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KSRTC SWIFT
K-SWIFT
Company typeOwned by the Government of Kerala
Industry Public transport
Founded9 November 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-09)
Headquarters
Areas served
Key people
Biju Prabhakar IAS
( Chairman & MD)
ServicesBus transport
Number of employees
325
Parent Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Website ksrtcswift.kerala.gov.in

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation SWIFT (KSRTC SWIFT), also known as K-SWIFT, is an Indian transport company formed for operating long-distance buses of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). [1] [2] The company was formed on 9 November 2021 with an aim to overcome the financial crisis faced by the KSRTC. K-SWIFT functions independently within the KSRTC and the company will be dissolved and the assets merged with the KSRTC in 2031. [3]

History

A Swift Bus from TVC to Sulthan Bathery

KSRTC SWIFT was formed on 9 November 2021. The Government of Kerala set up five temporary posts of senior managers in the newly formed company. Also, KSRTC CMD was entrusted with the task of cooperating with the company. [4]

Services

Gajaraj

Introduced in 2022, Gajaraj is KSRTC Swift's flagship service and is operated using eight Volvo 9400 B11R 15M AC sleeper buses. These buses are operated on long distance / interstate routes. [5]

References

  1. ^ Correspondent, Special (10 April 2022). "KSRTC-SWIFT to start services from Monday". The Hindu. ISSN  0971-751X. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ "KSRTC-SWIFT comes into force | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "K-SWIFT will save ailing KSRTC, says MD Biju Prabhakar". English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ Correspondent, Special (5 March 2022). "Luxury Volvo bus for KSRTC-SWIFT arrives". The Hindu. ISSN  0971-751X. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "'Gajaraja' buses arrive for KSRTC-SWIFT". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 3 March 2024.