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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox bus company
|name = Surat City Bus
|parent = [[Surat Municipal Corporation]]
|service_type = Commuter bus
|service_area = [[Surat]], India
|fuel_type = {{Flatlist|
* Diesel
* CNG}}
|founded = {{Start date|df=yes|2007}}
|fleet = 576<ref name="180private">{{cite news|title=180 Gujarat cities to get private bus service |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/smc-banks-on-govt-subsidy-to-run-e-buses/articleshow/69919137.cms}}</ref>
|ridership = 200,000<ref name="180private" />
}}

'''Surat City Bus''' is the name under which [[transit bus|city buses]] are operated in [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]], India. It is operated by a private entity-‘Sitilink’ under a [[public private partnership]] model for the [[Surat Municipal Corporation]] (SMC).<ref name="notakers">{{cite news|title=No takers for Surat city bus service |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/no-takers-for-surat-city-bus-service/1090675/ |date=20 March 2013 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Surat |accessdate=27 Jun 2014}}</ref> The model is based on an earlier model by the [[Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service]] (AMTS) which operated bus services in [[Ahmedabad]] on a public-private partnership, but subsequently failed.<ref name="collapse">{{cite news|title=Surat's public transport on verge of collapse |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Surats-public-transport-on-verge-of-collapse/articleshow/16972284.cms |first=Himansshu|last=Bhatt |date=26 October 2012 |location=Surat|work=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=28 Jun 2014}}</ref> In 2012, the [[Government of Gujarat]] announced that it would set up similar transport facilities in 180 cities across the state under a public-private partnership.<ref name="180ppp">{{cite news|title=180 Gujarat cities to get private bus service |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/180-Gujarat-cities-to-get-private-bus-service/articleshow/14180901.cms |first=Paul|last=John|date=16 June 2012 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Ahmedabad|accessdate=28 Jun 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
In 1997, the Surat Municipal Corporation had submitted a feasibility report to the [[Government of Gujarat]], for privatisation of bus services in Surat city, as existing services being operated by the state-run [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]] (GSRTC) were found to be loss-making and insufficient for the city.<ref name="apathy">{{cite news|title=Govt apathy hits bus project |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980821/23351294.html |first=Basant |last=Rawat |date=21 August 1998 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|location=Surat |accessdate=27 Jun 2014}}</ref> In 1999, the GSRTC inaugurated a new [[bus stand]] and office at [[Udhna]] for city and rural bus services in and around the city.<ref name="busoffice">{{cite news|title=GSRTC bus office inaugurated |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990624/ige24110.html |date=24 June 1999 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Surat |accessdate=27 Jun 2014}}</ref>

== Operations ==
In August 2007, the SMC entered into an agreement with a private entity to provide bus services for a period of five years. These buses were referred to as ''Redline'' buses and were fueled by [[compressed natural gas]] (CNG).<ref name="redlineharrow">{{cite news|title=Travelling in Surat's redline buses a harrowing experience |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Travelling-in-Surats-redline-buses-a-harrowing-experience/articleshow/15589987.cms |first=Melvyn |last=Thomas |date=21 August 2012 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Surat |accessdate=27 Jun 2014}}</ref> In 2013, the SMC was unable to find a new operator, forcing it to extend the existing agreement by a few months. Subsequently, Redline services were suspended because the operator could not break even with the service.<ref name="notakers" /><ref name="busback">{{cite news|title=Surat buses back on roads |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Surat-buses-back-on-roads/articleshow/22827886.cms |date=21 September 2013 |work=[[Times of India]]|location=Surat|accessdate=28 Jun 2014}}</ref> This reportedly affected 80,000 commuters per day across the city.<ref name="45days">{{cite news|title=No public transport for 45 days |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/No-public-transport-for-45-days/articleshow/19993592.cms |first=Himansshu |last=Bhatt |date=10 May 2013 |work=[[Times of India]]|location=Surat |accessdate=29 Jun 2014}}</ref>
In July 2013, the SMC launched a new line of services labelled ''Blueline'' buses, operated by a different operator. A total of 120 [[bus stop]]s were constructed by the SMC prior to the Blueline buses being flagged off. The Blueline service is expected to run 125 buses for six years.<ref name="unlikely">{{cite news|title=New bus service in Surat unlikely before August |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/New-bus-service-in-Surat-unlikely-before-August/articleshow/20903112.cms |first=Himansshu |last=Bhatt |date=4 July 2013 |location=Surat|work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=28 Jun 2014}}</ref> The passenger number has risen from 3,000 to 65,000 and the SMC's revenue, too, shot up from ₹46,000 to ₹600,000 daily. The ministry said that in Surat city the model shift of passengers from autorickshaw to city bus is about 86.91 per cent.
At least 6.18 per cent of two-wheel passengers, 0.67 per cent of car users and nearly 5 per cent of other passengers have started using city buses.

== Fleet ==
It consists of 576 buses<ref name="180private" /> and runs on 28 different routes, covering 85 per cent of urban area. More than 2 lakh passengers use public transport on a daily.

*[[List of tourist attractions in Surat]]
*[[Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service]]
*[[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]]
*[[Surat BRTS]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://suratcitybus.in/ Surat City Bus]
{{State owned road transport companies in India}}

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[[Category:Transport in Surat]]
[[Category:Companies based in Surat]]
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