Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation abbreviated (GSRTC) is a Government State Transport Undertaking of Gujarat for passengers facilitating road public transport in moffusil / city services. GSRTC operates within the state of Gujarat, India and its neighboring states. It has a fleet of 8,322 buses.
Overview
GSRTC has been incorporated since 1 May 1960 with seven divisions, 76 depots and seven divisional workshops, which has been expanding. The public undertaking is covering 98% of the villages and 99% population of Gujarat in addition to serving major cities of the country via long-distance routes.
Infrastructure across the state: 16 divisions 126 depots 263 bus stations 1554 pickup stands
Daily operation with: 40,000 employees 8703 buses 8500 schedules 47462 trips 32.50 lakhs km 25 lakhs passengers (99.5%) of population It covers 18,551 (99.33%) villages of Gujarat out of total 18,676 villages It has iconic one-of-its-kind Bus Ports in 6 major cities of Gujarat Technological up-gradation in major departments i.e. IT, technical, HR etc. GSRTC daily facilitates 1.3 million obligatory passengers including students out of total 2.5 million passengers by operating 8530 obligatory trips.
Divisions GSRTC has total 16 divisions:
Ahmedabad division referred as Aashram Amreli division referred as Gir Bharuch division referred as Narmada Bhavnagar division referred as Shetrunjay Bhuj division referred as Kutch Godhra division referred as Pavagadh Himmatnagar division referred as Sabar Jamnagar division referred as Dwarka Junagadh division referred as Somnath Mehsana division referred as Modhera Nadiad division referred as Amul Palanpur division referred as Banas Rajkot division referred as Saurashtra Surat division referred as Surya Nagri Vadodara division referred as Vishwamitri Valsad division referred as Daman Ganga
Also in Ahmedabad division Gandhinagar depot has some special buses referred as Vikas Route.
Depots Division Depots Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Chandola, Bareja, Sanand, Viramgam, Dholka, Dhandhuka, Bavla, Dahegam, Gandhinagar Amreli Amreli, Savarkundla, Bagasara, Una, Dhari, Rajula, Kodinar Vadodara Vadodara, Dabhoi, Karjan, Chhota Udaipur, Bodeli, Padra, Waghodia, Savli Bhavnagar Bhavnagar, Talaja, Mahuva, Palitana, Gariadhar, Gadhada, Botad, Barwala Bhuj Bhuj, Mandvi, Mundra, Anjar, Bhachau, Rapar, Naliya, Nakhatrana Bharuch Bharuch, Jambusar, Ankleshwar, Zaghadia, Rajpipla Godhra Godhra, Dahod, Lunawada, Santrampur, Zalod, Halol, BariaHimmatnagar Himmatnagar, Idar, Bhiloda, Modasa, Khedbrahma, Prantij, Bayad, Mansa Rajkot Rajkot, Gondal, Surendranagar, Chotila, Limbdi, Morbi, Dhrangadhra, Jasdan, Wankaner Jamnagar Jamnagar, Dwarka, Khambhaliya, Dhrol, Jamjodhpur Junagadh Junagadh, Porbandar, Veraval, Upleta, Keshod, Dhoraji, Mangrol, Bantwa, Jetpur Mehsana Mehsana, Patan, Visnagar, Kadi, Becharaji, Kalol, Vadnagar, Chanasma, Kheralu, Harij, Unjha, Vijapur Nadiad Nadiad, Anand, Borsad, Khambhat, Dakor, Balasinor, Kheda, Kapadvanj, Mahudha, Matar, Petlad Palanpur Palanpur, Ambaji, Deesa, Siddhpur, Tharad, Radhanpur, Deodar Surat Surat-1, Surat-2, Bardoli, Mandvi, Songadh, Olpad Valsad Valsad, Navsari, Bilimora, Vapi, Dharampur, Ahwa
New Bus Terminals
It is as per the vision of the Prime Minister when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat to facelift the bus terminals with facilities that are available at international airports. The government has already built Eight such bus terminals - two in Ahmedabad at Gita Mandir and Ranip, two in Vadodara at Central and Makarpura, two in Surat at Surat Cantral GSRTC Bus Terminal and Adajan one each in Palanpur, Rajkot and Mehsana. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani proposed to build ten modern district level bus terminals at Amreli, Bhuj, Bharuch, Rajkot, Nadiad, Navsari, Modasa, Patan at a cost of Rs.913.30 crore with facilities for commercial activities. Boat jetties are also planned along with helipads. Every bus station will offer direct helicopter flights to Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. GSRTC is training its drivers to fly helicopters and planes to start service. All these ten bus terminals, to be designed, built, operated and transfer model, will have a digital display, variable message sign boards, CCTV cameras, surveillance system, deluxe waiting hall, tourist information centre, cloakrooms, restaurants, food courts, plaza, budget hotels, and multiplex for commercial activities, besides Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) administrative office, parcel room, maintenance workshop and fuel pumps. The bus terminals will have a clause for maintenance and repairs as and when required for 30 years.
