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 acknowledged as the single corporation having the largest fleet in the world. This has been certified by the Guinness World Records for being the largest bus operator in the world. Initially the city buses very primarily called ordinary buses with green and dark green shades. They were supplemented with few doubledecker buses in the same colour scheme. But in the year 2003 the corporation has decided to withdraw doubledeckers because of the operational difficulties. The color scheme of the ordinary city buses has also been changed to white and orange gradually from the year 2002. In the year 1994 a new kind of buses with darkblue and white colour scheme called the Metroliners were introduced in Hyderabad similar kind were introduced in Visakhapatnam under the name of CityLiners these were instant hit but the passengers had to pay higher for the services which had fewer stops. APSRTC then introduced Metro Express buses whose charges were in between that of the ordinary and the Metroliners. In the year 2002 when the National games were held in the city of Hyderabad the APSRTC complimented the Hyderabad's successful organization by providing a new Yellow coloured buses for transporting the participants/organizers between the venues and places of stay. These buses were named Veera which happened to be the games mascot for the 2002 National Games. Veera is based on Ongole Bull. Then came few AC buses called SeethalaHamsa's .But the city regions got a big boost with the coverage of Urban transportation under the JNNURM scheme in which the Union Government funds the purchase of buses to be used for improving urban transport. APSRTC has got more than 2000 buses sanctioned under this scheme. Most of the buses were sanctioned to Hyderabad region. From 2009 end the JNNURM Metro Expresses with a distinct blue and white colour scheme having scrolling electronic display boards are prominently seen on the roads of twin cities. In addition there are few Low floor AC Volvo buses also under the JNNURM plying in the city. APSRTC has also introduced CNG buses in some cities notably in Vijayawada.

The origin of APSRTC dates back to June1932, when it was first established as NSR-RTD (Nizam State Rail & Road Transport Department), a wing of Nizam State Railway in the erstwhile Hyderabad State, with 27 buses and 166 employees. During the past 77 years, it has registered a steady growth from 27 to 21,854 uses with 767 bus stations, 210 Depots and 1, 880 bus shelters. The Corporation's buses cover 79.07 lakhs KMs. and carry 124.75 lakhs people to their destinations every day. They connect 24,336 villages to all major towns and cities in A.P which constitutes 95% of Road Transport. APSRTC operates to City and Mofussil areas. The Corporation's buses also ply to important towns and cities in the neighboring States of Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Orissa and Chattisgarh. The entire network is under the administrative control of 23 Regional Managers in 7 Zones. Zonal Head Quarters are at Hyderabad. APSRTC under the present name was established on 11th January 1958 in pursuance of the Road Transport Corporations Act 1950.

APSRTC AT A GLANCE

I. a) b) c) II. III.

FORMATION As Department of Nizam State Railway. As Department of Hyderabad State Government. As A. P. S. R. T. C. June 1932 01-11-1951 11-01-1958

ENTERED GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR OWNING LARGEST FLEET OF BUSES IN 1999. The Trail blazer on the Road

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has been leading by an example. It has a number of firsts to its credit in India:. 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 210 Depots in the State are computerized. Reservation of tickets on telephone and door delivery of tickets.

IV. SIZE AT INCEPTION (1932). a) Number of Buses.

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b) Number of Employees. c) Capital Investment. (Rs. in Lakhs). V. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) VI a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m)

PRESENT SIZE. Number of Vehicles including Hired (As on 31-12-2010) Number of Employees (As on 31-12-2010) Capital Contribution from Governments (State & Central). (Rs.Crs.) Number of Depots. Number of Regions. Number of Zones. Number of Bus Stations. Total no. of Bus Stations incl. Mandal Bus Stations (525+242). Number of Bus Shelters (including Janmabhoomi shelters). Avg. Daily Earnings (Rs. in Lakhs) Avg. Daily Volume of Operation ( KMs. in Lakhs). No.of Passengers Transported / day (in Lakhs) (up to Nov' 2010). Total Number of Routes (upto Nov' 2010). Villages connected. Villages could not be connected. Number of Depots Computerized.

166 3 .93

21854 1,18,854

201 .27 210 23 7 525 767 1881 1414 04 79 07 124 75 7964 24,336 2938
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New Buses Addl. Augmentation Buses Allotted for Replacement

Total Buses Added PERFORMANCE (Up to December 2010 - 11)

116 133 249

Avg. daily earnings (Rs. in lakhs) Avg. daily volume of operation (KMs. in lakhs) Occupancy Ratio
Fleet Utilization (%).

Crew utilization (KMs.)

Employee Productivity (KMs.).

Punctuality (%) (upto Nov' 2010 )

Fuel Efficiency (KMs./Ltrs). Engine Oil Efficiency (KMs./Ltrs). Average Tyre life (KMs. in Lakhs). Rate of Breakdowns per 10,000 KMs. Rate of Accidents per 1 lakh KMs. (up to Nov. '10). Staff / bus (on held). PROFITABILITY (Upto Dec 2010) diring 2010-11 Gross earnings / KM. for 2009-10 (in Paise)

1428 21 79 08 67 . 99 .48 160 60 95 .09 5 .17 3412 1 .68 0 .10 0 .11 6 .07

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1878

o) Cost / KM. for the year 2009-10 (in Paise) p) Profit / loss for the year 2009-10 including Hired Buses (in q) r) Cost / KM. for the year 2010-11(in Paise) s) Profit / loss for the year 2010-11 including Hired Buses (in
Rs.Crores) * INCLUDING HIRED BUSES ** PROVISIONAL. TOTAL BUSES: (As on 31-12-10) RTC BUSES: HIRED BUSES Rs.Crores) PROFITABILITY 2010-11 (Upto December 2010) Gross earnings / KM. for 2010-11(in Paise)

2064 -514 55 2102 2191 -191 57

21854 17896 3958

TYPES OF BUSES OPERATED BY APSRTC DISTRICT BUSES GARUDA A.C. (Volvo) MEGHADOOT Non A.C MEGHADOOT A. C. MEGHAMALA. A. C. SEMI-SLEEPER Non A.C SUPER LUXURY A. C. SUPER LUXURY DELUXE EXPRESS GHAT ROAD BUSES CNG Number CITY BUSES Number

93 18 5 14 1563 1010 4206 303 100 137 9735

METRO LINER/ METRO DELUXE METRO EXPRESS

VESTIBULE SEETHALA HAMSA CITY-ORDINARY CITY- SUBURBAN MOFFUSIL

95 1317 10 1785 1324 127 12

MINI ORDINARY

METRO EXPRESS (CNG)

PALLEVELUGU

Introduction of new buses Every year new buses are being procured to meet the needs of replacement and augmentation.

Buses added during the past 10 years

Year Addition Replacement TotaL Hired

1999-00 2000-01

36 109

1520 1581

1556 1690

662 1547

2002-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

21 14 238 204 359 293 822 1279

1283 668 1333 1732 244 765 1573 1000 897

1304 668 1347 1970 448 1124 1866 1822 21606

1316 1307 1445 1689 1604 146 2483 390 4102