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{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Limited
| former_name = Pallavan Transport Corporation
| ridership = 7.5 million/day
| image =
| headquarters = Pallavan House, [[Anna Salai]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| locale = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| service_area = [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]]
| service_type = Ordinary, Express, Deluxe, Air Conditioned Deluxe and Small Bus
| passangers = 7.5 million per day {{cite news
| last1 = Narayanan
| first1 = Vivek
| last2 = Srikanth
| first2 = R.
| title = MTC: badly in need of a quick fix
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 28 August 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/mtc-badly-in-need-of-a-quick-fix/article24795888.ece
| access-date = 2 September 2018}}</ref>
| Daily ridership = 7.5 million per day (May 31, 2017)<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=https://www.mybmtc.com/en/bmtc_glance |title=BMTC at a glance |publisher=Mybmtc.com |date=2014-07-05 |access-date=2014-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912063013/https://www.mybmtc.com/en/bmtc_glance |archive-date=12 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| collection =
| operator = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| area served = [[Chennai Metropolitan Area Ridership 6.0 million/day]]
| parent = [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]]
| sister = [[State Express Transport Corporation]]
| website = https://mtcbus.tn.gov.in
|Ridership=6 million per day}}
[[File:Chennai Openstreetmap Public Transport Density Map.png|thumb|Heatmap of the coverage of public transportation in Chennai City]]

The '''Metropolitan Transport Corporation''' (formerly known as '''Pallavan Transport Corporation'''), sometimes known as the '''MTC''' or '''PTC''', is the agency that operates the [[public transport|public]] [[bus]] service in [[Chennai]], India. As of May 2017, the MTC had a scheduled fleet of 3688 buses and total fleet strength of 3968 buses, on a daily basis carries 6.0 million passengers to and from, which is half the population of Chennai. On March 22, 2016, the Union Transport Ministry reported that Chennai had the most crowded buses in the country with 1300 passengers per bus in each direction per day. During peak hours, in some routes, a bus with capacity to accommodate 80 persons carries twice the number of people due to the extensiveness of the system. It has an operating area of {{convert|3,929|km2}}.<ref name="aboutus">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.mtcbus.org//aboutus.asp|access-date=2012-11-05|work=Metropolitan Transport Corporation}}</ref> MTC has a total of 830 routes with its largest terminus being [[Broadway bus terminus|Broadway]] in Central Chennai.

==History==
The Pallavan Transport Corporation Ltd was established on 1 January 1972 with a fleet strength of 1,029 buses. The operational [[jurisdiction]] is the [[Chennai]] Metropolitan area. It served 176 routes and had 8 depots, including those at [[T. Nagar]], [[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]], and [[Vadapalani]]. Depots at [[Anna Nagar]] and [[K.K. Nagar]] were established in 1973.<ref name="TOI_CityNeedsMoreWheels">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtcbus.org/|title=The Growth - MTC|date=11 Dec 2017|publisher=The Times Group|location=Chennai}}</ref> The Pallavan Transport Corporation was split into two and a new Corporation, namely, Dr. Ambedkar Transport Corporation Ltd. started functioning from 19 January 1994. The depots in the northern areas of the city were brought under Dr. Ambedkar Transport Corporation Ltd and the southern depots came under Pallavan Transport Corporation. Pallavan Transport Corporation was renamed as Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Madras Division - I) Limited and Dr. Ambedkar Transport Corporation was renamed as Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Madras Division - II) Ltd., on 1 July 1997.

In order to make the Corporations viable, and for better administrative control, Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Madras Division II) was amalgamated with Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Madras Division I) Ltd on 10 January 2001. The fleet strength of the [[Corporation]] at 1 March 2009 was 3,260 with 25 depots, a body building unit at [[Chromepet]], a ticket printing press at [[K.K.Nagar]] and Reconditioning Unit at Patullos Road. During the year 2002–2003, 117 buses have been purchased for replacement. After 2007, thousands of number of buses are purchased for new services as well as replacement for old buses.

As of 2012, the corporation operates 42,961 services daily in 800 routes.<ref name="MaalaiMalar_16NewDepots">{{cite news
| title = சென்னையில் கூடுதலாக 16 புதிய பணிமனைகள்: அமைச்சர் செந்தில் பாலாஜி நேரில் ஆய்வு
| newspaper = Maalai Malar
| location = Chennai
| language = ta
| date = 11 July 2012
| url = http://www.maalaimalar.com/2012/07/11120954/additional-16-workstations-in.html
| access-date = 11 Jul 2012}}</ref> The driver strength at MTC is 5,000 as against a required driver strength of 5,800.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Narayanan
| first = Vivek
| title = Beware, bus drivers on the edge
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 14 July 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3636579.ece
| access-date = 14 Jul 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+Increase Over the Years<ref name="TOI_CityNeedsMoreWheels"/>
|-
!
|1972
|2020
|-
|Depots
|8
|33
|-
|Fleet
|1,029
|4,599
|-
|Scheduled Services
|892
|5,099
|-
|Route
|209
|895
|-
|Employees
|20,159
|24,202
|-
|Passenger/day
|2.2 million
|5.8 million
|-
|Collection/day
|र0.4 million
|र26.1 million
|-
|Occupancy ratio
|NA
|71.42%
|}

==Fleet==
The total size of fleet of the MTC is 3688, of which 3492 buses are operated every day on an average. MTC operates over 5000 services daily covering about 830 routes. The last time buses were added to the fleet was in January 2020.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Srikanth
| first = R.
| title = MTC cuts old bus routes to start new ones to suburbs
| newspaper = The Hindu (Print edition)
| location = Chennai
| pages = 3
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 20 March 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/mtc-cuts-old-bus-routes-to-start-new-ones-to-suburbs/article24176276.ece
| access-date = 28 July 2018}}</ref>

Per RTO rules, an MTC bus could accommodate a maximum of 83 passengers, including 48 sitting and 27 standing. However, buses carry over 160 passengers in some routes, especially during peak hours, with many travelling on the footboard of the bus resulting in several accidents. According to Union Transport Ministry of India on March 22, 2016, Chennai was reported to have the most crowded buses in the country with 1300 passengers per bus per day per direction. This is due to the extensive routes the buses ply to and also the cost which is reasonably less than some of the major cities in the country. An exclusive and efficient BRTS on dedicated elevated roads is being proposed by MTC as well as the Tamil Nadu Government in order to improve the share of public transport. For a city like Chennai, ideally more than 60% of the people should be using public transport systems. However, owing to its vehicle density which is the second highest in the country, only 40% of the citizenry use public transport which is quite low.

[[File:A deluxe City bus in Chennai from Ashok Leyland.jpg|thumb|Deluxe bus from [[Ashok Leyland]]]]
[[File:Chennai MTC's ordinary fare bus.jpg|thumb|An ordinary fare (white board) bus]]
[[File:MTC-TataMarcopolo2.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|MTC's Tata Marcopolo Bus]]
[[File:CityBus Vestibule.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|New vestibule bus with LED display]]
[[File:MTCVolvo.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|An MTC AC Volvo Service]]
[[File:MTC Bus 21G.JPG|thumb|200 px|right|A MTC SLF plying route 21G]]

'''Normal buses'''
These buses in the MTC fleet were manufactured by [[Ashok Leyland]] and [[Tata Motors]]. These buses were launched in the 1990s and some continue to ply while the majority have been replaced in favor of newer buses.

'''Semi-Low floor buses'''
The semi-[[low floored]] and deluxe buses have improved passenger amenities like improved lighting, [[plastic moulded]] seats and driver operated pneumatic, doors into its fleet. The first set of such buses from Ashok Leyland were introduced in February 2007. The newer range of these semi-low floor buses supplied under [[JNNURM]] are BS-III compliant and have LED displays. Some continue to ply while most of them are replaced by newer buses

'''Vestibule services'''
MTC also runs [[articulated bus]]es provided by Ashok Leyland in congested routes. The fares are similar to those of ordinary services. These buses have 2 conductors, plastic moulded seats and LED boards. Around the end of 2017, some of these buses are condemned and no longer in service.

'''Air-conditioned buses'''
MTC earlier operated [[Low-floor bus|low-floor]] [[Volvo B7RLE]] air-conditioned buses on selected routes. There were 100 of these buses running on select routes at regular intervals when they were introduced. They stopped operating in 2018 owing to poor and higher cost of maintenance, and replaced in favor of newer [[Ashok Leyland]] electric buses.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Srikanth |first1=R. |title=After more than a year, Chennai gets AC buses again |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/after-more-than-a-year-chennai-gets-ac-buses-again/article30532317.ece |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=10 January 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

'''Small buses'''
MTC has launched small-bus services to connect remote places of Chennai and its suburbs. These buses are provided by Tata.