Passenger GSRTC purchased 1500+ new buses including air conditioned, Sleeper coaches Volvo buses in 2009 and also purchased 1000+ new Intercity Mini buses in 2017. GSRTC daily covers 28 lakh kilometre with 40000 trips and catering daily 24 lakh passengers ... GSRTC provides online and mobile phone ticket booking facility. It also provides wi-fi internet service in Volvo buses for free. Currently the fleet of buses having online ticket booking facility includes Express, Gurjarnagri, Sleeper and Volvo buses.
Command & Control Center and IT Initiatives GSRTC has established its Command & Control Center of GSRTC at Central Office, Ranip, Ahmedabad. 24 × 7 rigorous monitoring of various parameters in CCC (Command & Control Center) & DCCC (Division Command & Control Center) through various IT tools, i.e.,
GPS based Integrated Vehicle Tracking & Passenger Information System Integrated Depot Management System Online Passenger Reservation System Inventory Management System Electronic Ticketing Machine Discipline & Appeal Management System MIS Generation Automated Fuel Management System Automated Driver Testing System CCTV Camera-based Surveillance Vigilance System Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan Mobile App 24 × 7 toll-free helpdesk with IVRS Online Grievance Redressal MPLS – VPN
Technical It has built up many technical facilities. Including:
Three level maintenance and repair facility - 126 depot workshops, 16 divisional workshops and a central workshop 7 Tyre retreading plant
Services Volvo Services Ahmedabad to Vadodara (frequency of every 15 minutes) Ahmedabad to Surat (frequency of every 30 minutes) Ahmedabad to Rajkot (daily 10 services) Rajkot to Vadodara (daily 4 services) Bhuj to Vadodara (daily 5 services) A.C.Luxury Services Dhanera to Ahmedabad (Daily 14 service)
Intercity Services Ahmedabad to Vadodara (frequency of every 15 minutes) Ahmedabad to Surat (frequency of every 30 minutes) Ahmedabad to Rajkot (frequency of every 1 hour) Ahmedabad to Anand (frequency of every 30 minutes) Ahmedabad to Nadiad (frequency of every 30 minutes) Ahmedabad to Dahod (frequency of every 20 minutes) Mehsana to Ranip (frequency of every 30 minutes) Palanpur to Mehsana (frequency of every 30 minutes) Palanpur to Ahmedabad (frequency of every 30 minutes) Palanpur to Deesa (frequency of every 30 minutes) Dhanera to Deesa (frequency of every 30 minutes) Patan to Becharaji (frequency of every 30 minutes) Surat to Navsari (frequency of every 20 minutes) Vadodara to Anand (frequency of every 15 minutes) Vadodara to Godhra (frequency of every 30 minutes) Godhra to Ahmedabad (frequency of every 20 minutes) Rajkot to Jamnagar (frequency of every 1 hour)
etc. and many more Intercity services to and from major cities of Gujarat.
