The Thiruvananthapuram City Circular is a bus service operated by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state, India. The service was launched in 2021[2] and currently operates on a circular route covering all the major parts of the city.[3] The buses operate every 15 minutes during peak hours and every 30 minutes during off-peak hours. The fare for a journey ranges from INR 10 to 30.[4] This is the first public transportation system in Kerala with a 'hop on, hop off' model. A Good Day Ticket provides unlimited travel in any city circular buses with a time limit of 24 hours.[5] It has over 278 stops and 24 interchange points (major stops intersecting two or more circular services.)
| KSRTC City Circular Thiruvananthapuram bus rapid transit system | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Locale | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 13 |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | Kerala State Road Transport Corporation[1] |
Routes
edit| Route No. | Route name | Route details |
|---|---|---|
| 1CRED | RED Clockwise | East Fort - Overbridge - Thambanoor - Overbridge - Ayurveda College - Statue - Spencer - VJT - Kerala University - Palayam - Legislature - PMG - Vikas Bhavan Depot - PMG - LMS - Museum - Kanakakunnu - Manaveeyam Road - Police Headquarters - Vazhuthakkad - Police Training College - Mettukada - Thaikkad Hospital - Fly Over - Thampanoor - Overbridge - East Fort. |
| 1ARED | RED Anticlockwise | East Fort - Overbridge - Thambanoor - Flyover - Thycaud Hospital - Mettukada - Govt. Arts College - Vazhuthakkad - Police Headquarters - Manaviyam Road - Kanakakunnu - Museum - LMS - PMG - Vikas Bhavan Depot - PMG - Legislature - Palayam - VJT - Kerala University - Saphalyam - Spencer - Statue - Ayurveda College - Overbridge - Thambanoor - Overbridge - East Fort. |
| 2CBLUE | Blue Clockwise | East Fort - Overbridge - Thambanoor - Overbridge - Ayurveda College - Uppitamudu Bridge - Vanchiyur Court - Pattur - General Hospital - Kerala University - Palayam - Legislature - PMG - LMS - Museum - Kanakakunnuu - Vellayambalam - Shastamangalam - Sri Ramakrishna Hospital - Marutankuzhi - Kochar Road - Edapachinji - Jagati - Vazhuthakad - Bakery Junction - Jacobs Junction - Cantonment Gate - Statue - Ayurveda College - Overbridge - Thampanoor - East Fort. |
| 2ABLUE | Blue Anticlockwise | East Fort - Overbridge - Ayurveda College - Statue - Cantonment Gate - Jacobs Junction - Bakery Junction - Vazhuthakad - Jagathi - Edapajinji - Kochar Road - Marutankuzhi - Sri Ramakrishna Hospital - Sasthamangalam - Vellayambalam - Museum - LMS - Palayam - VJT - Kerala University - General Hospital - Patur - Vanchiyur Court - Uppitamudu Bridge - Chettikulangara - Overbridge - Thambanoor - Overbridge - East Fort. |
| 3CMAGENTA | Magenta Clockwise | Perurkada Depot - Perurkada - Ambalamukk - Kowdiyar - TTC - Vellayambalam - Museum - LMS - Palayam - Statue - Thambanoor - Aristo - Model School - Bakery (underpass) - RBI - Palayam(Stadium) - Legislature - PMG - Plamoodu - Pattom - Kesavadasapuram - Pattam - Kurkankonam - Kowdiyar - Ambalammukku - Perurkada - Perurkada Depot |
| 3AMAGENTA | Magenta Anticlockwise | Perurkada Depot - Perurkada - Ambalamukku - Kowdiyar - TTC - Vellayambalam - Museum - LMS - Palayam - Statue - Thambanoor - Arisrera - Model School - Bakery (underpass) - RBI - Palayam(Stadium) - Legislature - PMG - Plamoodu - Pattom - Kesavadasapuram - Pattom - Kuravankonam - Kowdiyar - Ambalammukku - Perurkada - Perurkada Depot |
| 4CYELLOW | Yellow Clockwise | Perurkada Depot - Perurkada - Ambalamukku - Kowdiar - TTC - Devaswom Board - Nanthankode - Museum - LMS - Palayam - VJT - Kerala University - Flyover - Legislature - PMG - Plamood - Pattom - Potakuzhi - Medical College - Ullur - Kesavadasapuram - Paruthipara - Muttada - Vayalikada - Santwana Junction - Ambalamukku - Perurkada - Perurkada Depot |
| 4AYELLOW | Yellow Anticlockwise | Perurkada Depot - Perurkada - Ambalamukku - Santhvana Junction - Vayalikada - Muttada - Paruthipara - Kesavadasapuram - Ullur - Medical College - Pottakuzhi - Pattom - Plamoodu - LMS - Palayam - VJT - Kerala University - Flyover - Legislature - LMS - Museum - Nantankode - Devaswom Board - TTC - Kowdiyar - Ambalamukku - Perurkada - Perurkada Depot. |
| 5CVIOLET | Violet Circlular | |
| 5AVIOLET | Violet Anticlockwise | |
| 6CBROWN | Brown Clockwise | |
| 6ABROWN | Brown Anticlockwise | |
| 7CGREEN | Green Clockwise | |
| 7AGREEN | Green Anticlockwise | |
| 8CDAY | Air - Rail Day Clockwise | |
| 8CNIGHT | Air - Rail Night Clockwise | |
| 8ADAY | Air - Rail Day Anticlockwise | |
| 8ANIGHT | Air - Rail Night Anticlockwise | |
| 9CORANGE | Orange Clockwise | |
| 9AORANGE | Orange Anticlockwise |
References
edit- ^ "City circular service, KSRTC's Grama Vandi', win national recognition". The Hindu. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "KSRTC city circular services start registering profit". The Hindu. 27 October 2022.
- ^ "How seven coloured city circular route buses help commuters in Thiruvananthapuram". The News Minute. 1 January 2022.
- ^ ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം (4 June 2023). "കെ.എസ്.ആര്.ടി.സി; സിറ്റി സര്ക്കുലര് രണ്ടാംഘട്ട ഇ-ബസുകൾ എത്തിത്തുടങ്ങി | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam).
- ^ "കെഎസ്ആർടിസി സിറ്റി സർക്കുലർ ഇനി കൊച്ചിയിലും". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam).