
SETC Bus: Rate Rs 220. Time taken 7.5 hrs.
KSRTC Bus: Rate Rs 390 - Rajahamsa and Rs 530 for Airavat. Time taken 6.5 hrs

[vivasayee]

Originally Posted by dr_thapalathy

The main reason was that they have increased the fare by nearest Rupee. ie They have incresed Re 1 and 50ps in all the basic fares. This was done silently without any prior information.

I am reddy to pay 50 paise per Km if buses are comfortable with 2+2 seets and limited stops or bye pass riding.

[vignu]

Originally Posted by vivasayee

I am reddy to pay 50 paise per Km if buses are comfortable with 2+2 seets and limited stops or bye pass riding.

already the fare in SETC UD id 53 paise per km, which is lowest in the country.one should be ready to pay at least 75 paise per km to expect a good deluxe service...this is the standard fare all over the country.

[Arul Murugan]

Good response to new bus service

Staff Reporter

ERODE: Cool is the response to the Erode-Coimbatore air-conditioned bus service the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has launched.

“The response is encouraging and there is good occupancy, particularly on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays,” says a TNSTC source. The occupancy is almost 100 per cent on the three days and slightly less on other days.

The Corporation, which launched the air-conditioned service in the first week of October this year, runs four services a day 7.15 a.m., 7.45 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.
Occupancy

The source concedes that at present the occupancy is not as much as expected because of winter. “Though good the occupancy is not as much as we would like it to be, which is because the climate is cool. The Corporation expects it to increase after Pongal.”

The source says the Corporation will soon introduce new buses in the district. The chassis have arrived and body building is going on.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/18/stor...1853800300.htm

[ChennaiIndian]

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/26/stor...2652120300.htm

ARIYALUR: About 3,000 minibuses would be operated soon in the State and district collectors have been empowered to sanction new routes for minibuses, Transport Minister K. N. Nehru has said.

Speaking at a function to mark the inauguration of buses on new routes, distribution of free colour television sets, free house site pattas and old age pension at T. Palur on Thursday, Mr. Nehru said the State government despite the steep hike in price of diesel has not hiked bus fares which were among the lowest in the country.

New buses
Recently, 3,000 new buses have been acquired for the State Transport Corporations and of these 1,500 would be operated in the rural areas.

Four of these buses were to be operated in T. Palur union.

Routes extended
Over the last three years, 2,000 bus routes have been extended, he said.

S. S. Sivashankar, D. Amaramurthy, MLAs, R. Pitchai, District Revenue Officer, and other officials spoke.

[ChennaiIndian]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/5379149.cms

CHENNAI: Private bus operators at the Omni bus terminus in Koyambedu had a field day fleecing travellers on Thursday as people who failed to get seats or berths on trains arrived there in droves.

With the railways unable to meet the demand for seats or berths, people heading to their homes or elsewhere on Thursday evening to utilise an extended weekend came in flocks to the Omni bus stand, desperate to get seats on buses to Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Tuticorin, Tiruchi, Salem, Madurai and Bangalore. About 80 special buses were operated by Omni bus operators to meet the rush, apart from the regular daily service of 220 buses.

Even so, several illegal bus operators lured passengers to popular destinations in the southern part of the state by bringing in unauthorised buses and charging fares several times higher than normal.

"A private operator charged me Rs 1,200 to go to Coimbatore," said K Prasanna who could not get a train ticket. There were no protests because travellers were more than happy to get a seat.

"Several illegal operators brought in buses and boarded passengers outside the private bus terminal in Koyembedu after 10pm," said a private bus operator's staff.

"The menace of illegal operators overcharging passengers is there every year. We have alerted the police and tried to prevent them from doing so. But we are unable to stop them from operating," said Afsal, an officebearer of the TN Omni Bus Owners Association.

At the Central and Egmore railway stations, Travelling Ticket Examiners (TTE) had a tough time handling the crowd because several waitlisted passengers were pressing them to issue tickets, said a railway official.

Southern Railway was flooded with requests from VIPs to clear tickets under the emergency quota. The demand for confirmed seats or berths were so high that the railways had to attach an additional AC two-tier coach to the Chennai-Mangalore Mail and an additional sleeper coach to the Chennai-Mangalore Express. But no extra coach was added to the Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram Mail.

"We attached additional coaches to clear the crowd. Still, many people could not travel; the demand was so high," said a railway official.

On Friday, the rush was a little less at the Central and Egmore railway stations and at Koyambedu's Chennai Moufussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) and the Omni bus terminus.

[vignu]

Do we have the facility of blankets in TNSTC AC buses and SETC ACs? do they give a complimentry water bottle? Plz reply....

[rsubbu.mdu]

Originally Posted by vignu

Do we have the facility of blankets in TNSTC AC buses and SETC ACs? do they give a complimentry water bottle? Plz reply....

Initially SETC AC buses used to provide blankets but our honorable Citizens took them away (Probably it was written "It is you property handle with care").The stolen ones were not replaced.People who have very recently traveled can confirm on the latest status.

Regards,
Subbu