navigation search state express transport corporation tamilnadu limited type public sector corporation under the ministry of transport of the state government of tamil nadu industry public transport bus service founded 1996 headquarters india area served tamil nadu andhra pradesh kerala karnataka and puduchery products bus transport cargo transport services owner government of tamil nadu website setc state express transport corporation tamil nadu formerly known as thiruvalluvar transport corporation is a state owned transport corporation that runs long distance mofussil services exceeding 300 km and above throughout the state of tamil nadu and major cities in adjoining states of andhra pradesh karnataka kerala and the union territory of puduchery . contents 1 history 2 fleet 3 reservation 4 references 5 external links history edit a separate entity exclusively for operating long distance express services was conceived by the government of tamil nadu in 1975 and the services were transferred to the newly formed express wing of pallavan transport corporation with effect from 15 september 1975 . it was registered formally on 14 january 1980 and renamed as thiruvalluvar transport corporation ttc in honor of tamil poet thiruvalluvar . during 1990s jjtc was formed which operated interstate routes of erstwhile ttc . jjtc was then renamed as rgtc in 1996 . both ttc and rgtc was later merged into state express transport corporation setc in 1996 . setc buses fleet edit setc has depots at chennai 3 coimbatore madurai tiruchirappalli salem tirunelveli 2 thoothukudi kumbakonam nagercoil kanyakumari ma shenkottai dindigul nagapattinam thiruvananthapuram hosur karur thanjavur karaikudi and puduchery . setc offers the 3 types of services 2 deluxe ultra deluxe and air conditioned ac . reservation edit setc provides advance booking and reservation on all of its routes . the advance reservation period is 60 days before the journey date . reservation can be done online or across setc counters at major locations . references edit 1 types of services . tnstc . retrieved 13 july 2014 . external links edit setc tamil nadu v t e state organisations of tamil nadu public sector undertakings civil supplies corporation tncsc tneb limited tantransco tangedco setc elcot tidco mtc pscl tasmac sipcot tansidco tnpl tntdpc tourism development corporation tnstc tiic tamil nadu cement corporation tamil nadu magnesite limited tamil nadu industrial explosives limited tamil nadu minerals limited tamil nadu tea plantation corporation tntpc tamil nadu small industries corporation limited tamil nadu sugar corporation limited chennai metro rail limited cmrl nodal agencies cmda energy development agency teda tanhoda board chennai metrowater supply and sewage board cmwssb tamil nadu pollution control board tamil nadu housing board tnhb slum clearance board tamil nadu water supply and drainage board twad tamil nadu state agricultural marketing board cooperative societies aavin co optex tanhope autonomous bodies aids control society tansacs tamil nadu planning commission tamil nadu public service commission v t e transport in tamil nadu transport by cities chennai coimbatore erode madurai thanjavur thoothukudi tiruchirapalli tirunelveli tiruvannamalai road national highways nh 4 nh 5 nh 7 nh 7a nh 45 nh 45a nh 45b nh 45c nh 46 nh 47 nh 47b nh 49 nh 66 nh 67 nh 68 nh 205 nh 207 nh 208 nh 209 nh 210 nh 219 nh 220 nh 226 nh 227 nh 234 state highways sh 4 sh 6 sh 9 sh 10 sh 15 sh 22 sh 49 sh 58 sh 68 sh 81 sh 134 sh 156 other roads chennai elevated expressways coimbatore bypass east coast road old mahabalipuram road public transport chennai brts chennai rbtw coimbatore brts state express transport corporation tamil nadu state transport corporation tiruchirappalli brts rail rail networks chennai metro chennai monorail chennai suburban railway coimbatore monorail chennai mrts southern railway tiruchirappalli monorail rail stations chennai central chennai egmore coimbatore junction erode junction madurai junction salem junction tiruchirapalli junction thanjavur junction tirunelveli junction air international airports chennai coimbatore madurai tiruchirappalli domestic airports salem thoothukudi vellore military bases arakkonam coimbatore madurai tambaram thanjavur uchipuli water ports chennai ennore kattupalli nagapattinam thoothukudi retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title state express transport corporation tamil nadu & oldid 739650106 categories bus companies of indiatransport in tamil naducompanies based in chennaistate road transport corporations of indiagovernment agencies established in 1975government owned companies of indiahidden categories use dmy dates from september 2016use indian english from september 2016all wikipedia articles written in indian englishpages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants 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