TNSTC buses charging extra on certain routes
7 years, 1 month ago

TNSTC buses charging extra on certain routes

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses are fleecing passengers as they are charging Rs 7 extra from passengers between Koyambedu and Poonamalle, despite the new government order issued by the State Transport Department recently. Before 2010, the buses would take two routes between Koyambedu and Poonamalle — 24-kilometre stretch via Porur Guindy costing Rs 14 and 16-kilometer stretch via Maduravoyal costing Rs 9. Due to the Porur bridge construction and Metro work, all the buses on the PorurGuindy route including 76C, 84, 89, 97, 100, 101, 102, 123, 201, 528 were diverted to Madhuravoyal. “As per Motor Vehicles Act 287, if a carriage needs to ply on temporary route, it should obtain the permit for that route and hence collect the fare fixed for that respective route.

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Projects to ease traffic congestion set to be launched in Chennai soon
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Projects to ease traffic congestion set to be launched in Chennai soon

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government is set to take important decisions to ease traffic congestion in Chennai. Those who take the Inner Ring Road say that despite the implementation of Metro Rail along the stretch, traffic congestion occurs near Ekkattuthangal. On a Sunday this February, traffic congestion was high on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Poonamallee High Road, and Anna Salai. Subramanian, Anna …

72 new routes identified across Chennai for mini bus operations
3 weeks, 4 days ago

72 new routes identified across Chennai for mini bus operations

The Hindu  

The Chennai Collector has invited applications to operate mini buses on various routes in the city to improve last-mile connectivity. In the northern parts of the city, mini buses will be operated on routes connecting areas such as the Madhavaram bus terminus, Madhavaram roundabout, Retteri flyover, and Darwin Public School. In Poonamallee region, the mini bus routes will connect Nolambur …

Tamil Nadu’s Move Towards Private Bus and Minibus Sparks Privatisation Fears Among TNSTC Employees
1 month ago

Tamil Nadu’s Move Towards Private Bus and Minibus Sparks Privatisation Fears Among TNSTC Employees

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 24, 2025 23:17 IST - 13 MINS READ When the Tamil Nadu government announced it would operate private buses on a contract basis alongside State-run buses during Deepavali 2024, the public cheered the move, welcoming the effort to manage the holiday rush and ensure smoother travel. Arumugam Ramalingam, general secretary of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations …

Ratha Sapthami: APSRTC to run additional trips to Tirumala
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ratha Sapthami: APSRTC to run additional trips to Tirumala

The Hindu  

APSRTC has announced special buses from Tirupati to Tirumala for the ‘Ratha Sapthami’, to be organised on February 4. The RTC, which runs 1,500–1,600 trips on regular days, has announced 2,100 trips on this special day, planning to transport one lakh passengers. District Public Transport Officer G. Narasimhulu has directed the depot managers to keep additional bus conductors and dispatchers …

Chennai readies for gridlock, 12 lakh to return home after Pongal
2 months, 1 week ago

Chennai readies for gridlock, 12 lakh to return home after Pongal

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In anticipation of possible traffic congestion, with a total of 12 lakh commuters who travelled from Chennai to various parts of TN during the Pongal festival expected to return in the next few days, the transport department has urged commuters to begin their return journey from Friday so that the rush is staggered across three days. A high number …

TNSTC to operate special buses from Coimbatore
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TNSTC to operate special buses from Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation has proposed to operate special bus services to various destinations in and outside the State from the five bus stands in Coimbatore. Buses to Madurai and Theni will be operated from the Singanallur bus stand and Sulur temporary bus stand will see operation of buses to Karur and Tiruchirapalli. Gandhipuram central bus stand will witness …

Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy justifies bus fare hike
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy justifies bus fare hike

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Friday justified 15 per cent increase in government bus fares across the board and hit out at the BJP for its protest against the hike. Addressing reporters here, the minister said all the four corporations, namely Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, KKRTC Kalyana Road Transport Corporation, North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and Bangalore …

Thousands Travel on Private Buses for Deepavali, Alleviating Traffic Congestion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands Travel on Private Buses for Deepavali, Alleviating Traffic Congestion

New Indian Express  

Thousands of commuters travelled from various government and private buses for the Deepavali festival, with many reaching the terminus five hours early to avoid traffic congestion. The Perungalathur junction experienced relatively smooth traffic due to the recently opened flyover on GST. However, a section of travellers faced inconvenience reaching the terminal, especially during the rainy season, with cabs and autos …

Airfares on Chennai, Bengaluru sectors soar in festival season
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Airfares on Chennai, Bengaluru sectors soar in festival season

The Hindu  

If people had a last minute plan to come to Madurai for Deepavali celebrations and return to Chennai or Bengaluru, they would have to pay through their nose for both airfares and private bus fares. Despite a good frequency of flight services between Chennai and Madurai — eight flights a day by Indigo and one service by Air India — …

