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Uttarakhand Transport Corporation

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Uttarakhand Transport Corporation

Parent	Under Ministry of Road Transport, Government of Uttarakhand
Founded	30 October 2003[1]
Headquarters	1, Raj Vihar, Chakrata Road, Dehradun,[2] Uttarakhand
Locale	Uttarakhand
Service area	Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir[3]
Service type	Bus service
Routes	337[4]
Depots	19
Fleet	1345
Fuel type	Diesel & CNG
Operator	Government of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC), also known as Uttarakhand Roadways, is the government-run bus service for the state of Uttarakhand, India. UTC operates buses throughout Uttarakhand, connecting it to neighboring states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Jammu, and Madhya Pradesh. With a vast network exceeding 387,000 kilometers, UTC caters to over 120,000 daily passengers.

UTC's motto is to provide adequate, efficient, well-coordinated, comfortable, and economical services to its passengers while earning enough for self-sustenance and growth.

History[edit]

After the formation of Uttarakhand state on November 9, 2000, the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) was established in Dehradun on October 30, 2003, under the provisions of the Road Transport Act, 1950. Following the formation of UTC, it received 957 buses from the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). Subsequently, in 2004, UTC purchased its own 480 buses.

Supporting infrastructure[edit]

The corporate office of the corporation is situated at Dehradun. For efficient functioning the corporation has been divided into 3 divisions Dehradun, Nainital and Tanakpur. Each region has a regional workshop where major repair and maintenance work as well as assembly reconditioning work is performed.

One tyre retreading plant is established at Dehradun to provide in-house tyre retreading facilities.

Each region has been further divided into operational units called Depots. The total number of depots in the corporation is 19. Each depot has a depot workshop attached to it to provide supportive maintenance facilities.

Fleet[edit]

The Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) owns and operates a fleet of more than 1,345 buses. Out of these, 950 buses are directly owned by the corporation, while the remaining fleet comprises various models, including Volvo, Janrath AC, CNG, and several diesel buses, which are operated under contract.

.UTC categorizes its buses into five categories:

1. Volvo buses
2. Janrath buses
3. Ordinary buses
4. CNG buses
5. Low-floor buses, which operate in association with JNURM to serve urban areas.

Divisions and bus depots[edit]

UTC has 3 divisions and 19 bus depots.

Service types[edit]

• Ordinary
• Volvo
• Janrath Ac
• CNG { Undertaking Bus }
• Chardham Yatra
• Nepal Maitri Bus Sewa

Buses used[edit]

• Tata
• Ashok Leyland
• Volvo
• Scania

Modes of service delivery[edit]

• Online booking portal
• Booking counters
• Pathik mobile app
• Authorised Agents
• Common Service Centre

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• https://www.utconline.uk.gov.in/ Official website]
• Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU)