PEPSU Road Transport Corporation

PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) is a bus operator in Punjab state of India.

In 1966, when Haryana and Himachal were carved out of Punjab, they formed their own Road Transport Companies.

The PRTC in Patiala was established on 16 October 1956 under the provision of the Road Transport Corporations Act 1950, in order to provide efficient, adequate, economic and properly co-ordinated road transport services in the state.

[1] It commenced passenger transport operations with a small investment of ₹25.00 lacs and a fleet of 60 buses covering 11,107 daily scheduled kilometers on 15 routes with 345 employees.

[2] PRTC has 9 depots and 15 bus stands across the Punjab, located at Patiala, Bathinda, Kapurthala, Barnala, Sangrur, Budhlada, Faridkot, Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Special Cell of KM Scheme at Patiala.

Construction of Buses by workers in the PEPSU (PRTC) Workshop, c.1960s. Panjab Digital Library .
PRTC Bus Station at Budhlada, Mansa, Punjab
PRTC Bus Station at Budhlada, Mansa, Punjab
PRTC Bus terminus at Zirakpur, Mohali.