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The State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) has upped the ante successful rider comfortableness and information by launching Volvo buses successful the State. The instauration of 20 multi-axle Volvo buses has enabled the long-distance State transport undertaking to vie with backstage omnibus operators and different State transport corporations by offering competitory fares to passengers.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin precocious flagged-off the 20 multi-axle ultra-luxury Volvo buses, which were procured astatine a outgo of ₹34.30 crore. According to a elder SETC official, a full of 130 caller buses—comprising 20 multi-axle Volvo buses and 110 single-axle buses—have been launched crossed the State.
Explaining the features of the Volvo buses, the authoritative said that the vehicles are built connected a monocoque chassis and connection superior thrust comfortableness with 51 captain-type seats equipped with calf support, panoramic viewing windows, and stylish overhead luggage compartments. The multi-axle buses are fitted with air-spring suspension and precocious daze absorber systems, ensuring a creaseless ride. Safety features see a extortion flight hatch and a occurrence extortion system.
The Volvo buses are powered by the latest engines complying with Bharat Stage-VI emanation norms, and are equipped with physics diagnostic controls to place method issues.
SETC has begun operating the 20 multi-axle Volvo buses connected some inter-State and intra-State routes to destinations specified arsenic Tirunelveli, Tiruchendur, Tiruppur, Madurai, Thanjavur, Salem, Coimbatore, Nagercoil, Tiruchi, and Bengaluru. The fare has been fixed astatine a competitory complaint of ₹1.80 per kilometre.
For operating these buses, SETC has selected 65 drivers and conductors with implicit 10 years of work and provided them with specialised training. The authoritative added that drivers were required to walk driving tests conducted by Volvo, and lone certified drivers person been deployed.
T. Shanmugam, a rider who travelled from Chennai to Thanjavur, said the travel offered an fantabulous question acquisition astatine a competitory price, though helium felt that reducing the fig of stops would assistance guarantee faster travel.
Earlier, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) operated multi-axle Volvo buses nether the ‘Airavat’ brand. SETC present aims to connection a similar, upgraded question acquisition to passengers successful the State with the instauration of the Volvo 9600 model.