TNSTC, Coimbatore, to replace 100 red buses with new ultra low-floor buses over the next two months
6 months, 3 weeks ago

TNSTC, Coimbatore, to replace 100 red buses with new ultra low-floor buses over the next two months

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Coimbatore, will replace over 55% of the low-floor red buses plying on city routes with ultra low-floor buses. Out of the 180 low-floor red buses that TNSTC, Coimbatore, operates on city routes, 100 will be replaced with the ultra low-floor buses, S. Sridharan, general manager, TNSTC, Coimbatore, said. During December 2023, the State government …

Telangana RTC to acquire more buses: Transport minister
8 months, 1 week ago

Telangana RTC to acquire more buses: Transport minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday said the Telangana Road Transport Corporation would be strengthened to improve the public transport facility in the state. Flagging off the Rajadhani AC bus and three delux services at the RTC depot here, he said 3,035 employees would be recruited in the corporation and tenders would be called for purchase of another 1,500 …

TN to get 7k new buses by next year as 52 per cent of the fleet across state old
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TN to get 7k new buses by next year as 52 per cent of the fleet across state old

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: There is an increase in t proportion of overaged government buses in the state, now at 52.73%, as the procurement of new buses did not happen for two years due to the Covid-19 lockdown-induced fund crunch, said the transport department on Friday. In the light of recent incidents involving parts of buses such as footboards and seats getting detached …

Tamil Nadu: Get ready to pay up to Rs 30 more at 42 toll plazas soon
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Get ready to pay up to Rs 30 more at 42 toll plazas soon

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Even as the ruling DMK and the AIADMK have promised to remove toll plazas on the highways in their respective election manifestos for the general elections, the toll fees are set to be hiked at 42 toll plazas -- 34 maintained by the National Highway Authority of India and the rest by state highways operators -- across the state …

No shortage, 50 special buses too operated from Kilambakkam terminus on Fri & Sat: TN Transport Minister
1 year, 1 month ago

No shortage, 50 special buses too operated from Kilambakkam terminus on Fri & Sat: TN Transport Minister

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Transport Minister S S Sivasankar on Sunday dismissed reports of TNSTC and SETC buses being unavailable from Kilambakkam terminus on Friday and Saturday nights. A total of 1.07 lakh commuters travelled by government buses from KCBT on Saturday, an official statement from the transport department said. Sivasankar said, “A total of 361 SETC buses and 736 TNSTC services are …

Madras HC allows private buses to operate from Koyambedu
1 year, 1 month ago

Madras HC allows private buses to operate from Koyambedu

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In a temporary relief to omnibus operators, the Madras High Court on Friday allowed them to pick up and drop passengers at their private garages in and around Koyambedu while operating buses to southern districts as done before the launch of Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus in Kilambakkam. “Even while the buses were being operated from Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus …

SETC ticket fares up by Rs 3 to Rs 10 on select routes
1 year, 2 months ago

SETC ticket fares up by Rs 3 to Rs 10 on select routes

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The ticket fares of State Express Transport Corporation have recently gone up by Rs 3 to Rs 10 across several routes although the state government has not made any official announcement on the revision. The SETC management clarified there is no overall increase in fare, and the per-kilometre ticket prices for ultra-deluxe semi-sleeper buses remain at Rs 1 per …

Vigil by Transport Department checks drastic surge-pricing during festivals by omni bus operators in Coimbatore
1 year, 5 months ago

Vigil by Transport Department checks drastic surge-pricing during festivals by omni bus operators in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The vigil maintained by the Transport Department authorities during the ‘puja’ holidays could, to a significant extent, ensure a deterrent effect on surge pricing of fares by omni bus operators in Coimbatore region. Last year, there were instances of omni bus operators charging as much as ₹4,000 as one-way fare to Chennai from Coimbatore against the usual fare hovering around …

T.N. Budget | Several bus depots in Chennai to become multi-modal transport hubs
2 years ago

T.N. Budget | Several bus depots in Chennai to become multi-modal transport hubs

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has proposed to create multi-modal transport hubs in prime places in Chennai, by developing existing bus depots, commercial utilities of which remain untapped. The announcement for the developing the bus depots into transport hubs has been announced in the Tamil Nadu Budget 2023-24 presented in the Assembly on Monday. Three bus depots, Vadapalani, Thiruvanmiyur and Vyasarpadi, …

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka to increase bus services between two states
2 years, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka to increase bus services between two states

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The chief executives of AP State Road Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation have signed an agreement to increase the number of inter-state bus services being operated in the two states. As a result, AP will operate to Karnataka 327 more buses to over an additional 69,284 km, while Karnataka will introduce 496 extra buses with their …

