kerala state road transport corporation type public sector corporation under the ministry of transport of the state government of kerala industry public transport bus service founded 20 february 1938 1965 headquarters thiruvananthapuram kerala india area served kerala karnataka tamilnadu products bus transport cargo transport services services scania volvo ac airbus globus ac airbus super deluxe airbus super express airbus volvo low floor super express super fast fast passenger rajadhani silver line jet venad malabar limited stop ananthapuri thiru kochi double decker ordinary bus . subsidiaries kerala urban road transport corporation kurtc 1 website www.keralartc.com ticket booking ksrtc kozhikode the kerala state road transport corporation ksrtc is the state run bus company in kerala india . it is one of the oldest state run public bus transport services in india and is headquartered in thiruvananthapuram . ksrtc bus at parambikulam tiger reserve contents 1 history 2 fleet 3 kerala urban road transport corporation 4 depots and workshops 5 workshops 6 facts 7 fares 7.1 historical fares 7.2 current fares 8 online booking 9 gprs enabled ticket machines 10 gallery 11 references 12 external links history edit the earliest predecessor of the kerala state road transport corporation was the travancore state transport department constituted by the king chithira thirunal balarama varma with the intent of reorganizing the transportation services of the former state . e.g. salter assistant operating superintendent of london passenger transport board was appointed as superintendent of the transport department on 20 september 1937 . 2 3 the transport department grew with nationalisation of key interstate routes such as thiruvananthapuram kanyakumari route and the palakkad coimbatore route . the first fleet consisted of 60 comet chassis fitted with perkins diesel engines imported from england . the bodies of the buses were built by the staff of the travancore state transport department under the supervision of the superintendent . the model for the selection of operating staff continues to be followed by the current operating staff . the transport department gave preference in recruitment for those who were likely to lose their private transport company jobs resulting from the nationalization of thiruvananthapuram kanyakumari route . thus the transport department began with a staff of about a hundred graduates appointed as inspectors and conductors . the state motor service was inaugurated by the king chithira thirunal balarama varma on 20 february 1938 . he and his kin were the first passengers of the system on the inaugural trip ; superintendent salter was the driver of the bus . this bus along with the thirty three other buses brought on road driving through the kowdiar square was an attraction at that time . following the enactment of the road transport corporation act in 1950 the government of kerala formulated ksrtc rules in 1965 by section 44 . the transport department was converted into an autonomous corporation on 1 april 1965 and the kerala state road transport corporation was formally established by the government of kerala by the notification dated 15 march 1965 . ksrtc buses are the registered under a dedicated rto at thiruvananthapuram with the registration series kl 15 . fleet edit the corporation has a fleet of 6148 buses and 5598 schedules consisting volvo buses scania buses ashok leyland tata motors eicher motors and minibuses . 4 the fleet composition as of 6 december 2010 was service type model numbers description city ordinary tata 1510 & tata 1512c 42 ordinary buses in thiruvananthapuram for city transportation . city double decker ashok leyland titan 2 double decker buses in kochi angamaly to vyttila mobility hub and thiruvananthapuram east fort to sangumugham beach charging ordinary fares . thiru kochi ananthapuri fast tata 1510 & tata 1512c 205 city buses in kochi thiruvananthapuram with 2x2 seating layout . low floor non ac city bus ashok leyland panther re semi low floor 240 low floor city buses under jawaharlal nehru national urban renewal mission scheme with 2x2 seating layout . low floor ac city bus volvo 8400 80 low floor ac city buses under jawaharlal nehru national urban renewal mission scheme in kochi thiruvananthapuram with 2x2 seating layout . minibus tata 709e ashok leyland stag 21 mini buses are used on small feeder routes charging ordinary fares . rajadhani ring road service 5 ashok leyland viking tata 1512 & tata 1512c 10 new ring road bus service in thiruvananthapuram city short wheel base ordinary buses tata 1512 ashok leyland cheetah 200 midi buses with shorter wheelbase 176 in wheelbase are used on routes in hilly areas ghats and small narrower roads charging ordinary fares . ordinary ashok leyland viking tata 1512 & tata 1512c 3 958 short routes served by older buses that used to run on higher grade services . venad malabar ashok leyland viking tata globus tata 1512 & tata 1512c 1 465 comfortable buses used as limited stop ordinary ls ord fare stage limited stop fsls town to town tt with 3x2 seating layout and ordinary fare stage . fast passenger ashok leyland viking tata 1512c 1152 short and long distance no frill services with 3x2 seating layout . super fast ashok leyland viking tata 1512c eicher 334 fast long distance services with 3x2 seating layout . super express airbus ashok leyland 12m tata 1612c eicher 50 newly introduced long distance services on 12 m chassis often interstate with 3x2 seating layout with more leg room and rear air suspension . some buses have 2x2 reclining seating layout . same fare as a super express . super deluxe airbus ashok leyland viking & tata lpo1512c ex 50 luxury interstate and intrastate services often long distance with 2x2 reclining seats and rear air suspension . silver line jet ashok leyland viking 7 luxury interstate and intrastate services often long distance with 2x2 reclining seats wifi on board . garuda volvo ac volvo 9400 3 luxury interstate services buses to bangalore using volvo b7r with 2x2 reclining seats and full air suspension . garuda multi axle ac volvo 9400 10 luxury interstate multiaxle bus services using volvo b9r with 2x2 semisleeper seats and full air suspension . garuda maharaja multi axle ac scania metrolink 20 luxury interstate multiaxle bus services using scania metrolink buses with 2x2 semisleeper seats and full air suspension . total 6 184 total number of schedules 5 598 services to start soon kerala urban road transport corporation edit in november 2014 kerala urban road transport corporation kurtc with headquarters in kochi was formed to operate low floor buses which are procured with the financial assistance from the jawaharlal nehru national urban renewal mission jnnurm . 1 the 314 low floor buses already procured are to be brought under this newly formed subsidiary kurtc . citation needed with 400 low floor buses to be procured for extending services to 12 more districts in the state under jnnurm scheme 2013 14 the number of these sleek modern buses is to go up to 767 . citation needed depots and workshops edit ksrtc has 28 depots 48 sub depots 17 operating centres 28 station master offices 5 workshops and 3 staff training colleges spread throughout the kerala . 6 in 1995 kerala state road transport corporation ventured into the technical education field by establishing an engineering college named sree chitra thirunal college of engineering at pappanamcode on its central workshop premises . the list of ksrtc bus stands and depots are given below s.no name code status telephone 1 thiruvananthapuram central tvm depot 0471 2323886 2 thiruvananthapuram city cty depot 0471 2463029 3 attingal atl depot 0470 2622202 4 nedumangad ndd depot 0472 2812235 5 neyyattinkara nta depot 0471 2222243 6 pappanamcode ppd depot 0471 2249400 7 vizhinjam vzm depot 0471 2481365 8 kaniyapuram kpm sub depot 0471 2752533 9 kattakkada ktd sub depot 0471 2290381 10 kilimanoor kmr sub depot 0470 2672217 11 parassala psl sub depot 0471 2202058 12 peroorkada prk sub depot 0471 2433683 13 poovar pvr sub depot 0471 2210047 14 vellanad vnd sub depot 0472 2882986 15 vellarada vrd