Nizam State Railways - Road Transport Division
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Nizam State Rail & Road Transport Department (N.S.R-R.T.D) was a wing of the
Road Transport Department
to nationalize passenger Road Transport Services in the year of 1932.
History
Beginning in 1932, scheduled bus services – under the auspices of the railway administration – began over 450 km with 27 vehicles. Within a decade, at a total expense of 7½ million HRs. this was extended to nearly 500 vehicles, servicing 7200 km.[1]
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The last Nizam
Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII.[2]
On 1 November 1951 it is renamed as a Department of Hyderabad State Government and later formed as APSRTC in 1958.[3]
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See also
References
- ISBN 81-85492-20-4; S. 221
- ^ "Nizam's wife gifted first bus service to Secunderabad". The Hans India. 15 September 2017.
- ^ "APSRTC - Profile". apsrtc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.