Ahead of Sankranti, private operators jack up bus fares
2 years, 2 months ago

Ahead of Sankranti, private operators jack up bus fares

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI/VISAKHAPATNAM: Cashing in on the Sankranti festival rush, private bus operators have jacked up the fares for buses plying on several routes across Andhra Pradesh as also to neighbouring Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. While the APSRTC has decided not to collect extra fares in the 6,400 special buses in operation during the festival season, private bus operators have increased …

Tamil Nadu government running special buses for Deepavali
2 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu government running special buses for Deepavali

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Arrangements have been made to run 16,888 bus services to enable people travel to their native places for Deepavali in three days starting from Friday, October 21, and also operate 13,152 buses for them to return to their workplaces after the festival from October 24 to 26. So from Madhavaram new bus stand, buses going through Red Hills to …

Bus services reduced in Chennai amid rise in fuel prices
2 years, 11 months ago

Bus services reduced in Chennai amid rise in fuel prices

India Today  

Amid the rise in fuel prices, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation has cut down the bus services on around 26 routes in Chennai. As per the report by the Times of India, the bus services have been cut on routes such as 47D, 206, 266, B70 and 24C, which connect Avadi with Thiruvanmiyur, Guduvanchery, Tambaram, Guindy and Triplicane respectively. T Sadagopan, …

Private bus operators in Andhra Pradesh jack up fares ahead of Sankranti
3 years, 2 months ago

Private bus operators in Andhra Pradesh jack up fares ahead of Sankranti

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cashing in on the Sankranti festival season, bus operators have jacked up the fares of buses plying on several routes connecting the temple city of Tirupati to various destinations in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Deccan Chronicle found that AC sleeper and Volvo bus fares from Tirupati to Bengaluru had gone up to Rs 1,000-Rs 1,600 …

Chennai metro fares reduced by ₹ 20 ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. Check details
4 years, 1 month ago

Chennai metro fares reduced by ₹ 20 ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. Check details

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday announced a reduction in the maximum fare for travel in the Chennai Metro rail by Rs 20, thus bringing down the fare for full-length travel to Rs 50 from the present Rs 70. Though the commuters will have to pay Rs 10 for a distance of upto 2 kilometres, according to the …

No increase in special buses for Deepavali
4 years, 4 months ago

No increase in special buses for Deepavali

The Hindu  

With a day to go for Deepavali, Coimbatore Division of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation has not increased the number of special buses due to reduction in number of passengers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. An official from TNSTC Coimbatore Division said only 436 special buses were being operated from four districts for Deepavali from Thursday. TNSTC Coimbatore Division had set …

Consumers move Madras High Court over excess bus fares
5 years, 4 months ago

Consumers move Madras High Court over excess bus fares

Deccan Chronicle  

Ooty: The Coonoor Consumer Protection Association has the moved Madras High Court, seeking action against the State-run TNSTC administration in Nilgiris for its alleged continuous indulgence in unfair trade practice, there by fleecing passengers. S. Manogaran, president of the CCPA, said that the state-owned TNSTC buses continue to collect excess fare in certain routes in the guise of operating “express” …

Unfair trade practice: Madras High court pulls up TNSTC in Nilgiris
6 years ago

Unfair trade practice: Madras High court pulls up TNSTC in Nilgiris

Deccan Chronicle  

Ooty: The Madras High court has pulled up the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation over charges of unfair trade practices in the Tnstc buses being operated in the Nilgiris and asked the state corporation to give answers to the Coonoor Consumer Protection Association on this issue to take the next course of action. Manogaran, president of the CCPA, who is …

Cauvery verdict: Bus services between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu hit after SC order; security stepped up in Bengaluru, Mysore
7 years, 1 month ago

Cauvery verdict: Bus services between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu hit after SC order; security stepped up in Bengaluru, Mysore

Firstpost  

The state-run Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation’s services to neighbouring Tamil Nadu were hit on Friday after the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Cauvery river water Bengaluru: The state-run Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation’s services to neighbouring Tamil Nadu were hit on Friday after the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Cauvery river water, an official said. “The bus services have …

Tamil Nadu bus fare hike: DMK recommends 'administered pricing mechanism' to tackle price rise
7 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu bus fare hike: DMK recommends 'administered pricing mechanism' to tackle price rise

Firstpost  

The DMK party, which has been in the forefront of protests against the bus fare hike, has suggested an administered pricing mechanism system to fix fares for buses operated by the eight State Transport Corporations and also to bring fuel prices under the GST ambit at 10 percent Chennai: The DMK party, which has been in the forefront of protests …

Mark out bus types to charge new rates: Madras High court
7 years, 1 month ago

Mark out bus types to charge new rates: Madras High court

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High court on Monday directed the commissioner of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation to file his response on a petition demanding not to implement the ticket hike until the government differentiated the ordinary and express buses with different colours. An advocate Rajendran from Tiruchy in his petition filed in the court said …

