Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation

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Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation
Founded2015[1]
HeadquartersKochi[2]
Service areaKerala
Service typeLocal, limited-stop, express, and BRT bus service
OperatorGovernment of Kerala
Websitehttps://kurtc.in/

The Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation (KURTC) is a state-run bus company which operates more than 500 low-floor buses (A/C & NON A/C) in Kerala. KURTC runs complete and individual services in Thiruvananthapuram & Ernakulam districts. The remaining 12 districts are divided into 5 clusters ; Cluster I comprises Kozhikode, Wayanad and Malappuram; Cluster II Kottayam, Thodupuzha, and Pathanamthitta; Cluster III Kannur and Kasaragod; Cluster IV Thrissur and Palakkad; and Cluster V Kollam and Alappuzha.[3][4]

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The Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation was inaugurated in April 2015 by Oommen Chandy, the then Chief Minister of Kerala,[1] with headquarters in Thevara in Kochi, to operate low-floor buses which are procured with the financial assistance from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).[3] It features a separate account and logo.

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  1. ^ a b Chandran 2018, p. 422-423.
  2. ^ "Chandy Inaugurates KURTC Hub at Thevara". The New Indian Express. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "All JNNURM buses to be brought under KURTC". The Hindu. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "KURTC Awaiting Promised Central Aid". The New Indian Express. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  • Chandran, VP (2018). Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019 (Malayalam Edition). Kozhikode: P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode.

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