State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) Limited - (SETC) 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 Puducherry. This is one of eight transport corporations currently operating in Tamil Nadu. It is registered under the Companies Act,1956, and its registered office is situated in Chennai.
History 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 formally registered on 14 January 1980 and renamed the Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation (TTC) in honor of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar. During the 1990s, RGTC was formed, which operated interstate routes of the erstwhile TTC. JJTC was then renamed as RGTC in 1996. Both TTC and RGTC were later merged into the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) in 1997.
Depot Intrastate S.No District Depot Location Depot Name Depot Mark 1ChennaiPallavan Salai Chennai A CNA 2Kilambakkam Chennai B CNB 3Thiruvanmiyur Chennai C CNC 4KrishnagiriAnthivadi Hosur HSR 5SalemAngammal Colony Salem SLM 6CoimbatoreKoundampalayam Coimbatore CBE 7TiruchirappalliSubramaniyapuram Tiruchirappalli TRY 8ThanjavurRajakrisnapuram Thanjavur TNJ 9Asoor KumbakonamKKM 10NagapattinamMaraimalai Nagar Nagapattinam NGP 11DindigulKurumbapatti Dindigul DGL 12SivagangaiNesuwalkan Karaikudi KKDI 13MaduraiMellur Madurai MDU 14ThoothukudiThalamuthu Nagar Thoothukudi TCN 15TirunelveliVannarapettai Tirunelveli A TNV A 16KTC Nagar Tirunelveli B TNV B 17TenkasiPeriapillaivalasai Sengottai SHN 18KanniyakumariMeenakshipuram Nagercoil NGL 19South Car Street Kanniyakumari KKI 20Pammam Marthandam MTM Interstate S.No State (ST) or Union Territory (UT) District Depot Location Depot Name Depot Mark 1Kerala (ST) ThiruvananthapuramThampanoor Thiruvananthapuram TVM 2Puducherry (UT) PuducherrySubbarayapillai Chathiram Puducherry PDY
Types of services SETC provides services at fixed rates throughout the year, unlike Omni buses, where fares increase multi-fold during long weekends and festival holidays.
Services Ultra Deluxe: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a 1.BS3 - (#91201D, #F1E3CB) or (#BDF7BD, #1A2A25) 2. BS4 - (#FFFFFF) 3. BS6 - (#AACDAB) available these colors Classic: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats and a toilet facility built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a green livery. Non-AC Sleeper: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white livery. Non-AC Seater Cum Sleeper: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+1 reclining seater seats and 2+1 upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white livery. AC Seater: It is an AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white or green livery. AC Sleeper: It is an AC bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white livery. AC Seater cum Sleeper: It is an AC bus service with 2+1 reclining seater seats and 2+1 upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white livery. Volvo AC Semi Sleeper: Volvo 9600 multi-axle AC 2+2 semi-sleeper bus was introduced to long-distance routes to enhance transportation services.
Reservations SETC provides booking and reservations on all of its routes. The reservation period is 60 days before the journey date. There are options to reserve tickets online at as well as at SETC counters at major Bus Stations. The travellers will be notified by SMS with a conductor's mobile number when the passenger list is printed at the originating station.
References
External links SETC Tamil Nadu