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UPSRTC
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport
Uttar Pradesh Public Transportation
UPSRTC provides transit service to its passengers in Uttar Pradesh and to the neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh to Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. It has connecting services to Delhi and to the places in Uttaranchal. It has over 6800 buses covering the entire state of Uttar Pardesh and the neighbouring states. It has more then 309 bus stations. The bus stations generally has rest rooms, canteens, booking offices, toilets, drinking water, timetable & fare chart display, seats and other facilities. Corporation allows free travel on the buses for distinguished citizens.About Us
History
UPSRTC is a public sector passenger road transport corporation providing services in the state of Uttar Pradesh and other adjoining states in North India. With a fleet size of around 7230 buses we operate over 2.3 million kilometers catering to the travel needs of over 1.2 million people and earning over Rs. 31.2 million everyday. Provision of adequate, efficient, well co-ordinated, comfortable and economical services to our passengers, while earning enough for self-sustenance & growth, is our motto.Passenger road transport services in the state of U.P. started on 15th May, 1947 with the operation of bus service on the Lucknow - Barabanki route by the erstwhile U.P. Government Roadways.
Subsequently, during the fourth Five Year Plan, the erstwhile UP Government Roadways was rechristened as Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) on 1-6-72 under the provisions of the Road Transport Act, 1950 with the following objectives:
At the time of establishment of the Corporation it had a fleet of 4253 buses which were operating on 1123 routes. The corporation's earned kilometers operated at that time were 228.8 million kilometers. While the total number of passengers carried by its buses totalled 251.3 million.
By the end of the decade the fleet of the corporation had attained a strength of 5679 buses, the operations had increased to 1782 routes. As a result of this increase in operations, the earned kilometers totalled about 395.3 million kilometers, while the total numbers of passengers carried totalled over 449.1 million.
The end of the VI five year plan saw a further increase in all operational parameters being achieved by the corporation. With the increase in fleet strength of 6198 buses, the earned kilometers of the corporation rose to 425.7 million kilometers.
During the VII five year plan emphasis was placed on strengthening the fleet of the corporation. By the end of the plan period the fleet had risen to 8161 buses from the initial strength of 6198. By 1989-90, the Corporation operated 2525 routes covering 648.6 million kilometers and carrying 471.2 million passengers.
During the VIII five year plan 2722 buses were replaced with new buses however 3142 buses were auctioned and the fleet at the end of 1996-97 became 7463 buses.
During the IX five year plan 2427 buses were replaced and 3785 buses were auctioned, At the end of 2001-02 the Corporation had 6105 buses.
In the X th five year plan 5274 buses were inducted and 4818 buses were removed from fleet. At the end of 2006-07 the Corporation had 6561 buses apart from 784 hired buses operated under its control The Corporation has also commenced the operation of AC Buses (HIMANI, SHEETAL & SHATABDI) and non stop inter city services (PAWAN & PAWAN GOLD). It operates low cost Janta services on shuttle routes and urban & sub-urban services in 6 select cities.
Infrastructure
The corporate office of the corporation is situated at Lucknow. The Corporation has been reconstituted on 30.10.03 with the services in the state of Uttaranchal firming a separate corporation.For efficient functioning the corporation has been divided into 23 regions of which 6 regions operate urban & sub-urban services. Each region has a regional workshop where major repair and maintenance work as well as assembly reconditioning work is performed.
Each region has been further divided into operational units called depots. The total number of depots in the corporation is 108, including car-section. Each depot has a depot workshop attached to it to provide supportive maintenance facilities.
For heavy maintenance and repair of vehicles, reconditioning of major assemblies, renovation of buses and construction of bodies on new chassis, two Central workshops have been established in Kanpur: Central Workshop, Rawatpur and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Workshop, Allen Forest.
Six tyre retreading plants are established at Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Kanpur, Saharanpur and Allahabad to provide in-house tyre retreading facilities.
For repairs and maintenance of staff cars belonging to the State Government and the Corporation, a separate unit named Car Section is established in Lucknow.
For imparting training to drivers and technical staff, a Training School is established in Kanpur.
The locational details of the various units of UPSRTC are available in the list of regions.
UPSRTC runs following services.
Short distance shuttle services
These services are operated on the village-tehsil-district centre network.
Express & Long route services
These services generally cater to the passenger surplus of the railway network. Efficiency of services and passenger comfort is the corporate criteria for long route services. The fare charged on Express buses is 10% higher than ordinary buses. A new non stop inter city service named PAWAN has been introduced in this category at ordinary fare.
Deluxe & Semi-Deluxe services
These services provide convenient and affordable transport to the passengers and are generally plied on long routes or shuttle services connecting satellite towns connected to a business centre as the nucleas. Standards for passenger comfort are fixed and compliance is ensured. The fare charged on semi-deluxe buses is 25% higher & that on deluxe buses is 70% higher than that on ordinary buses. Corporation runs airconditioned bus services between some popular bus routes such as Lucknow - Allahbad, Allahbad - Lucknow, Lucknow - Kanpur, Lucknow - Varanasi, Lucknow - Jhansi, Delhi - Agra, Agra - Meerut. You can search the desired bus route using state to state (interstate) or Intercity navigational links on the left.
Interstate Services
Based on reciprocal agreements, the corporation operates direct services to the important cities of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttaranchal.
The corporation on an average operates around 1500 services on over 365 interstate routes.
Bus Pass & Discount Travel
Regular commuters can take advantage of Concessional pass system. Daily one up and one down trip in a month is available for monthly pass holders.
Citizens falling under this category are permitted to travel free in corporation buses.
1. Distinguished Citizens
Taxes and surcharges apply to co-passengers and reporters.
2. Citizens decorated with Bravery Award
3: Physically handicapped & Blind citizens
UPSRTC Contact information
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Allahabad City
9415049752
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Bareilly city
0581-2579300
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Kanpur city
9415049751
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Administrator
H.Q.Tehri Kothi
M.G.Marg
Lucknow
91-522-228461
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation,
Alambagh Bus Station, Lucknow City
Lucknow
2453096,9415049750
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation,
Kaiserbagh Bus station, Lucknow City
Lucknow
9415049738
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Charbagh Bus Station, Lucknow City
Lucknow
9415049750
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Moradabad city
0591-2491738
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Varanasi City
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Jhansi city
9415049653
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Ajmeri Gate Bus Station
Delhi
011-23235367
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Anand Vihar Bus Station
Delhi
98186-69336
info@upsrtc.com
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Reservation Manager
Advance Reservation
Kaushambhi Bus Station
Delhi
98186-69325
info@upsrtc.com
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