State Express Transport Corporation

State Express Transport Corporation - Tamil Nadu Ltd.

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அரசு விரைவு போக்குவரத்து கழகம்

Formerly	Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation Rajiv Gandhi Transport Corporation (or) P.T. Dr J. Jayalalithaa Transport Corporation
Parent	Tamilnadu State Transport Undertakings
Hubs	Chennai
Depots	20
Fuel type	Diesel

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 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 registered formally on 14 January 1980 and renamed as Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation (TTC) in honor of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar. During the 1990s, JJTC 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.

Non-AC Seater cum Sleeper Bus from Tirunelveli to Chennai Thiruvanmiyur.

Ultra Deluxe Bus from Tirunelveli to Tirupati.

AC seater bus with old green livery from Chennai Koyambedu to Tirunelveli.

Depot

Intrastate
S.No	District		Depot Name	Depot Mark
1	Chennai		Chennai A	CNA
2			Chennai B	CNB
3			Chennai C	CNC
4	Krishnagiri		Hosur	HSR
5	Salem		Salem	SLM
6	Coimbatore		Coimbatore	CBE
7	Tiruchirappalli		Tiruchirappalli	TRY
8	Thanjavur		Thanjavur	TNJ
9			Kumbakonam	KUM
10	Nagapattinam		Nagapattinam	NGP
11	Dindigul		Dindigul	DGL
12	Sivagangai		Karaikudi	KKDI
13	Madurai		Madurai	MDU
14	Thoothukudi		Thoothukudi	TCN
15	Tirunelveli		Tirunelveli A	TNV A
16			Tirunelveli B	TNV B
17			Sengottai	SHN
18	Kanniyakumari		Nagercoil	NGL
19			Kanniyakumari	KKI
20			Marthandam	MTM
Interstate
S.No	State (ST) or Union Territory (UT)	District	Depot Name	Depot Mark
1	Kerala (ST)	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram	TVM
2	Puducherry (UT)	Puducherry	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.

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 white(new) or Gr(old) livery.
• 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.

Reservations

SETC provides advance booking and reservations on all of its routes. The advance reservation period is 60 days before the journey date. There are options to reserve tickets through online as well as in 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.

External links

• SETC Tamil Nadu