KSRTC Blog - Kerala State Road Transport Corporation http://www.ksrtcblog.com An Unofficial Blog For KSRTC Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Wayward KSRTC kills 69 in 5 months http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/wayward-ksrtc-kills-69-in-5-months http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/wayward-ksrtc-kills-69-in-5-months#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:37 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7637 Thiruvananthapuram: Loss-making KSRTC is turning out to be a killer service, going by the number of deaths caused by its buses in the past nearly five months of this year – with 69 deaths. Worse, neither are errant drivers punished by the corporation nor are compensations paid to the victims’ families. Referring to the accident

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/wayward-ksrtc-kills-69-in-5-months/feed 0 110 KSRTC drivers posted at Ernakulam depot http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/110-ksrtc-drivers-posted-at-ernakulam-depot http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/110-ksrtc-drivers-posted-at-ernakulam-depot#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:35:23 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7634 Providing a major breather to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) which is facing acute shortage of staff, 110 drivers appointed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) were posted at the KSRTC Ernakulam depot. The appointments were made last week. On Tuesday, the fresh batch of drivers were provided training at Angamaly. The training

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/110-ksrtc-drivers-posted-at-ernakulam-depot/feed 0 ‘Police apathy’ puts KSRTC bus off road http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/police-apathy-puts-ksrtc-bus-off-road http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/police-apathy-puts-ksrtc-bus-off-road#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:55:59 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7632 The low-floor AC Volvo bus that was conducting service along the Ernakulam-Paravoor route has been forced to cancel its services owing to the apathy of the Aluva West Police, according to officials with the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). The low-floor bus JNK-21, running on the Eranakulam-Paravoor-Perumbavoor route had met with an accident at

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/police-apathy-puts-ksrtc-bus-off-road/feed 0 Low-floor AC buses down in the depot http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/low-floor-ac-buses-down-in-the-depot http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/low-floor-ac-buses-down-in-the-depot#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:17:23 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7629 At a time when the city is struggling to beat the summer heat and when AC buses are in dire need, many low-floor AC buses of the KSRTC are in dock for the past one month. More than 10 buses are lying idle in the KSRTC depot, six of which for want of new tyres,

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/low-floor-ac-buses-down-in-the-depot/feed 0 KSRTC Still Thinking, Tamil Nadu RTC Implemented it !!! http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/ksrtc-still-thinking-tamil-nadu-rtc-implemented-it http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/ksrtc-still-thinking-tamil-nadu-rtc-implemented-it#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 05:02:17 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7624 നഷ്ടത്തിലോടുന്ന കെഎസ്ആര്‍ടിസിയെ ലാഭത്തിലാക്കാന്‍ പാഴ്സല്‍ സര്‍വീസ് തുടങ്ങുമെന്ന പ്രഖ്യാപനം ജലരേഖയായി അവശേഷിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ തമിഴ്നാട്ടിലെ സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ ബസില്‍ ആരംഭിച്ച പാഴ്സല്‍ സര്‍വീസ് നാള്‍ക്കുനാള്‍ ലാഭത്തിലേക്കു കുതിക്കുന്നു. മാത്രവുമല്ല കേരളമടക്കം സമീപ സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലേക്കും ഉടന്‍ പദ്ധതി വ്യാപിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള നീക്കത്തിലാണു തമിഴ്നാട് കോര്‍പറേഷന്‍. 7 സി കൊറിയര്‍ ആന്‍ഡ് പാഴ്സല്‍ സര്‍വീസ് എന്ന പേരില്‍ ഡിസംബറിലാണു സ്റ്റേറ്റ് എക്സ്പ്രസ് ട്രാന്‍സ്പോര്‍ട്ട് കോര്‍പറേഷന്‍ (എസ്ഇടിസി) ഈ സേവനം ആരംഭിച്ചത്. കോയമ്പത്തൂര്‍, ചെന്നൈ, തിരുച്ചിറപ്പള്ളി, സേലം, മധുര എന്നിവയടക്കം 13 കേന്ദ്രങ്ങളെ ബന്ധിപ്പിച്ചാണ് ഇപ്പോള്‍