sub depot 0471 2242029 16 venjaramoodu vjd sub depot 0472 2874141 17 vikasbhavan vkb sub depot 04712307890 18 vithura vtr sub depot 0472 2858686 19 aryanad ard operating centre 0472 2853900 20 palode pld operating centre 0472 2840259 21 kollam klm depot 0474 2752008 22 kottarakkara ktr depot 0474 2452622 23 chadayamangalam cdm sub depot 0474 2476200 24 chathannoor cht sub depot 0474 2592900 25 karunagappally knp sub depot 0476 2620466 26 pathanapuram ppm sub depot 0475 2353769 27 punalur plr sub depot 0475 2222626 28 aryankavu ark operating centre 0475 2211300 29 kulathupuzha klp operating centre 0474 2318777 30 pathanamthitta pta depot 0468 2229213 31 thiruvalla tvl depot 0469 2602945 32 adoor adr sub depot 04734 224764 33 pamba pba sub depot 04735 203445 34 mallappally mpy operating centre 0469 2785080 35 pandalam pdm operating centre 04734 255800 36 ranni rni operating centre 04735 225253 37 konni kni operating centre 0468 2244555 38 alappuzha alp depot 0477 2252501 39 chengannur cgr depot 0479 2452352 40 cherthala ctl depot 0478 2812582 41 kayamkulam kym depot 0479 2442022 42 harippad hpd sub depot 0479 2412620 43 mavelikkara mvk sub depot 0479 2302282 44 edathua edt operating centre 0477 2215400 45 kottayam ktm depot 0481 2562908 46 changanassery chr depot 0481 2420245 47 pala pla depot 04822 212250 48 erattupetta etp sub depot 04822 272330 49 kattappana ktp sub depot 04822 212250 50 kumily kmy sub depot 04822 272330 51 ponkunnam pnk sub depot 04828 221333 52 vaikom vkm sub depot 04829 221210 53 erumely emy operating centre 04828 212345 54 thodupuzha tdp sub depot 04862 222388 55 moolamattom mlt operating centre 04862 252045 56 munnar mnr operating centre 04865 230201 57 eranakulam ekm depot 0484 2372033 58 aluva alv depot 0484 2624242 59 muvattupuzha mvp depot 0485 2832321 60 perumbavoor pbr depot 0484 2523416 61 angamaly ank sub depot 0484 2453050 62 kothamangalam kmg sub depot 0485 2862202 63 north paravur prr sub depot 0484 2442373 64 piravom pvm sub depot 0485 2265533 65 koothattukulam kkm sub depot 0485 2253444 66 thrissur tsr depot 0487 2421150 67 chalakkudy cld sub depot 0480 2701638 68 guruvayoor gvr sub depot 0487 2556450 69 kodungallor kdr sub depot 0480 2803155 70 mala mal sub depot 0480 2890438 71 irinjalakkuda ijk operating centre 0480 2623990 72 puthukkad pkd operating centre 0487 2751648 73 palakkad plk depot 0491 2520098 74 chittur ctr sub depot 04923 227488 75 mannarkkad mkd sub depot 04924 225150 76 vadakkanchery vdk operating centre 04922 255001 77 malappuram mpm sub depot 0483 2734950 78 nilambur nbr sub depot 04931 223929 79 perinthalmanna pmn sub depot 04933 227342 80 ponnani pni sub depot 0494 2666396 81 kozhikode kkd depot 0495 2723796 82 thamarassery tsy sub depot 0495 2222217 83 thottilpalam tpm sub depot 0496 2565944 84 thiruvambady tdy operating centre 0495 2254500 85 vadakara vka operating centre 0496 2523377 86 sulthan bathery sby depot 04936 220217 87 kalpetta kpa sub depot 04936 203040 88 mananthavady mdy sub depot 04935 240640 89 kannur knr depot 0497 2705960 90 payyannur pnr sub depot 04985 203062 91 thalassery tly sub depot 0490 2343333 92 kasargod kgd depot 04994 230677 93 kanhangad kngd sub depot 0467 2200055 94 bengaluru ato & sm 080 26756666 080 22221755 95 coimbatore sm 0422 2521614 96 mysuru sm 0821 2440124 ksrtc is also having 28 station master sm offices at ambalapuzha ayoor eenchakkal ernakulam jetty ettumanoor iritty kadakkal kaliyakkavila kuthiyathode malayilkeezh manjery mundakkayam nagarcoil ochira pattambi pothencode puthenkurishu tirur valanchery varkala vytila hub and also have 3 staff training colleges in trivandrum ernakulam and edappal . workshops edit the list of ksrtc workshops are given below s.no name status telephone 1 pappanamcode central workshop 0471 2490801 2 mavelikkara regional workshop 0479 2302409 3 aluva regional workshop 0484 2624007 4 edappal regional workshop 0494 2699248 5 kozhikode regional workshop 0495 2361667 facts edit the daily scheduled distance for bus services has increased from 12 00 000 km to 14 22 546 km . 7 nearly 5 373 buses run on 4