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{{Short description|Indian state-owned transport corporation}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = State Express Transport Corporation - Tamil Nadu Ltd.<hr/>அரசு விரைவு போக்குவரத்து கழகம்
| logo = TamilNadu Logo.svg
| logo_size = 100px
| logo_alt = Logo of Government of Tamil Nadu
| image = AC Sleeper Bus.jpg
| native_name = அரசு விரைவு போக்குவரத்து கழகம் - தமிழ்நாடு
| native_name_lang = ta
| romanized_name = Aracu Viraivu Pōkkuvarattu Kaḻakam - Tamiḻnāṭu
| former_name = *Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation
*Rajiv Gandhi Transport Corporation (or) P.T. Dr J. Jayalalithaa Transport Corporation
| type = Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| foundation = 1997
| parent          = [https://www.arasubus.tn.gov.in/ Tamilnadu State Transport Undertakings]
| industry = [[Public transport bus service]]
| hq_location = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| area_served = *[[Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Karnataka]]
*[[Kerala]]
*[[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| owner = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| products = [[Bus transport]], cargo transport, services
| homepage = [http://www.tnstc.in/ SETC]
| footnotes = 
|fuel_type=[[Diesel fuel|Diesel]]|hubs=[[Chennai]]|depots=20}}

'''State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) Limited - (SETC)''' is a state-owned transport corporation that runs long-distance mofussil services exceeding 300 km and above throughout the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] and major cities in adjoining states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and the union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. This is one of eight transport corporations currently operating in Tamil Nadu. It is registered under the Companies Act,1956 and its registered office situated in Chennai.

==History==
A separate entity exclusively for operating long-distance express services was conceived by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1975, and the services were transferred to the newly formed express wing of [[Pallavan Transport Corporation]] with effect from 15 September 1975. It was registered formally on 14 January 1980 and renamed as Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation (TTC) in honor of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poet [[Thiruvalluvar]]. During the 1990s, JJTC was formed, which operated interstate routes of the erstwhile TTC. JJTC was then renamed as RGTC in 1996. Both TTC and RGTC were later merged into the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) in 1997.
[[File:Non AC SS.jpg|thumb|Non-AC Seater cum Sleeper Bus from [[Tirunelveli]] to [[Chennai]] [[Thiruvanmiyur]].]]
[[File:Tirunelveli to Tirupathi Interstate Bus.jpg|thumb|Ultra Deluxe Bus from [[Tirunelveli]] to [[Tirupati]].]]
[[File:Tirunelveli to chennai AC bus.jpg|thumb|AC seater bus with old green livery from [[Chennai]] [[Koyambedu]] to [[Tirunelveli]].]]

==Depot==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:70%; text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" | '''Intrastate'''
|-
! S.No
! colspan="2" |District
! Depot Name
! Depot Mark
|-
| 1
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |[[Chennai district|Chennai]]
| [[Anna Nagar|Chennai A]]
| CNA
|-
| 2
| [[Kilambakkam|Chennai B]]
| CNB
|-
| 3
| [[Koyambedu|Chennai C]]
| CNC
|-
| 4
| colspan="2" |[[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri]]
| [[Hosur]]
| HSR
|-
| 5
| colspan="2" |[[Salem district|Salem]]
| [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
| SLM
|-
| 6
| colspan="2" |[[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]
| [[Coimbatore]]
| CBE
|-
| 7
| colspan="2" |[[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]]
| [[Tiruchirappalli]]
| TRY
|-
| 8
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |[[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]
| [[Thanjavur]]
| TNJ
|-
| 9
| [[Kumbakonam]]
|KUM
|-
| 10
| colspan="2" |[[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]]
| [[Nagapattinam]]
| NGP
|-
| 11
| colspan="2" |[[Dindigul district|Dindigul]]
| [[Dindigul]]
| DGL
|-
| 12
| colspan="2" |[[Sivaganga district|Sivagangai]]
| [[Karaikudi]]
| KKDI
|-
| 13
| colspan="2" |[[Madurai district|Madurai]]
| [[Madurai]]
| MDU
|-
| 14
| colspan="2" |[[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]]
| [[Thoothukudi]]
| TCN
|-
| 15
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |[[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]
| [[Tirunelveli|Tirunelveli A]]
| TNV A
|-
| 16
| [[Tirunelveli|Tirunelveli B]]
| TNV B
|-
| 17
| [[Sengottai]]
| SHN
|-
| 18
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |[[Kanniyakumari district|Kanniyakumari]]
| [[Nagercoil]]
| NGL
|-
| 19
| [[Kanniyakumari]]
| KKI
|-
| 20
| [[Marthandam]]
| MTM
|-
| colspan="5" | '''Interstate'''
|-
! S.No
!State (ST) or Union Territory (UT) 
! District
! Depot Name
! Depot Mark
|-
| 1
|[[Kerala|Kerala (ST)]]
| [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| TVM
|-
| 2
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry (UT)]]
| [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]]
| [[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]]
| PDY
|}

== Types of services ==
SETC provides services at fixed rates throughout the year, unlike Omni buses where fares increase multi-fold during long weekends and festival holidays.services. 

== Services ==
* '''Ultra Deluxe''': It is a non-AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats built on single-axle [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis with a white(new) or Gr(old) livery.
* '''Classic''': It is a non-AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats and a toilet facility built on single-axle [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis with a green livery.
* '''Non-AC Sleeper''': It is a non-AC bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis with a white livery.
* '''Non-AC Seater Cum Sleeper''': It is a non-AC bus service with 2+1 reclining seater seats and 2+1 upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis with a white livery.
* '''AC Seater''': It is an AC bus service with 2+2 reclining seater seats built on single-axle [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis with a white or green livery.
* '''AC Sleeper''': It is an AC bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis with a white livery.
* '''AC Seater cum Sleeper''': It is an AC bus service with 2+1 reclining seater seats and 2+1 upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis with a white livery.

==Reservations==
SETC provides advance booking and reservations on all of its routes. The advance reservation period is 60 days before the journey date. There are options to reserve tickets through [https://www.tnstc.in/home.html online] as well as in SETC counters at major Bus Stations. The travellers will be notified by SMS with a conductor's mobile number when the passenger list is printed at the originating station.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tnstc.in/ SETC Tamil Nadu]

{{State owned road transport companies in India}}
{{State Organizations of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Transport in Tamil Nadu}}

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