State Express Transport Corporation

State Express Transport Corporation - Tamil Nadu Ltd.

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அரசு விரைவு போக்குவரத்து கழகம்

Native name	அரசு விரைவு போக்குவரத்து கழகம் - தமிழ்நாடு
Romanized name	Aracu Viraivu Pōkkuvarattu Kaḻakam - Tamiḻnāṭu
Formerly	Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation Rajiv Gandhi Transport Corporation
Company type	Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State Government of Tamil Nadu
Industry	Public transport bus service
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Area served	Tamil Nadu Karnataka Kerala Andhra Pradesh Puducherry
Products	Bus transport, cargo transport, services
Owner	Government of Tamil Nadu
Parent	Tamilnadu State Transport Undertakings
Website	SETC

State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) Limited - (SETC) is a state-owned transport corporation that runs long-distance mofussil services exceeding 300 km and above throughout the state of Tamil Nadu and major cities in adjoining states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry. This is one of eight transport corporations currently operating in Tamil Nadu. It is registered under the Companies Act,1956, and its registered office is situated in Chennai.

A separate entity exclusively for operating long-distance express services was conceived by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1975, and the services were transferred to the newly formed express wing of Pallavan Transport Corporation with effect from 15 September 1975. It was formally registered on 14 January 1980 and renamed the Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation (TTC) in honor of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar. During the 1990s, RGTC was formed, which operated interstate routes of the erstwhile TTC. JJTC was then renamed as RGTC in 1996. Both TTC and RGTC were later merged into the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) in 1997.

SETC provides services at fixed rates throughout the year, unlike Omni buses, where fares increase multi-fold during long weekends and festival holidays.

• Ultra Deluxe: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white(new) or Gr(old) livery.
• Classic: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats and a toilet facility built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a green livery.
• Non-AC Sleeper: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white livery.
• Non-AC Seater Cum Sleeper: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+1 reclining seater seats and 2+1 upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white livery.
• AC Seater: It is an AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white or green livery.
• AC Sleeper: It is an AC bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white livery.
• AC Seater cum Sleeper: It is an AC bus service with 2+1 reclining seater seats and 2+1 upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle Ashok Leyland chassis with a white livery.
• Volvo AC Semi Sleeper: Volvo 9600 multi-axle AC 2+2 semi-sleeper bus was introduced to long-distance routes to enhance transportation services.

SETC provides booking and reservations on all of its routes. The reservation period is 60 days before the journey date. There are options to reserve tickets online at [1] as well as at SETC counters at major Bus Stations. The travellers will be notified by SMS with a conductor's mobile number when the passenger list is printed at the originating station.

• SETC Tamil Nadu