Tamil Nadu government cuts bus fares by 4 per cent-20 per cent
7 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu government cuts bus fares by 4 per cent-20 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Under pressure from the public and the opposition, the Tamil Nadu government reduced the bus fares in selected services. According to the new fares announced by the transport department on Sunday, the slab per kilometer is reduced from 60 paise to 58 paise for ordinary buses, 80 paise to 75 paise for express, 90 paise to 85 paise for …

Tamil Nadu govt hikes bus fares by 20 to 54 percent, says move inevitable on account of 'rising fuel prices'
7 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt hikes bus fares by 20 to 54 percent, says move inevitable on account of 'rising fuel prices'

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu government on Friday hiked the fares of buses under state run transport corporations and private entities approximately by 20 to 54.54 per cent Chennai: After a hiatus of six years, Tamil Nadu government on Friday hiked the fares of buses under state run transport corporations and private entities approximately by 20 to 54.54 percent, saying it was inevitable. …

Chennai: Flyover, metro work behind pricey bus tickets
7 years, 9 months ago

Chennai: Flyover, metro work behind pricey bus tickets

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Lakhs of passengers commuting in Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses for inter-city travel probably are not aware of the fact that they are shelling out five rupees extra for each ride from Koyambedu to Poonamallee and vice versa. Before 2010, buses would take two routes for the same destinations, 24-km stretch via Porur, Guindy, which cost Rs 11 …

Andhra Pradesh: High bus fare irks Tirumala pilgrims
8 years, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh: High bus fare irks Tirumala pilgrims

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Pilgrims to Tirumala have been raising objections over the bus ticket fare from Tirupati to Tirumala. RTC has issued around 9.000 bus passes to the TTD employees and the same burden has been transferred to the pilgrims. While the Lord of Seven Hills has been providing direct employment to 30,000 people, independent of endowments, and supporting the cause of …

Demand for Kovai-Bengaluru intercity grows
8 years, 1 month ago

Demand for Kovai-Bengaluru intercity grows

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: The Railway Passengers Welfare Association demands intercity train services to and from Bengaluru and Coimbatore as those cities have become the employment hubs for Madurai youth. However, the southern division does not have intercity train services to cater to the demand, said K Padmanathan, general secretary of the railway passengers welfare association. In the case of Coimbatore, the railway …

Karnataka suspends bus services to Tamil Nadu
8 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka suspends bus services to Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation officials said that all the 450 services to Tamil Nadu are being run only till Attibele. "It is a temporary measure and we are closely watching what is happening in Tamil Nadu," said a KSRTC official. Mr. Mahesh said a total of 70 KSRTC buses and 39 Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses ply …

Tamil Nadu buses stop filling diesel in private pumps
12 years ago

Tamil Nadu buses stop filling diesel in private pumps

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses have stopped filling diesel in private fuel pumps, a senior TNSTC official said in Madurai on Wednesday. The move follows the Madras High Court recently granting an interim injunction against oil marketing companies charging the increased bulk diesel price, which was announced on January 17, from the State Transport Corporation. Other divisions A …

Bus services on new route flagged off
12 years, 3 months ago

Bus services on new route flagged off

The Hindu  

Bus services on a new route and additional services on a couple of others in Srirangam constituency were flagged by N.R.Sivapathi, Minister for School Education, Law, Youth Welfare and Sports, here on Sunday. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation would operate services on a new route from Chathram Bus Stand to Vellivadi via Woraiyur, Puthur, Collectorate, Ramji Nagar, and Inam …

Steep hike in RTC fares
12 years, 6 months ago

Steep hike in RTC fares

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has announced a steep hike in passenger fares on Sunday. Coming a day after the monsoon session of the Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die, the new fares are set to impose a burden on the poor and middle classes, as the RTC management has restricted the hike to Palle Velugu, Express, Deluxe …

TNSTC feels the heat as diesel price goes up
12 years, 6 months ago

TNSTC feels the heat as diesel price goes up

The Hindu  

With the diesel price having gone up, the financially-sick Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation will from now onwards have to cough up an additional Rs. 3.50 crore every month for purchase of 6,300 kilo litres of diesel at a price of Rs. On an average, the Corporation covers 10.45 lakh kilometres per day taking the monthly total to a whopping …

Bus services between Kerala and Coimbatore resume
13 years, 3 months ago

Bus services between Kerala and Coimbatore resume

The Hindu  

Bus services between Coimbatore and Kerala that remained suspended owing to stray incidents of violence on either side owing to the Mullaperiyar dam issue resumed after a gap of five days. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and State Express Transport Corporation suspended the services from December 18 and Kerala State Transport Corporation also suspended the services the same day following …

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