The Puducherry Road Transport Corporation (PRTC, French: Société des transports routiers de Pondichéry) is the government transport corporation in the union territory of Puducherry that provides services in all the four regions of Puducherry, namely Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahé and Yanam.
Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation Limited (PTDC)[2] was incorporated during February 1986 to promote tourism in the union territory of Puducherry. With the introduction of transport service from March 1988, the corporation was converted into Pondicherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation Limited (PT&TDC) with effect from December 1992. The corporation operates inter-state buses on 55 routes throughout the territory, providing direct services to important tourist destinations in all the southern states of India. PT&TDC has paid up capital of about Rs.28.42 crores and was incurring substantial annual losses in the tourism sector. Hence, the corporation was bifurcated with effect from 1 April 2005 into the Puducherry Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) and Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), in order to focus on diversification and expansion projects.
Fleets
PRTC operates over 139 buses in various Inter-state and Intra-City routes. It operates around 40 JNNURM buses in all the 4 territories, viz: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, with a majority of them operating in Puducherry. The fleet with PRTC is entirely from Ashok Leyland.
PRTC is now running the following types of buses, connecting different places in its 4 regions as well as to the neighboring states.
City Ordinary - 2*2 City bus and 3*2 City bus
City Semi Low Floor - 2*2 JnNURM bus
Express - 3*2 Mofussil Bus
Deluxe - 2*2 Non-Push Back
Ultra Deluxe - 2*2 Push Back
Volvo buses - 2*2 PDYCHN & PDYCUD
Future plans and expansion
PRTC has received a fresh batch of 25 buses from JnNURM for the city operations. Around 25 Semi-Low-Floor buses are being operated to destinations in and around the Pondicherry. It received another fresh batch of 14 new Semi-Low- Floor buses and they were inaugurated in the month of January, 3 out of which are running in Karaikal and Mahe, 2 in Yanam and the rest doing its service in Puducherry Urban Area in new routes.[3][4]
There is also a proposal to replace all the inter-state buses. All of them have done more than 10 lakh km and are very old. Very recently PRTC has added 4 Ultra Delux buses of Prakash P8000 Model on the Pondicherry–Mahé and Pondicherry–Nagercoil routes. Another 3 Ultra Delux buses are expected to be added to the fleet soon. They also have replaced 30 of their age old inter-city bus fleet with new buses built by TVR Coach on Ashok Leyland platform and they also have procured 200 electronic ticket vending machines enabled with GPS and GPRS as a part of preventing revenue leakage.[5][6]
Very recently they have invited tenders for procurement of 50 buses under JnNURM - II. They include 20 Standard Non-AC buses, 20 Mini Non-AC buses. They are expected to hit the road sometime in 2014 and are to be deployed in new local routes.
Volvo Buses
PRTC also operates 2 Volvo AC buses to two different locations. They were procured in 2006–2007, but in the year 2010–11 they were withdrawn due to an accident and a court order to halt the service between Puducherry (city) and Bengaluru. Now, due to the efforts of the new general manager and the managing director, the buses have been sent to the Volvo factory and have been re-furbished with a complete FC. Both the buses have been delivered back to PRTC and has started its service in Puducherry –Chennai route. 10 new Volvo buses to ply in Puducherry and to Chennai .A fleet of brand new Volvo buses rolled out to enhance the travel experience of the commuters on Friday[12-07-2014]. Chief Minister N. Rangasamy flagged off the 10 swanky, air-conditioned buses of the Puducherry Road Transport (PRTC) Corporation Limited here. [7]
^Varma, M. Dinesh (3 September 2015). "40 new buses added to fleet of Puducherry Road Transport Corpn". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
^. tourism.puducherry.gov.in. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^Kishore, Kavita (11 January 2013). "New Buses for PRTC's Fleet". The Hindu. Puducherry: The Hindu.
^Nair, Rajesh B. (6 March 2010). . The Hindu. Puducherry. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009.
^Staff Reporter (29 January 2013). "Cameras to help PRTC monitor buses". The Hindu. Puducherry.
^"Cameras to Help PRTC Monitor Buses". The Hindu. Puducherry.
^Sivaraman, R. (12 July 2014). "Gear up for smooth and swanky travel". The Hindu.
