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COMMUNICATIONS
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT
State Transport.
Among the public transport organisations the State Transport
could be mentioned as one. The State Transport undertaking
has been catering to the needs of passenger transport on
an increasing scale. The undertaking is owned and managed by
the Government of Maharashtra as a public utility concern run
on commercial lines. The parent body, the Maharashtra State
Road Transport Corporation is a statutory public corporation.
The nationalisation of passenger transport services in Amravati district dates back to 1946 when the Government of the Central Provinces and Berar took over the management of transport from the Central Provinces Transport Services. The undertaking was named as the Provincial Transport Services, Nagpur, in 1955. After the reorganisation of States in 1956, it was brought under the over-all control of the Bombay State Road Transport Corporation. The undertaking, alongwith the Marathwada State Transport Services, was mergecl with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation from July 1, 1961.
Nationalisation of the services on various routes is progressing gradually, the objective being to bring all the routes under operation of the State Transport. By the end of December 1962, the Amravati depot had 40 vehicles operating on 12 routes.
The following table gives statistics of State Transport routes in the district in January 1963: -
Route |
Route Distance (Kilometres)* |
Number of return trips per day |
Number of persons travelled |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) | |
Amravati-Nagpur |
154.496(96) |
4 |
711 | |
Amravati-Yeotmal |
91.735(57) |
11 |
1,416 | |
Amravati-Arvi |
69.202 (43) |
5 |
539 | |
Amravati-Yaoli |
24.140(15) |
5 |
300 | |
Amravati-Achalpur |
48.280 (30) |
9 |
638 | |
Amravati-Paratwada |
49.890(31) |
17 |
1,298 | |
Amravati-Chandur Railway |
30.577(19) |
6 |
466 | |
Amravati-Ner |
57.936 (36) |
3 |
246 | |
Ner-Darwha |
33.796(21) |
2 |
135 | |
Chandur Railway-Talegaon |
20.922(13) |
2 |
101 | |
Talegaon-Dhamangaon |
17.703(11) |
1 |
29 | |
Chandur Railway-Dhamangaon |
38.624(24) |
3 |
263 |
*Figures in brackets are in miles.
More and more routes, which are at present operated by
private owners of transport services, are being gradually brought
under the working of the State Transport Corporation.
The Corporation provides numerous amenities to the travelling public.
There are bus stations at Amravati and Achalpur. The light and heavy repairs of the vehicles are carried out at the Divisional Workshop at Nagpur. There is a depot workshop at Amravati where daily maintenance of vehicles are carried out.
Private Passenger Transport.
So far the Maharashtra State Transport Corporation has
extended its operations only to a few routes. Private companies serve most of the transport needs of the people in the district. A number of routes are left exclusively for the private owners, whereas on a few routes the passenger traffic is shared between the State Transport buses and private services.
Passenger buses on as many as 65 routes are run at present by private companies. These companies work as private stage carriage operators. Transport services on these routes could not be nationalised due to shortage of passenger vehicles, and shortage of financial resources for construction of bus stands, depots, workshops, etc. The importance of state owned transport services in a welfare state was also not realised.
Under these circumstances the nationalisation of all the bus services will not only be beneficial to the public but also will be quite a profitable undertaking to the State.
The services rendered by the private buses are not up to the mark. Rules regarding safety of passengers, comforts and convenience are not properly observed. Over-crowding in buses is a frequent occurrence. The bus services, very often, are not regular.
The following statement gives routes covered by private companies in the district: -
TABLE No. 7
PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES RUN BY PRIVATE AGENCIES IN AMRAVATI DISTRICT Name of the Agency end Number of Vehicles Owned | Name of Route | Route Distance (Kilometres)* | No. of Daily Trips | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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(1) Balwant Transport
Company, Amravati
(27 Vehicles). |
(1)Amravati-Warud |
88.52(55) |
3 |
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(2)Amravati-Chandur Railway. |
69.20 (43) |
4 |
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(3)Amravati-Daryapur |
148.06(92) |
1 |
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(4)Amravati-Anjansingi |
69.20 (43) |
1 |
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(5)Amravati-Morshi |
54.72(34) |
2 |
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(6)Amravati-Khandwa |
299.33 (186) |
1 |
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(7)Amravati-Itarsi |
260.71(162) |
1 |
TABLE No. 7-cont.
