Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (or APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It is headquartered at RTC House Vijayawada. It is the Second largest bus corporation in India and operates buses along intra and inter city bus routes in Southern India.APSRTC is divided into 4 Zones Vizianagaram,Vijayawada,Nellore,Cuddapah with 126 Depots and 426 Bus Stations.

History

APSRTC was established in 11 January 1958

Andhra state separated from Madras state in 1953. Later by the States Reorganisation Act Andhra Pradesh formed with merger of Hyderabad State.

Services

The Corporation's buses cover 79.83 lakhs km and carry 156.78 lakhs people to their destinations every day. They connect 23,388/5010 villages to all major towns and cities in A.P which constitutes 95% of Road Transport. APSRTC operates to City and Mofussil areas. The Corporation's buses also ply to important towns and cities in the neighboring States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.