Mumbai: Tata Motors on Friday announced that it has secured cumulative orders for more than 5,000 buses and bus chassis from multiple State Transport Undertakings (STUs) across the country, including Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC). The orders were awarded through a competitive e-bidding process under the government procurement system, with deployment to be carried out in phases as per agreements with the respective STUs. Other than GSRTC, the company has received orders from ...Read More

Kim (Surat district): Menace of transgenders dressed as eunuch is everywhere in Gujarat across bus-stations, highway stoppages (such as railway crossings or toll plazas). In a dramatic scene unfolded near Kim Crossroads when a transgender person allegedly assaulted passengers on a State Transport (ST) bus and later created a traffic jam on the highway after an argument with the police. According to information received, an ST bus travelling from Rajpipla to Khangela via Surat had halted near Ki...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has launched an aggressive drive to recover outstanding taxes. As part of the action, the civic body’s tax collection branch carried out a raid at the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) bus depot in the Makarpura area on Monday. The municipal corporation sealed the main administrative office of the depot over pending property tax dues of around ₹1.96 crore. According to officials, the VMC had issued several notices earlier to ...Read More

Gandhinagar: To enable citizens to celebrate the festivals of Holi and Dhuleti with their families in their hometowns, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) will operate additional buses. Compared to last year, the number of extra services has been increased, with a total of 1,300 additional buses scheduled to operate more than 7,500 trips. Special travel arrangements have been made for passengers travelling from Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Amreli, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, and Bhuj towards Go...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has announced a 3 per cent increase in the bus fares of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC). The revised fares will come into effect from midnight on December 31, 2025, that is, from January 1, 2026. The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) operates more than 8,000 buses daily, covering over 3.2 million kilometres and providing public transport services to around 2.7 million passengers across the state. Despite challenging situatio...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) has announced a new initiative to enhance passenger convenience by providing on-board packed meals on express bus routes. The initiative, “On-Demand Packed Food – Food on Bus,” aims to offer passengers food delivery directly to their seats, similar to services available on airplanes and trains. The initiative will initially be launched on a pilot basis in Ahmedabad, with the tender process expected to begin soon. The project ...Read More

Rajkot: In a move aimed at addressing passenger convenience in tracking buses, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) has introduced an additional facility from December 15 under its Online Passenger Reservation System (OPRS). Passengers making advance reservations will now receive a live bus tracking link via SMS along with their ticket details. Under the new facility, passengers who enter a correct mobile number while booking tickets through OPRS receive a clickable link in the ...Read More

Surat: The ambitious Multi Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) project under the Surat Railway Station Redevelopment is progressing rapidly, with Surat Municipal Commissioner Shalini Agarwal conducting an on-site inspection today. Senior officials from SITCO and the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) were also present during the visit. During the inspection, officials briefed the Commissioner on the overall layout and the progress of ongoing works. According to officials, 96% of the GSRTC ISBT building ...Read More

GIFT City: At 9:00 am, the Metro departing APMC Vasna for GIFT City is already packed, as it is every weekday. Most commuters are young professionals in their twenties and thirties, many of whom get off at the PDEU station. By 10:08 am, the train reaches its last stop—GIFT City Metro Station—and the rush begins. Passengers step out briskly, heading straight toward the cluster of shuttle buses waiting outside. These buses, operated free of cost, ferry workers to the various office zones insid...Read More