Name of the Agency and Number of Vehicles Owned |
Name of Route |
Route Distance (Kilometres)* |
Number of Daily Trips |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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(8) Amravati-Tiwsaghat |
96.56(60) |
1 | |
(9) Amravati-Wani |
215.65(134) |
1 | |
(10) Warud-Pandhurna |
38.62(24) |
1 | |
(11) Warud-Shendurjana |
11.27(7) |
1 | |
(12) Chandur Railway-Anjan- |
28.97(18) |
1 | |
singi. |
-- |
-- | |
(13) Achalpur-Burhanpur |
181.85(113) |
1 | |
(14) Achalpur-Akola |
103.00(64) |
1 | |
(15) Tiwsaghat-Shendurjana |
11.27(7) |
1 |
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(2) Shrikrishna Transport
Company, Amravati
(12 Vehicles). |
(1) Amravati-Karanja |
67.59(42) |
1 | |
(2) Amravati-Washim |
135.18(84) |
2 | |
(3) Amravati-Digras |
131.97(82) |
1 |
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(3) New Datar Transport
Company, Amravati
(10 Vehicles). |
(1) Amravati-Pusad |
164.0 (102) |
1 | |
(2) Amravati-Washim |
135.18(84) |
2 | |
(3) Amravati-Digras |
131.96(82) |
1 |
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(4) Peth and Company (3 Vehicles). |
(1) Amravati-Multai |
128.74(80) |
1 |
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(5) Lokseva Transport
Company, Amravati
(32 Vehicles).
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(1) Amravati-Chandur |
37.01 (23) |
10 | |
(2) Amravati-Kholapur |
32.19(20) |
2 | |
(3) Amravati-Akola |
115.87(72) |
1 | |
(4) Amravati-Khamgaon |
168.98(105) |
1 | |
(5) Amravati-Daryapur |
54.71 (34) |
4 | |
(6) Daryapur-Akot0 |
37.01 (23) |
1 | |
(7) Achalpur-Akola |
102.80(64) |
2 | |
(8) Achalpur-Akot |
57.93 (36) |
2 | |
(9) Achalpur-Shirasgaon |
20.92(13) |
1 | |
(10) Kholapur-Akot |
57.93 (36) |
2 |
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(6) Prahhat Transport
Company, Amravati
(30 Vehicles).
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(1) Amravati-Daryapur |
54.71 (34) |
3 | |
(2) Amravati-Anjangaon |
80.47(50) |
3 | |
(3) Amravati-Chandur Bazar |
37.91 (23) |
2 | |
(4) Anjangaon-Betul |
148.06(92) |
1 | |
(5) Anajangaon-Akola |
74.03 (46) |
6 | |
(6) Daryapur-Akot |
37.01 (23) |
2 | |
(7) Paratwada-Betul |
119.10(74) |
1 | |
(8) Paratwada-Bhaisdehi |
62.76(39) |
1 | |
(9) Paratwada-Chikhaldara |
51.49(32) |
1 | |
(10) Paratwada-Shirasgaon |
20.92(13) |
5 | |
(11) Telhara-Anjangaon |
77.25(48) |
1 |
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(7) Shri Balwant Regular
Motor Service, Amra-
vati (30 Vehicles).
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(1) Amravati-Morshi |
54.71 (34) |
2 | |
(2) Amravati-Warud |
90.12(56) |
2 | |
(3) Amravati-Pandhurna |
128.74(80) |
1 | |
(4) Amravati-Multai |
128.74(80) |
2 | |
(5) Amravati-Itarsi |
99.78(62) |
1 | |
(6) Amravati-Wani |
215.65(134) |
1 | |
(7) Amravati-Akola |
115.87(72) |
2 | |
(8) Amravati-Khamgaon |
168.98(105) |
1 | |
(9) Amravati-Kholapur |
32.18(20) |
1 | |
(10) Amravati-Chandur Bazar |
37.01 (23) |
2 | |
(11) Amravati-Walgaon |
9.65 (6) |
2 | |
(12) Achalpur-Betul |
103.00(64) |
1 | |
(13) Daryapur-Akot |
37.01 (23) |
1 | |
(14) Kholapur-Daryapur |
20.92(13) |
1 | |
(15) Warud-Shendurjana |
11.26 (7) |
2 |
TABLE No. 7-cont.
Name of the Agency and Number of Vehicles Owned |
Name of Route |
Route Distance (Kilometers)* |
Number of Daily Trips |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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(8) Shriram Bus Service,
Amravati (22 Vehicles).