Service types Volvo Seater A. C. Seater Electric Intercity (A.C.) Sleeper Bus (Non A.C.) Luxury Coach (2×2 Seating) Gurjar Nagari Express (Red) Deluxe Express Mini Bus
Buses used & awards Buses used Volvo Switch Mobility Olectra TATA Eicher Ashok Leyland
Awards Sir NoType of Trophy AwardedYear in Which Awarded 1 Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL 1978-79 Winner 2 Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL 1979-80 Winner 3 Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL 1980-81 Winner 4 Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL 1981-82 CERT. Only 5 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1982-83 Winner 6 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1983-84 Winner 7 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1984-85 Winner 8 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1985-86 JT. Winner 9 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1986-87 Winner 10 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1987-88 Winner 11 Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL 1987-88 3rd Rank 12 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1988-89 Winner 13 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1989-90 Winner 14 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1990-91 Winner 15 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1991-92 Winner 16 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1992-93 Winner 17 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1993-94 Winner 18 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1994-95 Runner Up 19 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1995-96 Runner Up 20 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1996-97 Runner Up 21 Consistent Improvement Diesel KMPL 1996-97 SPL. Award 22 Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL 1997-98 Runner Up 23 Highest Improvement In City Services - Surat For Diesel KMPL 1997-98 (ASRTU) 24 Highest Diesel KMPL 1998-99 Winner 25 Highest Diesel KMPL 1999-2000 Winner 26 Highest Diesel KMPL 2000-01 Winner 27 Highest Diesel KMPL 2001-02 Winner 28 Highest Diesel KMPL 2002-03 Winner 29 Maximum Improvement In KMPL (Urban Services) 2006-07 Winner 30 Maximum Improvement In Vehicle Productivity (Mofissil Services) 2006-07 Winner 31 Maximum Improvement In KMPL (Urban Services Ahmedabad) 2007-08 Winner 32 Maximum Improvement In KMPL (Urban Services) 2007-08 Runner Up 33 Highest In KMPL (Mofissil Services) 2007-08 Runner Up 34 Highest Diesel KMPL (Mofissil Services) 2008-09 Winner 35 Maximum Improvement In KMPL (Mofissil Services) 2008-09 Winner 36 Maximum Improvement In KMPL (Urban Services Baroda) 2008-09 Winner 37 Maximum Improvement in Type Performance (Mofissil Services) 2008-09 Winner 38 Highest Diesel KMPL (Mofissil Services) 2009-10 Winner 39 Highest Diesel KMPL (Mofissil Services) 2010-11 Winner 40 Maximum Improvement in Vehicle Productivity (Mofissil Services) 2011-12 Winner 41 Highest Diesel KMPL (Mofissil Services. Group-ll Having Fleet Strength-40001 to 10000) 2011-12 Winner 42 Highest Diesel KMPL (Mofissil Services. Group-ll Having Fleet Strength-40001 to 10000) 2012-13 Winner 43 Highest KMPL in Fuel Efficiency - Urban Services for the year 2013-14 Ahmedabad City 2013-14 Winner 44 Maximum Improvement in KMPL - Urban Services for the year 2013-14 Ahmedabad City 2013-14 Winner 45 Minimum Operational Cost (Without the element of tax) Mofussil Services. Group-ll (STUs having fleet between 4001 and 10000) for the year 2013-14 2013-14 Winner 46 Highest KMPL in Fuel Efficiency (5.42) for the year 2013-14 among the STUs operating Mofussil Services. Group-ll (STUs Having fleet between 4001 and 10000) for the fourth consecutive year 2013-14 Winner 47 Best Practice of Safety at Work Place. National Level Award 2014-15 Winner 48 Highest KMPL in fuel efficiency - Urban service for the year 2014-15 Ahmedabad city 2014-15 Winner 49 Minimum Operational Cost (Without the element of tax) Mofussil services. Group-ll (STUs having fleet between 4001 and 10000) for the year 2014-15 2014-15 Winner 50 Minimum Operational Cost (Without the element of tax) Mofussil services. Group-ll (STUs having fleet between 4001 and 10000) for the year 2015-16 2015-16 Winner
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