Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation
Native name
महाराष्ट्र राज्य मार्ग परिवहन महामंडळ
FormerlyBombay State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC)[1]
IndustryPublic transport bus service
FounderGovernment of Maharashtra
HeadquartersMSRTC Building, Dr. Anandrao Nair Marg, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, 400 008[2]
Area served
Maharashtra
Key people
Eknath Shinde (President and State transport minister)[3][4]
Shekhar Channe (Vice President and Managing Director)[5]
Brands
  • Shivshahi
  • Night Express
  • Ordinary Express
  • Day Ordinary
  • AC-Shivneri
  • AC-Sheetal
  • AC-Ashwamedh
  • Volvo AC[6]
  • Hirkani[7]
  • Vithai[8]
  • E-Shivai
Services
OwnerGovernment of Maharashtra
Number of employees
1,02,000 employees
WebsiteMaharashtra State Road Transport Corporation
Footnotes / references
18,449-odd buses serve 67 lakh passengers per day

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation abbreviated as (MSRTC, or simply ST),[9] is the state run bus service of Maharashtra, India which serves routes to towns and cities within Maharashtra as well as to its adjoining states. It has a fleet strength of 18,449 buses. It also offers a facility for online booking of tickets for all buses.[10] Recently From 21 May 2020, the Corporation Started Goods Transportation, Private Bus Body Building, Private Vehicle Tyre Remoulding.[11] In future, Corporation plans to start petrol pump for private vehicles all over the Maharashtra.[12]

  1. ^ "Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation history". MSRTC. 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "ST headquarters address". MSRTC.
  3. ^ "Secretarial Branch, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation". MSRTC.
  4. ^ "Sharad Pawar, Anil Parab fail to get MSRTC employees to give up on strike". Hindustan Times. 29 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Information". MSRTC. 29 January 2023.
  6. ^ "MSRTC service bus". MSRTC.
  7. ^ "Mumbai: 200 new 'Hiraknis' to serve ST passengers; Will enter the fleet by March 2023". Loksatta. 20 December 2022.
  8. ^ "'Vithai' of warkars joined ST fleet from today". Zee News. 24 December 2018.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference training was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference online-reservation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation". msrtc.maharashtra.gov.in.
  12. ^ "Maharashtra MSRTC to set up petrol pumps to increase earnings, overcome losses". Deccan Herald. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.