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(1) Amravati-Chikhaldara |
99.78(62) |
1 |
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(2) Amravati-Khandwa |
299.33(186) |
1 |
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(3) Amravati-Chandur Bazar |
37.01 (23) |
6 |
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(4) Amravati-Chandur Rail- |
77.25(48) |
1 |
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way. |
-- |
-- |
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(5) Amravati-Daryapur |
54.71 (34) |
3 |
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(6) Amravati-Walgaon |
9.65(6) |
1 |
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(7) Amravati-Anjansingi |
69.20(43) |
1 |
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(8) Achalpur-Karajgaon |
9.65(6) |
2 |
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(9) Achalpur-Shirasgaon |
20.92(13) |
4 |
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(10) Achalpur-Chikhaldara |
51.49(32) |
1 |
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(11) Achalpur-Burhanpur |
181.85(113) |
1 |
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(12) Daryapur-Akot |
37.01 (23) |
1 |
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(13) Dharni-Burhanpur |
24.14 (15) |
1 |
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(9) Mathurdas Regular
Motor S ervice s,
Amravati (15 Vehi-
cles).
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(1) Amravati-Pandhurna |
128.75(80) |
1 |
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(2) Amravati-Betul |
172.19(107) |
1 |
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(3) Amravati-Akola |
115.87(72) |
1 |
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(4) Amravati-C handur |
69.20(43) |
3 |
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Railway. |
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(5) Amravati-Badnera |
9.65 (6) |
40 |
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(6) Amravati-Vidarbha Maha- |
4.82(3) |
6 |
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vidyalaya. |
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(10) Datar Motor Service,
Amravati (7 Vehicles).
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(1) Amravati-Akola |
115.87(72) |
11 |
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(2) Amravati-Darwha |
104.61 (65) |
2 |
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(3) Amravati-Karanja |
67.59(42) |
1 |
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(11)
Shri Ganesh Motor
Service, Amravati |
(1) Amravati-Shirala |
25.75(16) |
2 |
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(2) Amravati-C h a n d u r |
30.58(19) |
2 |
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(7 Vehicles).
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Railway. |
57.94(36) |
2 |
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(3) Morshi-Paratwada |
-- |
-- |
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(12) Vallabhadas and Com-
pany, Amravati (5 Vehicles). |
(1) Amravati-Daryapur |
54.71 (34) |
1 |
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(2) Daryapur-Akot |
37.01 (23) |
2 |
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(13) Shri Ramchandra
Motor Transport
Company, Amravati |
(1) Amravati-Multai |
128.75(80) |
2 |
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(2) Amravati-Morshi |
54.71 (34) |
1 |
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(3) Amravati-Warud |
90.12 (56) |
2 |
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(12 Vehicles).
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(4) Amravati-Tiwsaghat |
96.56(60) |
1 |
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(5) Amravati-Pusala |
99.78(62) |
2 |
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(6) Shendurjana-Tiwsaghat |
6.43 (4) |
1 |
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(7) Warud-Pandhurna |
38.62(24) |
1 |
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(14) Berar Regular Motor
Service, Achalpur |
(1) Amravati-Daryapur |
54.71 (34) |
1 |
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(2) Achalpur-Akola |
103.00(64) |
4 |
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(8 Vehicles).
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(3) Achalpur-Betul |
119.09(74) |
1 |
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(4) Achalpur-Shirasgaon |
20.92(13) |
1 |
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(5) Achalpur-Chandur Bazar |
37.01 (23) |
1 |
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(6) Achalpur-Karajgaon |
9.65 (6) |
2 |
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(7) Achalpur City-Shirasgaon |
27.35(17) |
1 |
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(15) Mohammad Hanif
and Bros., Achalpur |
(1) Achalpur-Shirasgaon |
20.92(13) |
3 |
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(2) Achalpur-Dharni |
85.29(53) |
1 |
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(6 Vehicles).
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(3) Achalpur-Akot |
37.01 (23) |
1 |
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(4) Morshi-Paratwada |
57.93(36) |
2 |
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(16) B. S. Patil and Sons,
Achalpur (5 Vehicles). |
(1) Morshi-Paratwada |
57.93(36) |
2 |
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(2) Morshi-Ambada |
19.31 (12) |
4 |
TABLE No. 7-cont.
Name of the Agency and Number of Vehicles Owned |
Name of Route |
Route Distance Kilometres)* |
No. of Daily Trips |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) | |
(17) Deshmukh Bandhu Motor Service, Dhamangaon (2 Vehicles). |
(1) Riddhpur-Tiwsa |
40.23 (25) |
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(18) Janasewa Transport
Company, Lehagaon (3 Vehicles). |
(1) Riddhpur-Tiwsa |
40.23 (25) |
2 | |
(2) Riddhpur-Chandur Bazar |
9.65 (6) |
2 | |
(19) Shirala Motor Service, Shirala(l Vehicle). |
(1) Amravati-Shirala |
25.74(16) |
2 |
*Figures given in brackets are in miles.
Besides these private companies, there are six individual operators owning a few motor buses. Their operations are mainly confined to shorter routes.
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