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Basic Information

Distribution of Island-wide SLTB Regional Offices

Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Ruhuna, Nuwara Eliya, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, Uwa, North, Rajarata, Wayamba, Central Bus Stand (CBS)

Year
 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bus Fleet – No. of buses in operation

 5191
5081 5,222 6,268 6178

Bus Fleet – No. of buses not in operation

 2554
 2522
 1,781 1,511 1591

No. of Depots

112 112 116 107 with CBS 107
No.of Sub Deports 9
No.of Driving Training Schools 8

No. of Workshops

 12
 13
 14 12 14

No. of Kms. operated daily

 1059423 1127128 1,017,086 1206847.02 1,234,382

Average No. of buses supplied in a day

 4692 4719 4,946 6,073 6,078

No. of buses operated in a day

 4310 4372 4,596 5,284 5,342

Timetable requirement

 7165 7174 7,226 7,249 7,257

No. of passenger Kms.(annual)

 11,909,164,527

12,201,484,395

 12,717,358,060 15,210,316,140 16,143,572,468

 

 

 

No. of Passengers Transported
Year
 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Passengers travelled on Tickets (annual)

 638,669,214
 651,815,020
 681,592,104 771,357,173 784,503,299

Passengers travelled on Season Tickets (annual)

 226,298,380
 198,807,500
 201,870,850 203,703,650 216,395,750
Passengers travelled on Passes(annual) 49,684,368
 44,651,910
 40,743,700 43,626,990 54,498,864

 

Number of buses operated on Highways per day  (Year 2016) -      91

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 04:11
 
SLTB Bus fleet

Summary of current bus fleet as at 31/12/2016

Type of Buses

Country Manufactured

No.of Buses in Operation

TATA

India

1,619

LEYLAND

India

4,452

ISUZU

Japan

23

TSUNAMI

Japan

21

Double Decker

England/German

9

Others M/BEN2

German

4
YOTONG
 China
 56



New Buses added into the fleet

Year

2012 

2013 

2014 

2015 2016

Ordinary buses purchased from the funds provided by the General Treasury

120

281

20

 80 -

Ordinary buses purchased on lease basis

146

16

1339

 878 -

Luxury buses purchased from the funds provided by the General Treasury

-

-

12

 - -

Luxury buses purchased on lease basis

12

24

68

 - -

Total

278

321

1439

 958     
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 04:18
 
In addition Services

Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Sisu Seriya
 619
641 718 740 741
Nisi Seriya
 29
131
131 131 131
Gemi Seriya
 - - 240 - -
Consolidated Services 
- - - - 275



Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 04:25
 
staff
Year
 2012     
2013     
2014      
2015     
2016     
Executive 1,236 1,151 1,154 1,197 934
Office Employees
 6,873
 6,535
 6,631 5,631 4,270
Drivers
 9,267 9,028 10,023 10,563 10,149
Conductors
 9,287
9,253
10,272 10,532 10,092
Mechanics
 5,588
5,158
5,089 5,001 4,867
Labourers/Minor Staff/ Sanitary Labourers
 1,555
1,505
1,594 2,933 2,276
Other 52
Total 33,806 32,630 34,763 35,857 32,640
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 04:33
 
Financial
Year   
2012 (Rs.)
 2013(Rs.) 2014(Rs.) 2015(Rs.) 2016 (Rs.Million)

Annual Revenue


 Way Bill Revenue 18,209,846,344 19,430,655,484 21,956,467,410 24,248,590,000 26,017
Revenue From Season Tickets 654,147,179 684,531,359 740,553,510 740,590,000 833
Other Revenue 8,747,670,652 11,445,282,202 10,968,391,111 463,230,000 40,928

 

2016 Year - Annual Expenditure (Rs.Million) Purchase of New Buses (2200)
 4341.32
Bus Rehabilitation 1084.49
Administrative & Maintenance 19318.67
Other
 20707.14
Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 04:36
 

 

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