Articles tagged under: GSRTC

Daily 27 lakh people use GSRTC buses: Sanghavi

March 08, 2024
Daily 27 lakh people use GSRTC buses: Sanghavi

Vadodara: Daily 27 lakh citizens travel in Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) run buses, said MoS Transport, Harsh Sanghavi here on Thursday after dedicating 101 new buses of GSRTC purchased at a cost of Rs. 37 crore. Sanghavi said in last 14 months, as many as 2162 new GSRTC buses are put on roads. In next one week, 500 more GSRTC buses will be put on roads. He said earlier daily 25 lakh passengers would use GSRTC buses, but the figure has gone up to 27 lakh now plus. DeshGujarat ...Read More

For the first time, GSRTC buses to operate at Bet Dwarka; Two routes announced

February 27, 2024
For the first time, GSRTC buses to operate at Bet Dwarka; Two routes announced

Gandhinagar: As Bet Dwarka is now connected to road through recently inaugurated Sudarshan setu, the Gujarat government has approved four new bus routes of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) to connect Bet Dwarka with mainland Gujarat. The buse route Amreli - Bet Dwarka will connect Bet Dwarka to Amreli, Atkot, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Khambhaliya, Bhatiya and Dwarka. The bus will leave Amreli at 5 am and reach Bet Dwarka at 2.10 pm. The same bus will leave Bet Dwarka at 2.30 pm to re...Read More

All buses of GSRTC now integrated with Vehicle Tracking & Passenger Information System (GPS)

February 12, 2024
All buses of GSRTC now integrated with Vehicle Tracking & Passenger Information System (GPS)

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) today in a note informed it has successfully implemented the Integrated Vehicle Tracking and Passenger Information System (GPS) across its State Transport (ST) buses. GSRTC and passengers, both will benefit from this project. Real-time monitoring of all buses enables the corporation to manage and operate its fleet more efficiently, ensuring the safety of passengers and buses through the Integrated Vehicle Tracking (I.V.T.) appl...Read More

GSRTC launches Ahmedabad Airport – Rajkot AC Volvo ST Bus Service

February 05, 2024
GSRTC launches Ahmedabad Airport – Rajkot AC Volvo ST Bus Service

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) launched a direct Air Conditioned (AC) luxury bus service from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport to Rajkot today. The AC Volvo bus service between Ahmedabad Airport and Rajkot is offering convenient transportation at a basic fare of Rs. 523 (exclusive of tax) per passenger for a one-way journey. The main objective of this bus service is to provide more convenient bus connectivity to passengers from Saurashtra ...Read More

Ahmedabad Airport – Rajkot AC Volvo ST bus service by GSRTC from Feb 5

February 01, 2024
Ahmedabad Airport – Rajkot AC Volvo ST bus service by GSRTC from Feb 5

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) is set to launch a direct Air Conditioned (AC) luxury bus service from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport to Rajkot. Commencing on February 5, 2024, the AC Volvo bus service between Ahmedabad Airport and Rajkot will offer convenient transportation at a fare of Rs. 523 per passenger for a one-side journey. Passengers traveling from Rajkot to Ahmedabad Airport and vice versa can avail themselves of this service. ...Read More

GSRTC driver decoy trapped by ACB Gujarat

January 27, 2024
GSRTC driver decoy trapped by ACB Gujarat

Dehgam: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has decoy trapped a driver of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) bus in Modasa for seeking and receiving a bribe of Rs. 150. The trap was arranged in the Modasa - Somnath route bus at Dehgam depot of GSRTC. ACB had received information that Rs. 50 to Rs. 1,000 bribe is taken for transporting the goods and parcels to other places at Dehgam depot. Accordingly, a decoy trap was arranged in which a driver Kanubhai Vankar was nabbed after ...Read More

Gujarat CM to dedicate Bhuj bus port, visit Rann Utsav, Khavda renewable energy park works

December 25, 2023
Gujarat CM to dedicate Bhuj bus port, visit Rann Utsav, Khavda renewable energy park works

The Chief Minister of Gujarat is coming to Kutch on 26th. He will be inaugurating and perform ground breaking for Rs. 266 crore development works in this border district including inauguration of the iconic busport of Bhuj which has been readied at a cost of Rs. 266 crores. Apart from this, five to seven works including Khatmuhurt of an important royal gate of Gandhidham, are also scheduled. During the function to be held on 26th at the new Bhuj Bus port, Chief Minister will perform e-launch ...Read More

All 250 GSRTC buses on Rajkot – Ahmedabad – Rajkot route to stop at Hirasar

December 16, 2023
All 250 GSRTC buses on Rajkot – Ahmedabad – Rajkot route to stop at Hirasar

Rajkot: A new airport of Rajkot city is now at Hirasar which is 35 km away from the city. Gujarat government arm Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) runs 14 buses on the Rajkot - Hirasar route to play its role in connecting the passengers to the new airport. However, in a fresh decision, GSRTC has decided to run all buses on the Rajkot - Ahmedabad route via Hirasar. This would give greater connectivity to Hirasar from Rajkot. Around 250 buses are running on the Rajkot - Ahmedabad...Read More

Free toilets at bus ports in Gujarat after March 2024

December 02, 2023
Free toilets at bus ports in Gujarat after March 2024

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government announced today that toilets at all bus ports and adjacent areas will be made free of charge. While this decision benefits the public, it will result in a monthly revenue loss of Rs. 10 lakhs for the state government, which was previously earned from pay-and-use toilets. The implementation of this decision to provide free toilets at all bus ports in Gujarat will commence after the month of March. Notices will be served to pay-and-use contractors for all bus...Read More

Surat Multi-modal Transport Hub likely to be ready by 2026 end

December 02, 2023
Surat Multi-modal Transport Hub likely to be ready by 2026 end

Surat: Assuming everything progresses as planned, the country's first Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) project is likely to be completed by December 2026. Distinguished as the sole venture of its kind nationwide, this project is designed to seamlessly integrate railway, interstate bus, metro, and city bus services. Moreover, it will provide direct connectivity to bullet trains and airports. Introduced in 2016, the project faced delays, hindering its start. Yet, with a Rs 878 crore investment, t...Read More