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+MTC Fleet Over the Years<ref>{{cite news
| last = Philip
| first = Christin Mathew
| title = Buses disemboweled, Left to Rust
| newspaper = The Times of India (e-paper)
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 20 March 2019
| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2012/11/16&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML
| access-date = 29 Feb 2016}}</ref>
|-
!Year
!No. of buses on road
!No. of buses off-road
!Total
|-
|2007-2008
|2,344
|287
|2,631
|-
|2008-2009
|2,792
|370
|3,162
|-
|2009-2010
|2,958
|327
|3,285
|-
|2010-2011
|3,007
|355
|3,362
|-
|2011-2012
|3,034
|374
|3,408
|-
|2012-2013
|3,027
|356
|3,383
|-
|2016-2017
|3,797
|167
|3,964
|-
|2017-2018
|4,091
|182
|4273
|-
|2018-2019
|5,092
|194
|5286
|}

==Depots==
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation has 33 depots, each with an average parking capacity of 200 buses. Besant nagar depot defunct last year and merged with Adyar

The 33 depots of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (as of 2020) are listed below:
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+MTC Depots
|-
!Depot
!Depot code
!Old code
!Region
!Fleet strength
!Scheduled services
|-
|[[Adambakkam]]
|AB
|NIL
|[[Chromepet]]
|55
|51
|-
|[[Adyar (Chennai)|Adyar]]
|AD
|B
|[[Adyar (Chennai)|Adyar]]
|146
|135
|-
|[[Alandur]]
|AL
|K
|[[Chromepet]]
|148
|135
|-
|[[Ambathur]]
|AM
|E
|[[Ayanavaram]]
|191
|179
|-
|[[Anna Nagar]]
|AN
|H
|[[Ayanavaram]]
|243
|208
|-
|[[Avadi]]
|AV
|X
|[[Ayanavaram]]
|159
|151
|-
|[[Ayanavaram]]
|AY
|C
|[[Ayanavaram]]
|173
|160
|-
|[[Basin Bridge]]
|BB
|NIL
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|45
|41
|-
|[[Besant Nagar]] defunct 2020 merged with Adyar depot
|BN
|NIL
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|30
|28
|-
|[[Chennai Central|Central Depot]]
|CD
|NIL
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|178
|165
|-
|[[Chromepet]] - I
|CR
|W
|[[Chromepet]]
|170
|159
|-
|[[Chromepet]] - II
|CW
|NIL
|[[Chromepet]]
|58
|54
|-
|[[Ennore]]
|EN
|K
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|73
|70
|-
|[[Iyyappanthangal]]
|IY
|Y
|[[Chromepet]]
|153
|144
|-
|Kannagi Nagar
|KA
|NIL
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|20
|19
|-
|[[K.K.Nagar]]
|KN
|G
|[[Chromepet]]
|195
|182
|-
|[[Kundrathur]]
|KU
|NIL
|[[Chromepet]]
|34
|32
|-
|[[Madhavaram]]
|MV
|F
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|112
|107
|-
|[[Mandavelli]]
|MN
|J
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|90
|84
|-
|[[MKB Nagar]]
|MB
|NIL
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|33
|29
|-
|[[Padiyanallur]]
|PL
|NIL
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|65
|60
|-
|[[Perambur]]
|PR
|S
|[[Ayanavaram]]
|170
|157
|-
|[[Perumbakkam]]
|PA
|NIL
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|58
|58
|-
|[[Poonamallee]]
|PM
|V,Z
|[[Ayanavaram]]
|182
|171
|-
|[[Saidapet]]
|SP
|M
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|103
|96
|-
|[[Semmencherry]]
|SM
|NIL
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|24
|22
|-
|[[Tambaram]]
|TA
|O
|[[Chromepet]]
|202
|189
|-
|[[T.Nagar]]
|TN
|L
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|95
|89
|-
|[[Thiruvanmiyur]]
|TR
|R
|[[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]]
|140
|135
|-
|[[Thiruvottriyur]]
|TV
|N
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|104
|99
|-
|[[Tondiarpet]] - I
|TD
|A
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|142
|134
|-
|[[Tondiarpet]] - II
|TW
|T
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|83
|78
|-
|[[Vadapalani]]
|VP
|D
|[[Chromepet]]
|205
|194
|-
|[[Vyasarpadi]]
|VY
|P
|[[Tondiarpet]]
|111
|104
|-
|colspan=4|'''Total'''
|'''3,886'''
|'''3,719'''
|}

==Revenue==
As of 2012, MTC's advertisement revenue per month is {{INR}} 86 lakhs.<ref>{{cite news
| title = MTC buses to get LCD monitors
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 10 August 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3747246.ece
| access-date = 12 Aug 2012}}</ref> About 2,000 of the MTC's 3,400 buses have been maintained by companies that advertise on the buses since December 2011, but the advertisement space was open for all to bid. In 2012, MTC decided to allow only those companies that take up the cleaning assignment. Still they will have to pay the market rate for the space, while they will get paid for the cleaning. As of 2012, the corporation pays {{INR}} 18 per bus per cleaner every day.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Hemalatha
| first = Karthikeyan
| title = MTC plans to barter ad space for cleaning buses
| location = Chennai
| date = 6 November 2012
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-06/chennai/34948103_1_mtc-plans-clean-buses-advertisements
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103072112/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-06/chennai/34948103_1_mtc-plans-clean-buses-advertisements
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 22 Feb 2016}}</ref>

As of 17 Apr 2013 The total revenue per day of all the buses is 2.75 cr <ref>[http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Real-time-info-from-e-machines-helps-improve-Chennai-bus-services-revenues/articleshow/46120523.cms]</ref>

==Occupancy==
The MTC buses have an occupancy ratio (average number of passengers to total seating capacity in a bus) of 84.35%. Each MTC bus can carry 72 people, including 24 standing passengers. The occupancy ratio in Chennai is amongst the highest for the 38 transport corporations in the country.<ref>{{cite news|last=Karthikeyan Hemalatha|title=Chennai buses burst at seams|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2013%2F02%2F23&ViewMode=GIF&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00400&AppName=1|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=23 February 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="hard ride for aged">{{cite news|last=Karthikeyan Hemalatha|title=HARD RIDE FOR AGED IN CITY|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2013%2F10%2F16&ViewMode=GIF&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00400&AppName=1|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=16 October 2013}}</ref>

==Connectivity with MRTS and airport==
The MTC services are not integrated with the [[Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai)|Mass Rapid Transit System]].<ref name="lessons">{{cite news
| last = Sreevatsan
| first = Ajai
| title = MRTS lessons worth learning
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 16 August 2011
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article2360025.ece
| access-date = 15 August 2012}}</ref> Some of the MRTS stations are located away from bus stops which makes transfers difficult.<ref name="too far">{{cite news|last=Liffy Thomas and T.Madhavan|title=Train stations, a road too far|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/train-stations-a-road-too-far/article5203744.ece|access-date=14 October 2013|newspaper=The Hindu, Chennai|date=5 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=G Ananthakrishnan|title=Not all together here|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/not-all-together-here/article5157531.ece|access-date=14 October 2013|newspaper=The Hindu, Chennai|date=23 Sep 2013}}</ref> Recently mini-buses have started to ply as a feeder to plug the gaps in connectivity. There are buses to various parts of the city from the airport and some air passengers and many airport employees, use the service. The bus stop is close to the international terminal.<ref name="airport long walk">{{cite news|last=Sunitha Sekar|title=For passengers, it's a long walk from airport to bus stop|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/for-passengers-its-a-long-walk-from-airport-to-bus-stop/article4775943.ece|access-date=18 October 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 June 2013}}</ref>

==Accidents==
The accident rate of MTC is high compared to similar metropolitan transport corporations in the country.<ref name=accidents1>{{cite news|last=Karthikeyan Hemalatha|title=No stopping MTC killing spree|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/11/30&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML|access-date=3 December 2013|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=30 November 2013}}</ref> In Chennai, 104 people died in 2012 in accidents involving MTC buses. The driver unions are blamed for violations going unpunished and continuing unabated.<ref name="fewer buses">{{cite news|last=Karthikeyan Hemalatha|title=Despite fewer buses, MTC's death rate overtakes other fleets|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=2 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Driver of bus that fell off Anna flyover dismissed by MTC
| location = Chennai
| date = 25 October 2012
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-25/chennai/34728792_1_mtc-drivers-mtc-buses-flyover
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131208001455/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-25/chennai/34728792_1_mtc-drivers-mtc-buses-flyover
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 8 December 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 25 Oct 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="IE_MTCKillsOverA100">{{cite news
| last = Jebakumar
| first = R. Prince
| title = MTC buses kill over a 100 every year
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Express Publications
| date = 29 July 2013
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+People killed in accidents involving MTC buses
|-
! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019
|-
| 142 || 145 || 138 || 132 || 112 || 104 || 98 || 94 || 35 || 24 || 120
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+Accidents over the years<ref name="IE_MTCKillsOverA100"/>
|-
!Year
!Fatal
!Non-fatal
|-
|2009
|109
|384
|-
|2010
|106
|351
|-
|2011
|112
|436
|-
|2012
|103
|351
|-
|2013
|62
|215
|-
|2016
|61
|214
|-
|2017
|35
|516
|-
|2018
|24
|401
|-
|2019
|120
|432
|}

To mitigate the no. of accidents, officials of the corporation and the traffic police conduct refresher courses and yoga classes for MTC drivers.<ref name="fewer buses"/><ref name="stress break rules">{{cite news|last=N Vinoth Kumar|title=Stressed into breaking the rules, say MTC drivers|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Stressed-into-breaking-the-rules-say-MTC-drivers/2013/08/01/article1711518.ece|access-date=18 October 2013|newspaper=The New Indian Express, Chennai|date=1 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="crowded bus kill">{{cite news|last=Karthikeyan Hemalatha|title=Crowded buses kill as MTC uses few in fleet|url=http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?articles=yes&pageid=2&max=true&articleid=Ar00202&sectid=1edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=12-12-2012&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai+-+Times+City&title=Crowded+buses+kill+as+MTC+uses+few+in+fleet&edname=&publabel=TOI|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=12 December 2012}}</ref>

==Criticism==
There have complaints about operator behavior<ref name="law unto">{{cite news|last=MTC drivers: a law unto themselves?|title=MTC drivers: a law unto themselves?|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/MTC-drivers-a-law-unto-themselves/2013/07/30/article1708099.ece|access-date=18 October 2013|newspaper=The New Indian Express, Chennai|date=30 July 2013}}</ref> on MTC buses and these have been effectively addressed by the administration by having special counseling and yoga sessions for the workers.<ref name="mtc admits rude crew">{{cite news|last=Christin Mathew Philip|title=Drivers rude, MTC officials admit after 2,000 complaints|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/10/18&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00601&ViewMode=HTML|access-date=18 October 2013|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=18 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref name="bus stop oxymoron">{{cite news|last=Rajagopalan Venkataraman|title=Bus-stop, an oxymoron for MTC drivers?|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Bus-stop-an-oxymoron-for-MTC-drivers/2013/07/31/article1709848.ece|access-date=18 October 2013|newspaper=The New Indian Express, Chennai|date=31 July 2013}}</ref> The entrances to most buses have at least two steps. This poses difficulty for some passengers to alight or board the buses.<ref name="hanging danger">{{cite news|last=M Ramya & Karthikeyan Hemalatha|title=The Hanging danger|url=http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?articles=yes&pageid=2&max=true&articleid=Ar00202&sectid=1edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=12-12-2012&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai+-+Times+City&title=Crowded+buses+kill+as+MTC+uses+few+in+fleet&edname=&publabel=TOI|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=12 Dec 2012}}</ref> Some of the bus stations are poorly maintained.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adarsh Jain|title=Broadway MTC terminus now a stinking problem|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/12/22&PageLabel=5&EntityId=Ar00502&ViewMode=HTML|access-date=22 December 2013|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=22 December 2013}}</ref>

MTC officials are under pressure from councilors and MLAs to introduce new bus routes to or through their constituency even though such a move may not be the most profitable of options. "While this is not always bad as certain routes need to be run even if they are not profitable, MTC as an operator should cover its basics first and meet the demands along high-capacity routes," said an expert in the field of public transport.

== See also ==
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* [[State Express Transport Corporation]]
* [[TamilNadu State Transport Corporation - Salem]]
* [[TamilNadu State Transport Corporation - Villupuram]]
* [[TamilNadu State Transport Corporation - Kumbakonam]]
* [[TamilNadu State Transport Corporation - Coimbatore]]
* [[TamilNadu State Transport Corporation - Madurai]]
* [[TamilNadu State Transport Corporation - Tirunelveli]]

* [[Transport in Chennai]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://mtcbus.org|MTCBus.org - official website}}
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/transport/handbook_mtc.pdf Operation details under RTI]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110924181019/http://busroutes.in/chennai/ BusRoutes.In - Chennai bus and train route maps]
* [http://www.mtcbus.org/ACBusesTimeSchedule.asp MTC Volvo AC Bus Timings]

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