KSRTC Kerala is one of the oldest public transport companies in India. KSRTC Kerala was established in 1937 as the Travancore state transport service. Kerala RTC now operates more than 5000 buses in Kerala including Inter State buses to nearby states, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. More than 30 lakh people use the services of KSRTC on an average in a day. Kerala RTC also conducts special services on festival seasons in Kerala, for example Sabarimala pilgrimage season and other important festivals in Kerala.
Recently KSRTC Kerala also started leasing its buses for private use. The fleet of KSRTC include Tata, Ashok Leyland and Volvo buses. KSRTC has 28 depots, 41 sub-depots and 5 workshops in Kerala. Kerala KSRTC is the only public transport service available in some of the nationalised routes in Kerala.
KSRTC is head quartered at Trivandrum. The fares in KSRTC buses is regulated by the Government of Kerala. Kerala RTC has recently started the facility of Online Ticket Booking for some of the routes. Another initiative introduced by KSRTC Kerala is the SMS based Bus Schedule Enquiry Service. To avail this service send an SMS in the format: KSRTC <Start Code> <End Code> to 537252.
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