The Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC), also known as Uttarakhand Roadways, is the government-run bus service for the state of Uttarakhand, India. UTC operates buses throughout Uttarakhand and connects it to neighboring states such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Jammu, and Madhya Pradesh. With a vast network exceeding 350,000 kilometers, UTC caters to over 100,000 daily passengers.
After the formation of Uttarakhand state on November 9, 2000, the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) was established in Dehradun on October 30, 2003, under the provisions of the Road Transport Act, 1950. Following the formation of UTC, it received 957 buses from the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). Subsequently, in 2004, UTC purchased its own 457 buses.
Supporting infrastructureedit
The corporate office of the corporation is situated at Dehradun. For efficient functioning the corporation has been divided into 3 divisions Dehradun, Nainital and Tanakpur. Each region has a regional workshop where major repair and maintenance work as well as assembly reconditioning work is performed.
One tyre retreading plant is established at Dehradun to provide in-house tyre retreading facilities.
Each region has been further divided into operational units called Depots. The total number of depots in the corporation is 19 , Each depot has a depot workshop attached to it to provide supportive maintenance facilities.
Fleetedit
UTC currently owns over 1,355 buses. Of the total buses, approximately 573 ply on hilly routes within the state. UTC categorizes its buses into five categories:
Volvo buses
Janrath buses
Ordinary buses
CNG buses (undertaking buses)
Low-floor buses, which operate in association with JNURM to serve urban areas.
Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU)
January 01, 1970
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Uttarakhand Transport Corporation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Uttarakhand Transport Corporation UTC also known as Uttarakhand Roadways is the government run bus service for the state of Uttarakhand India UTC operates buses throughout Uttarakhand and connects it to neighboring states such as Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Punjab Haryana Delhi Chandigarh Rajasthan Jammu and Madhya Pradesh With a vast network exceeding 350 000 kilometers UTC caters to over 100 000 daily passengers Uttarakhand Transport CorporationParentUnder Ministry of Road Transport Government of UttarakhandFounded30 October 2003 1 Headquarters1 Raj Vihar Chakrata Road Dehradun 2 UttarakhandLocaleUttarakhandService areaUttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Chandigarh Punjab Haryana Delhi Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir 3 Service typeBus serviceRoutes337 4 Depots19Fleet1355Fuel typeDiesel amp CNGOperatorGovernment of Uttarakhand Contents 1 History 2 Supporting infrastructure 3 Fleet 4 Divisions amp Bus Depots 5 Service types 6 Buses used 7 Modes of service delivery 8 Awards 9 References 10 External linksHistory editAfter the formation of Uttarakhand state on November 9 2000 the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation UTC was established in Dehradun on October 30 2003 under the provisions of the Road Transport Act 1950 Following the formation of UTC it received 957 buses from the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation UPSRTC Subsequently in 2004 UTC purchased its own 457 buses Supporting infrastructure editThe corporate office of the corporation is situated at Dehradun For efficient functioning the corporation has been divided into 3 divisions Dehradun Nainital and Tanakpur Each region has a regional workshop where major repair and maintenance work as well as assembly reconditioning work is performed One tyre retreading plant is established at Dehradun to provide in house tyre retreading facilities Each region has been further divided into operational units called Depots The total number of depots in the corporation is 19 Each depot has a depot workshop attached to it to provide supportive maintenance facilities Fleet edit nbsp UTC currently owns over 1 355 buses Of the total buses approximately 573 ply on hilly routes within the state UTC categorizes its buses into five categories Volvo buses Janrath buses Ordinary buses CNG buses undertaking buses Low floor buses which operate in association with JNURM to serve urban areas Divisions amp Bus Depots editUTC has 3 divisions and 19 bus depots Divisions DepotsTanakpur Lohaghat Pithoragarh TanakpurNainital Almora Bageshwar Bhawali Haldwani Kathgodam Kashipur Ramnagar Ranikhet RudrapurDehradun Dehradun Dehradun Gramin Dehradun Hill Haridwar Kotdwar Rishikesh Roorkee SrinagarService types editOrdinary Volvo Janrath Ac CNG Undertaking Bus Chardham Yatra Nepal Maitri Bus SewaBuses used editTata Ashok Leyland Volvo ScaniaModes of service delivery editOnline booking portal Booking counters Pathik mobile app Authorised Agents Common Service CentreAwards editYear Type of Trophy Awarded2008 09Highest bus productivity in mountainous services Highest improvement in bus productivity in hilly areas Highest tire lifespan in mountainous areas Highest diesel average in hilly areas Highest improvement in diesel average in hilly areas 2009 10 Highest bus productivity in mountainous services Highest tire lifespan in mountainous areas Highest diesel average in hilly areasMinimum operating costs in hilly areas2010 11 Highest tire life span in mountainous areasHighest diesel average in hilly areasMinimum operating costs in hilly areasMinimum accident rate in hilly areas 2011 12 Award by Transport Minister Government of India for best road safety in hilly areas Minimum accident rate in hilly areas Minimum Operating Cost2012 13 Highest utility on mountain roads Highest diesel utilization on mountain routes Highest diesel average on mountain routes 2013 14 Bus productivity Highest tire life span Highest kilometer bu Highest operating 2014 15 Highest tire life span in mountainous areasHighest tire life span in mountainous areasHighest bus productivity in hilly areas 2015 16 Maximum improvement in bus productivity compared to last year Highest tire life span Minimum operating cost tax free Maximum improvement in diesel average Highest performance in bus productivity Maximum diesel average 2016 17 Highest productivity of mountain services Highest tire life span in mountain services Minimum operating costs on mountain routes 2019 20 Minimum accidents on mountain roads 2020 21 Minimum accidents on mountain roads References edit UTC Online Services Ver 3 0 utc uk gov in http utc uk gov in contactus dead link Routes Routes Archived from the original on 9 August 2016 Retrieved 28 November 2013 Key Statistics Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 28 November 2013 External links editOfficial website Archived 7 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Association of State Road Transport Undertakings ASRTU Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uttarakhand Transport Corporation amp oldid 1217184418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
