Fleet
The corporation has a fleet of 5,701 buses consisting Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors and Volvo buses, midibuses, and minibuses. The fleet composition as of 6 December 2010 was:
| Service Type | Model | Numbers | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Ordinary | Ashok Leyland Viking, Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 150 | Ordinary Buses in Thiruvananthapuram for city transportation. |
| City Double Decker | Ashok Leyland Titan | 4 | Double Decker buses in Thiruvananthapuram (EAST FORT to SANGUMUGHAM Beach) and Kochi charging ordinary fares. |
| Ananthapuri Fast / Thiru Kochi | Ashok Leyland Viking, Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 206 | City buses in Thiruvananthapuram / Kochi with 2x2 seating layout. |
| Low Floor Non-AC City Bus | Ashok Leyland Panther RE Semi Low Floor | 240 | Low Floor City Buses under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme in Thiruvananthapuram / Kochi with 2x2 seating layout. |
| Low Floor AC City Bus | Volvo 8400 | 80 | Low Floor AC City Buses under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme in Thiruvananthapuram / Kochi with 2x2 seating layout. |
| Minibus | Tata 709E, Ashok Leyland Stag | 161 | Mini Buses are used on small feeder routes charging ordinary fares. |
| Rajadhani ring road service | Ashok Leyland Viking, Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 10 | New ring road bus service in Thiruvananthapuram city |
| Short Wheel Base Ordinary Buses | Tata 1510/1512c, Ashok Leyland Cheetah | 200 | Midi Buses with shorter wheelbase (176 in wheelbase) are used on routes in hilly areas, ghats and small narrower roads charging ordinary fares. |
| Ordinary | Ashok Leyland Viking, Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 3,809 | Short routes served by older buses that used to run on higher grade services. |
| Venad / Malabar | Ashok Leyland Viking,Tata Globus,Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 1,465 | Comfortable buses used as Limited Stop Ordinary / Fare Stage Limited Stop / Town to Town with 3x2 seating layout and Ordinary Fare Stage. |
| Fast Passenger | Ashok Leyland Viking, Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 920 | Short and long distance no frill services with 3x2 seating layout. |
| Super Fast | Ashok Leyland Viking, Tata 1510 & Tata 1512c | 291 | Fast, long distance services with 3x2 seating layout. |
| Super Express | Ashok Leyland Viking | 49 | Faster, long distance services, often interstate with 3x2 seating layout. |
| Super Express Airbus | Ashok Leyland 12M & Tata 1612c | 70 | Newly introduced long distance services on 12 m chassis, often interstate with 3x2 seating layout with more leg room and rear air suspension. Some buses have 2x2 seating layout. Same fare as a Super Express. |
| Super Deluxe Airbus | Ashok Leyland Viking | 30 | Luxury interstate and intrastate services, often long distance with 2x2 reclining seats and rear air suspension. |
| Garuda Volvo (AC) | Volvo 9400 | 3 | Previously used as Interstate Services Luxury Buses to Bangalore with 2x2 reclining seats and full air suspension, now withdrawn from service due to complaints. |
| Total | 5,701 | Total number of Schedules : 5,143 |
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