Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport

Corporation
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
(UPSRTC) is a public sector passenger road transport
corporation based in Uttar Pradesh, India operating intrastate and interstate bus services.

425.7 million kilometers.During the VII ve-year plan

emphasis was placed on strengthening the eet of the corporation. By the end of the plan period the eet had
risen to 8161 buses from the initial strength of 6198. By
1989-90, the Corporation operated 2525 routes covering
648.6 million kilometers and carrying 471.2 million passengers.During the VIII ve-year plan 2722 buses were
replaced with new buses however 3142 buses were auctioned and the eet at the end of 1996-97 became 7463
buses.During the IX ve-year plan 2427 buses were replaced and 3785 buses were auctioned, At the end of
2001-02 the Corporation had 6105 buses.In the Xth veyear plan 5274 buses were inducted and 4818 buses were
removed from eet. At the end of 2006-07 the Corporation had 6561 buses apart from 784 hired buses operated under its control.In the XIth ve-year plan 4518
buses were inducted and 4189 buses were removed from
eet. At the end of 2011-12 the Corporation had 6890
buses apart from 1763 hired buses operated under its control.The Corporation has been reconstituted on 30 Oct
2003 with the services in the state of Uttarakhand forming a separate corporation.

History

Barabanki UPSRTC (Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation) Bus Station.

2 Infrastructure

Passenger road transport services in the state of U.P.

started on 15 May 1947 with the operation of bus service on the Lucknow - Barabanki route by the erstwhile
U.P. Government Roadways.[1] At the time of establishment of the Corporation it had a eet of 4253 buses which
were operating on 1123 routes. The corporations earned
kilometers operated at that time were 228.8 million kilometers. While the total number of passengers carried by
its buses totaled 251.3 million.By the end of the decade
the eet of the corporation had attained a strength of 5679
buses, the operations had increased to 1782 routes. As a
result of this increase in operations, the earned kilometers
totaled about 395.3 million kilometers, while the total
numbers of passengers carried totaled over 449.1 million.
During the IV ve-year plan, the erstwhile UP Government Roadways was renamed as 'Uttar Pradesh State
Road Transport Corporation' (UPSRTC) on 1 June
1972 under the provisions of the Road Transport Act,
1950.The end of the VI ve-year plan saw a further increase in all operational parameters being achieved by the
corporation. With the increase in eet strength of 6198
buses, the earned kilometers of the corporation rose to

UPSRTC Logo

The corporate oce of the corporation is situated at Lucknow.For ecient functioning the corporation has been
divided into 20 regions of which 1 region operates urban & sub-urban services. Each region has a regional
workshop where major repair and maintenance work as
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TYPES OF BUSES

well as assembly reconditioning work is performed.Each

region has been further divided into operational units
called depots. The total number of depots in the corporation is 116, including car-section. Each depot has
a depot workshop attached to it to provide supportive
maintenance facilities. For heavy maintenance and repair
of vehicles, reconditioning of major assemblies, renovation of buses and construction of bodies on new chassis,
two Central workshops have been established in Kanpur:
Central Workshop, Rawatpur and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Workshop, Allen Forest.Eight tyre retreading plants
are established at Agra, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Kanpur, Saharanpur, Allahabad, Moradabad and Etawah to provide in-house tyre retreading facil- UPSRTC Bus Service in Daryaoganj
ities.For repairs and maintenance of sta cars belonging
to the State Government and the Corporation, a separate
unit named Car Section is established in Lucknow.For
imparting training to drivers and technical sta, a Training School is established in Kanpur. The state transport
department is also introducing Intelligent Transport Management System(ITMS) with a cost of Rs 38.28 crore of
which 50 per cent is a grant from the Centre and remaining 50 per cent would be from private participation. With
the implementation of ITMS, the entire transport department in the state would go online

Organisations

U.P.S.R.T.C. is headquartered at Lucknow and has 20

regions operating out of 116 depots .

Bus Terminal, Rath

5 Types of buses
JANTA
Operates as shuttle service between district headquarters
and nearby towns / villages / tehsils. Caters to rural and
economy conscious trac. USP - Reduced fares (around
70% of fare of ordinary services) are charged.
MINI
Operates as shuttle service between district headquarters
and nearby towns / villages / tehsils. Caters to rural and
time conscious trac. USP - Has 32 seats, gets lled up
fast and reaches destination faster.

NH-2 a UPSRTC bus

Fleet

ORDINARY
New comfortable buses, operate between various districts
Caters to the general trac. USP - Ordinary fares are
charged.

GOLD LINE
UPSRTC operates a eet of around 9600 Buses primarily
manufactured by Ashok Leyland. Some TATA and Volvo New, more comfortable and point to point services. Opbuses are also in service.
erates between dierent districts as direct services. USP

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- Starts at right time from starting station and again start
at right time for return journey to starting station. Caters
to comfort and time conscious trac.
SLEEPER
New, comfortable and non AC Sleeper services for long
routes. Operates between dierent long distance destinations. USP - Has 28 seats on lower tier and 15 berths on
upper tier.
A.C.
New, very comfortable, AC and point to point services.
Operates between dierent districts as direct services.
USP - Caters to comfort and time conscious trac.
PLATINUM LINE
Spacious and comfortable 2*2 A/c volvo buses for ease
and comfort during journey.45 seater,spacious, State of
Art Volvo Buses with great comfort services between all
districts headquarters and major routes.
ROYAL CRUISER
Royal Cruiser is a high end bus which is Worldclass, affordable, safe, pleasant, and secure for tours and transportations
CITY BUS SERVICE
Operates
CNG
city
bus
all
under
JNNURM
in
8
cities
in
Lucknow,Kanpur,Agra,Varanasi,Allahabad,Meerut,Noida,Mathura.

See also
Lucknow Mahanagar Parivahan Sewa
Lucknow Upnagariya Parivahan Sewa

References

[1] UPSRTC History

External links
Ocial website of UPSRTC
Recruitment of UPSRTC

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