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| name = Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation<br />
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| parent = [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]]<br />
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| image_caption = KURTC a/c [[Volvo]] In [[Trivandrum]] Hub<br />
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| founded = 2015{{sfn|Chandran|2018|p=422-423}}<br />
| headquarters = [[Kochi]]<ref name="thevara">{{Cite news|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Chandy-Inaugurates-KURTC-Hub-at-Thevara/2015/04/13/article2761628.ece|title = Chandy Inaugurates KURTC Hub at Thevara|date = 13 April 2015|work = The New Indian Express |access-date = 22 April 2015}}</ref> <br />
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| service_area = [[Kerala]]<br />
| service_type = Local, limited-stop, express, and [[bus rapid transit|BRT]] bus service<br />
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| parental = [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]]<br />
| operator = [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
| website = https://kurtc.in/<br />
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The '''Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation''' ('''KURTC''') was a state-run bus company which started with more than 500 low-floor buses (A/C & NON A/C) in [[Kerala]]. KURTC used to run complete and individual services in [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram ]] & [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]] districts. The remaining 12 districts were divided into 5 clusters ; Cluster I comprises Kozhikode, Wayanad and Malappuram; Cluster II Kottayam, Thodupuzha, and Pathanamthitta; Cluster III Kannur and Kasaragod; Cluster IV Thrissur and Palakkad; and Cluster V Kollam and Alappuzha.<ref name="kurtc" /><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/dec/30/KURTC-Awaiting-Promised-Central-Aid-699597.html | title=KURTC Awaiting Promised Central Aid | date=30 December 2014 | newspaper=The New Indian Express | access-date=25 August 2018 }}</ref> COVID gravely affected the profitability and sustenance of this service, the buses got rusted due to non usage and only 97 were functional out of which 70 were then given to City Circular Bus service. As of today KURTC has shut down all operations and the institution is in the process of closing down. Even their official website www.kurtc.in has been closed down thus signaling the end of a golden era of cheap and convenient transport service for customers.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation was inaugurated in April 2015 by [[Oommen Chandy]], the then [[List of chief ministers of Kerala|Chief Minister of Kerala]],{{sfn|Chandran|2018|p=422-423}} with headquarters in [[Thevara]] in [[Kochi]], to operate low-floor buses which are procured with the financial assistance from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).<ref name="kurtc">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/all-jnnurm-buses-to-be-brought-under-kurtc/article6534522.ece|title = All JNNURM buses to be brought under KURTC|date = 26 October 2014|work = The Hindu |access-date = 20 Jan 2015}}</ref> It features a separate account and logo.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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<!-- Commented out: File:Trivandrum Volvo in underpass Road.jpg|[[Volvo]] B7RLE in [[Trivandrum]] --><br />
File:Inside Bus W.jpg|Interior of Low Floor Buses<br />
File:Kerala State Road Transport Volvo 8400 operating Route 610.jpg|KURTC [[Volvo B7RLE]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{Cite book|title=Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019|publisher=P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode|year=2018|location=Kozhikode|last=Chandran |first=VP|edition=Malayalam}}<br />
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[https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=837131&u=an-end-to-kurtc-ksrtc-halts-bus-services-implemented-for-journeys-within-the-city-837131 KURTC KURTC Closes Down]<br />
==External links==<br />
* https://kurtc.in/<br />
* http://www.kurtcbooking.com/<br />
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