February 06, 2023
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The Puducherry Road Transport Corporation PRTC French Societe des transports routiers de Pondichery is the government transport corporation in the union territory of Puducherry that provides services in all the four regions of Puducherry namely Pondicherry Karaikal Mahe and Yanam Puducherry Road Transport CorporationFounded1988HeadquartersMarimalai Adigal Salai PuducherryService areaPuducherry Karaikal Mahe Yanam Tamil Nadu Kerala Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Fleet141 1 OperatorGovernment of Puducherry Contents 1 History 2 Fleets 3 Routes 4 Class of services 5 Future plans and expansion 6 Volvo Buses 7 See also 8 ReferencesHistory EditPondicherry Tourism Development Corporation Limited PTDC 2 was incorporated during February 1986 to promote tourism in the union territory of Puducherry With the introduction of transport service from March 1988 the corporation was converted into Pondicherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation Limited PT amp TDC with effect from December 1992 The corporation operates inter state buses on 55 routes throughout the territory providing direct services to important tourist destinations in all the southern states of India PT amp TDC has paid up capital of about Rs 28 42 crores and was incurring substantial annual losses in the tourism sector Hence the corporation was bifurcated with effect from 1 April 2005 into the Puducherry Road Transport Corporation PRTC and Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation PTDC in order to focus on diversification and expansion projects Fleets EditPRTC operates over 139 buses in various Inter state and Intra City routes It operates around 40 JNNURM buses in all the 4 territories viz Puducherry Karaikal Mahe and Yanam with a majority of them operating in Puducherry The fleet with PRTC is entirely from Ashok Leyland Routes EditIt operates various inter state routes connecting important cities of Tamil Nadu and Kerala like Chennai Tindivanam Coimbatore Tirunelveli Kumbakonam Kumily Velankanni Nagapattinam Mayiladuthurai Neyveli Chidambaram Viluppuram Cuddalore Palakkad Malappuram Kozhikode from its towns of Puducherry and Karaikal It also operates to Mahe Tirupathi Bengaluru from Puducherry which till date are its only services outside Tamil Nadu Off late they have been adding more and more services in Mahe and Yanam As of now they are operating 3 JnNURM town buses each in Mahe and Yanam Class of services EditPRTC is now running the following types of buses connecting different places in its 4 regions as well as to the neighboring states City Ordinary 2 2 City bus and 3 2 City bus City Semi Low Floor 2 2 JnNURM bus Express 3 2 Mofussil Bus Deluxe 2 2 Non Push Back Ultra Deluxe 2 2 Push Back Volvo buses 2 2 PDYCHN amp PDYCUDFuture plans and expansion EditPRTC has received a fresh batch of 25 buses from JnNURM for the city operations Around 25 Semi Low Floor buses are being operated to destinations in and around the Pondicherry It received another fresh batch of 14 new Semi Low Floor buses and they were inaugurated in the month of January 3 out of which are running in Karaikal and Mahe 2 in Yanam and the rest doing its service in Puducherry Urban Area in new routes 3 4 There is also a proposal to replace all the inter state buses All of them have done more than 10 lakh km and are very old Very recently PRTC has added 4 Ultra Delux buses of Prakash P8000 Model on the Pondicherry Mahe and Pondicherry Nagercoil routes Another 3 Ultra Delux buses are expected to be added to the fleet soon They also have replaced 30 of their age old inter city bus fleet with new buses built by TVR Coach on Ashok Leyland platform and they also have procured 200 electronic ticket vending machines enabled with GPS and GPRS as a part of preventing revenue leakage 5 6 Very recently they have invited tenders for procurement of 50 buses under JnNURM II They include 20 Standard Non AC buses 20 Mini Non AC buses They are expected to hit the road sometime in 2014 and are to be deployed in new local routes Volvo Buses EditPRTC also operates 2 Volvo AC buses to two different locations They were procured in 2006 2007 but in the year 2010 11 they were withdrawn due to an accident and a court order to halt the service between Puducherry city and Bengaluru Now due to the efforts of the new general manager and the managing director the buses have been sent to the Volvo factory and have been re furbished with a complete FC Both the buses have been delivered back to PRTC and has started its service in Puducherry Chennai route 10 new Volvo buses to ply in Puducherry and to Chennai A fleet of brand new Volvo buses rolled out to enhance the travel experience of the commuters on Friday 12 07 2014 Chief Minister N Rangasamy flagged off the 10 swanky air conditioned buses of the Puducherry Road Transport PRTC Corporation Limited here 7 See also EditAndhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation State Express Transport Corporation Tamil Nadu Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chennai References Edit Varma M Dinesh 3 September 2015 40 new buses added to fleet of Puducherry Road Transport Corpn The Hindu via www thehindu com Official Website of Department of Tourism Government of Puducherry India tourism puducherry gov in 21 March 2019 Archived from the original on 21 March 2019 Retrieved 15 April 2021 Kishore Kavita 11 January 2013 New Buses for PRTC s Fleet The Hindu Puducherry The Hindu Nair Rajesh B 6 March 2010 Road transport corporation set for revival The Hindu Puducherry Archived from the original on 25 September 2009 Staff Reporter 29 January 2013 Cameras to help PRTC monitor buses The Hindu Puducherry Cameras to Help PRTC Monitor Buses The Hindu Puducherry Sivaraman R 12 July 2014 Gear up for smooth and swanky travel The Hindu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puducherry Road Transport Corporation amp oldid 1137498525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
