Chandigarh Transport Undertaking
{{Short description|Public transport unit in Chandigarh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Chandigarh Transport Undertaking
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| type = Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport, India
| foundation = 1 Nov 1966
| location_city = Plot No. 701, Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, Industrial Area Phase I, Chandigarh, 160001
| location_country = India
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| key_people = Smt. Bhawna Garg, IAS, Secretary Transport
Sh. T.P.S Phoolka, PCS, Director Transport
| area_served = Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Delhi
| products = Bus transport, Services
| industry = Public Transport
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| homepage = {{URL|http://chdctu.gov.in}}
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Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) is the public transport unit of the Chandigarh administration in India. It is managed by the Home Secretary, who acts as transport secretary and director.[http://chdctu.gov.in/Introduction.aspx Introduction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921140039/http://chdctu.gov.in/Introduction.aspx |date=21 September 2014 }}: Retrieved from website of CTU It operates a mixed fleet of AC, non AC, mini, midi, and Corona low floor buses. Almost all the buses have digital display and the routes, time of arrival, and stops of the buses can be found in the CTU Bus Guide app for Android phones.
History
Chandigarh Transport Undertaking came into existence on 01.11.1966 with a fleet of 30 buses, as a result of trifurcation of Punjab Roadways at the time of re-organisation of Punjab State.{{Cite web|url=http://chdctu.gov.in/Home.aspx|title=Chandigarh Transport Undertaking|website=chdctu.gov.in|access-date=2017-08-02}}
Fleet
CTU has 603buses, out of which 436 buses serve the Chandigarh region. The remaining 167 run on interstate routes covering Punjab, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.
- File:CTU3.jpgSMS Based and IVRS system is installed for queries for estimated times of arrival of buses.
File:CTUbus.jpgFile:Tata Marcopolo Green Chandigarh Ind.jpg
[https://www.findinchd.in/blog/ctu-local-bus-route-timing Chandigarh CTU Local Bus Routes and Timings]
References
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{{State owned road transport companies in India}}
Category:Transport in Chandigarh
Category:State road transport corporations of India
Category:Indian companies established in 1966
Category:Companies based in Chandigarh