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/ksrtc-still-thinking-tamil-nadu-rtc-implemented-it/feed 1 Bus Terminal at Eenchakkal to take off http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/bus-terminal-at-eenchakkal-to-take-off http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/bus-terminal-at-eenchakkal-to-take-off#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 08:56:59 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7620 After a long wait of 3 years, the construction of the modern bus terminal at Eenchakkal has gathered momentum again. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is gearing up to take up the construction of the bus terminal and a bus depot at Anayara by the side of the Kazhakuttam-Inchivila National Highway-47 bypass. The

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/bus-terminal-at-eenchakkal-to-take-off/feed 0 Now Karnataka RTC (KSRTC) online booking is available via Redbus http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/now-karnataka-rtc-ksrtc-online-booking-is-available-via-redbus http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/now-karnataka-rtc-ksrtc-online-booking-is-available-via-redbus#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 06:00:07 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7614 Now you can book KSRTC tickets online through redbus website, whenever you search the buses in Redbus website Karnataka state road transport buses also appears along with the other private travels. At present can only book, Rajahamsa and Airavata Volvo through redbus.   Advantages of KSRTC bus booking online via redbus are: 1) You can

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/now-karnataka-rtc-ksrtc-online-booking-is-available-via-redbus/feed 0 Shortage of ETMs bleeds KSRTC as new conductors say no to retro ticket racks http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/shortage-of-etms-bleeds-ksrtc-as-new-conductors-say-no-to-retro-ticket-racks http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/shortage-of-etms-bleeds-ksrtc-as-new-conductors-say-no-to-retro-ticket-racks#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 05:09:12 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7610 The cash-strapped Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) have been incurring heavy losses in widely-profit making routes, for the past two months, because of its failure to repair the Electronic Ticket Machines (ETMs). For eg, the Aroor-Cherthala route, which receives an average collection of Rs 10,000 per single shuttle service have been witnessing a decline

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/shortage-of-etms-bleeds-ksrtc-as-new-conductors-say-no-to-retro-ticket-racks/feed 0 How to save KSRTC’s Thrissur City Buses? http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/how-to-save-ksrtcs-thrissur-city-buses http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/how-to-save-ksrtcs-thrissur-city-buses#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 04:38:29 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7603 ഏറെക്കാലത്തെ മുറവിളിക്കു ശേഷമാണ് നഗരത്തില്‍ സിറ്റിബസ് സര്‍വീസ് തുടങ്ങിയത്. പക്ഷേ ആവശ്യത്തിനാളുണ്ടോ? മെട്രോ മനോരമ സംഘംസിറ്റി ബസില്‍ യാത്ര നടത്തിയപ്പോള്‍ കണ്ടതും കേട്ടതും. സമയം വൈകിട്ട് 3.45 ശക്തന്‍ സ്റ്റാന്‍ഡിനു മുന്നില്‍ ഓട്ടോകള്‍ പാര്‍ക്ക് ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന വരിക്കു പിന്നിലെ ബസ് സ്റ്റോപ്പില്‍ നിന്ന് സിറ്റിബസ് യാത്ര തുടങ്ങി. അതിനുള്ളില്‍ ഞങ്ങളും. ആകെ അഞ്ചുപേരും ഡ്രൈവറും കണ്ടക്ടറും മാത്രം. സ്റ്റാന്‍ഡ് പരിസരത്തൊക്കെ നിര്‍ത്തിയെങ്കിലും ആരും കയറിയില്ല. കെഎസ്ആര്‍ടിസി ജംക്ഷനു തൊട്ടു മുന്‍പുള്ള സ്റ്റോപ്പിലെത്തിയപ്പോള്‍ ഒരാള്‍ കയറി, ഒരാള്‍ ഇറങ്ങി.

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]]> http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/how-to-save-ksrtcs-thrissur-city-buses/feed 1 SETC To Introduce Volvo Buses From Chennai to Kovai and Madurai http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/setc-to-introduce-volvo-buses-from-chennai-to-kovai-and-madurai http://www.ksrtcblog.com/featured/setc-to-introduce-volvo-buses-from-chennai-to-kovai-and-madurai#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 03:33:54 +0000 Sujith Bhakthan http://www.ksrtcblog.com/?p=7599 You may no longer have to envy the long-distance sleek Volvo coaches operated by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). If everything goes as planned, soon the Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) could be operating separate Volvo services connecting Chennai with Madurai and Coimbatore. “We are keen on launching the Volvo service

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