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Table  3304A (P‚’o., Serv., Trans., Way)
Bus Companies (2005 - 2008) 
pro 3304ae
          Division         Items, Year  Western Central Southern Northern Eastern North Western North Central Uva Sabaraga-muwa All Island
Private Bus services 
Private Operator Buses
2005 7,642 2,428 1,698 83 491 1,736 612 805 1,347 16,842
2006 7,885 2,476 1,756 312 492 1,763 667 824 1,347 17,522
2007 7,728 2,733 1,786 414 406 1,715 571 716 1,662 17,731
2008(a) 7,405 2,705 1,765 652 455 2,111 873 1,259 1,440 18,665
Buses Operated
2005 5,428 1,700 1,189 54 319 1,180 428 555 943 11,794
2006 5,566 1,942 1,286 290 272 1,218 401 501 1,180 12,656
2007 5,564 1,940 1,285 248 276 1,217 399 501 1,180 12,610
2008(a) 5,250 1,900 1,270 231 390 1,475 611 881 1,180 13,116
Seating Capacity
2005 269,789 84,672 68,887 3,756 15,475 57,521 27,727 27,679 44,481 594,986
2006 275,975 86,660 61,460 10,920 17,220 61,705 23,345 28,840 47,145 613,270
2007 270,480 95,655 62,510 14,490 14,210 60,025 19,985 28,840 58,170 620,585
2008(a) 295,175 94,675 61,775 22,820 15,925 73,885 30,555 44,065 50,400 653,275
Operated Kilometres  (Million)
2005 224.2 70.2 49.1 2.2 13.2 48.8 17.7 22.9 38 487.3
2006 269.7 83.4 59 2.6 15.4 57.8 22.5 27.4 45.4 583.2
2007 268 93.4 61.9 11.9 13.3 58.8 19.2 24.1 56.8 607.2
2008(a) 252.9 91.5 61.2 11.1 18.8 71.1 29.4 42.4 53.4 631.8
Passenger Kilometres  (Million)
2005 11,769.1 3,686.0 2,573.2 117.0 692.3 2,560.6 929.2 1,204.8 2,045.2 25,583.0
2006 14,160.7 4,378.5 3,098.6 136.5 808.9 3,032.4 1,181.0 1,438.1 2,385.0 30,619.7
2007 14,459.0 5,103.2 3,278.9 781.2 759.3 3,184.6 1,058.5 1,339.6 3,136.0 33,100.3
2008(a) 13,279.6 4,805.9 3,212.4 584.3 986.5 3,730.9 1,545.5 2,228.4 2,802.6 33,176.1
SLCTB / Regional Bus Companies
Buses Operated
2005 1,142 579 281 159 151 428 215 400 478 7,829
2006 1,157 585 293 134 154 430 216 380 451 3,800
2007 1,170 686 323 134 202 464 256 407 487 4,129
2008(a) 1,190 699 346 129 225 471 266 421 497 4,244
Passenger Kilometres  (Million)
2005 3,869.3 1,660.0 1,103.8 569.5 615.2 1,421.6 701.3 1,294.1 1,825.2 13,087.0
2006 3,764.0 2,072.3 1,069.7 326.8 621.7 1,541.4 774.4 1,399.6 1,361.0 12,870.9
2007 3,981.8 2,392.4 1,304.6 297.2 793.5 1,840.3 1,062.3 1,539.9 1,515.3 14,727.3
2008(a) 3,881.0 2,251.3 1,563.7 298.4 1,062.9 1,742.3 1,221.6 1,439.8 1,626.5 15,087.5
Operated Kilometres  (Million)
2005 73.2 33.3 21.4 12.5 12.5 34.1 15.9 26.4 27.8 257.0
2006 77.5 36.0 23.9 8.6 12.9 33.9 16.1 26.9 27.0 262.8
2007 83.6 43.8 28.6 8.9 17.7 39.0 22.2 30.2 30.6 304.6
2008(a) 83.9 45.2 31.5 8.0 19.6 39.7 23.2 30.8 31.3 313.2
© ‚Q‚O‚P‚OC KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/03(m)/31(d)
Source :  Chief Editor:
Economic and Social Statistics Of Sri Lanka Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Key:          The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
(a) Provisional      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka