West Bengal Transportation Thread - (Surface/Water only) ‎

SBSTC Bus, Kolkata

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WBSTC bus, Kolkata

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NBSTC bus in Kolkata

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NBSRTC Volvo

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WBSRTC Volvo

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WBSRTC - Royalcruiser

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About Royal Cruiser

During the yester years, the thought of traveling by road brought images of uncomfortable rides, jerks and
exertions to life. Today the picture has fortunately turned brighter. Comfortable journeys are no more a distant
reality, but are very much a truth amongst thousands of travelers in Kolkata and the East. The credit largely lies
with the innovations introduced by the most-renowned Volvo bus services operator in East - ROYAL CRUISER.

Royal Cruiser is Eastern India's leading Volvo service with largest fleet size and growing. It operates latest
European variants of Volvo B7R Mark � III Buses. A product of partnership between Kaushik Global Logistics Ltd. and West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation Ltd., Royal Cruiser provides comfort, speed, reliability and frequency; an unparalleled experience.

Kaushik Global Logistics Ltd. is the foremost player in specialized handling and transportation of large volume as well as containerized ocean-bound cargo meant for Steel, Power, Telecom and Automobile industry. It has a fleet strength of over 200 trailers to move around Kolkata and Haldia ports.

Royal Cruiser Super Luxury Bus Operations is led by Chairman Mr. Sanjay Singh and MD Mr. Dhananjay Singh, the leading lights of the transportation and logistics industry.

The credo is to make the esteemed travelers feel comfortable, to the point of being pampered. A definitive reason to make sure that the journey by road with Royal Cruiser becomes memorable.

Source (http://www.royalcruiser.com/aboutus.php)

Jai DADA Volvo

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NBSRTC Volvo

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thats not a Volvo

typical West Bengal bus

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thats not a Volvo

Modded...look like a Tata's heart inside!!

Modded...look like a Tata's heart inside!!

Thats a Leyland.

Photo cc ANIL RAJ I.S.

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A JnNURM Volvo for city travel....(color: Orange)...there are about 5-6 diff color schemes!!

This bus runs between Kolkata and Dhaka, and the bus is of HINO..

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A Kolkata Dhaka bus..

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Travel with a Star - KOL-DGP
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A multi-axled Merc, interestingly merc's RE vibrates less compared to Volvos B9Rs!
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Kharagpur Rlwy Busstand

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a tata marcopolo bus (ac)
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WBTDCL
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Again some JnNURM buses:

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Buses:

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a housefull volvo...spotted on Jyoti Basu Sarani
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White Liners both AC and NAC

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Not sure if already posted.."White Liners" buses
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Royal Express

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A Royal Cruiser bus
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Few Volvos:

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WBTIDCL

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JnNURM buses
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^^ Excellent collection @ studdmanster

royal express has started volvo service between kolkata and burdwan rs 100

^^ Excellent collection @ studdmanster

thanks but not all are my collection...only the ones which are not quoted are mine!!...:)

royal express has started volvo service between kolkata and burdwan rs 100

Do they still run @ rs 100???...cuz KOL-DGP is rs 280 by RC and rs 300 by Jai Dada!...and i have not travelled by Shyamoli, so cant tell their rates!

Do they still run @ rs 100???...cuz KOL-DGP is rs 280 by RC and rs 300 by Jai Dada!...and i have not travelled by Shyamoli, so cant tell their rates!

isn't shyamoli supposed to be operating b/w kolkata & dhaka?

yeaa...they do...but for domestic service they have it for siliguri, DGP and ASL..

A/C Bus plans
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110602/jsp/calcutta/story_14059248.jsp

The chief minister also said she would speak to urban development minister Firhad Hakim about the air-conditioned buses bought under a Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme that have been lying unused in various depots.

The 300 buses, bought 21 months ago, had hit the city roads, holding out hope of revolutionising public transport in Calcutta. The fleet has shrunk to 53. Of the 240 Tata buses, only 15 are in operation. Volvo buses are faring better with 38 of the 60 on the road.

“These buses will have to be sold as scrap if nothing is done about them soon. I will speak to the minister so that they can be used across the state,” said Mamata.

The ABP reports that Joint Council of Bus Syndicates general secretary Sadhan Das has said that the terms for owning the buses are not atrractive. Maintenance Costs have increased so much that many owners are facing difficulty in paying the installments.

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A/C Bus plans
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110602/jsp/calcutta/story_14059248.jsp



The ABP reports that Joint Council of Bus Syndicates general secretary Sadhan Das has said that the terms for owning the buses are not atrractive. Maintenance Costs have increased so much that many owners are facing difficulty in paying the installments.

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All kanjoos-makkhichoos parties over there...... how come there is no such problem/complaint elsewhere?

IMO, all these bus syndicate bullcrap needs to be taken care black n blue..... either ban them all, or give them a threatening/warning. for long distance services, companies like kaushik logistics are doing an excellent job, they can be made in charge of of city bus services if required na?

^^they are already takin care of the city volvo service, under the name of RC Konnect!!

Do they still run @ rs 100???...cuz KOL-DGP is rs 280 by RC and rs 300 by Jai Dada!...and i have not travelled by Shyamoli, so cant tell their rates!

RC operates two buses between Burdwan and Kolkata. SBSTC has 3-4 ac buses but they are not volvos.

Kolkata Burdwan SBSTC Bus Services
Route #1: Burdwan - Esplanade
Prescribed timing: 1 hour 40 minutes
Actual timing: Approx. 2 hours (sometime even 1 hour 30 minutes)
Fare: 45 Rs. (Non-AC) and 100 Rs. (AC)

Leaves Burdwan **** Leaves Esplanade
05:00 AM *********** 06:30 AM
05:45 AM *********** 07:15 AM
06:30 AM *********** 08:05 AM
07:00 AM *********** 08:45 AM
07:25 AM *********** 09:15 AM
07:45 AM *********** 09:45 AM
08:05 AM (AC) ***** 10:00 AM
08:15 AM ********** 10:30 AM
08:35 AM ********** 11:00 AM (AC)
09:00 AM ********** 11:15 AM
09:15 AM (AC) ***** 11:45 AM
09:30 AM ********** 12:15 PM (AC)
10:00 AM ********** 12:30 PM
10:30 AM ********** 01:00 PM
11:00 AM ********** 02:00 PM
11.30 AM ********** 02:30 PM
12:15 PM ********** 03:00 PM
01:00 PM ********** 03:30 PM
02:00 PM ********** 04:00 PM
02:30 PM ********** 04:30 PM
03:00 PM ********** 05:00 PM
03:15 PM (AC) ***** 05:30 PM
03:40 PM ********** 05:50 PM (AC)
04:00 PM (AC) ***** 06:15 PM
04:30 PM ********** 06:45 PM (AC)
05:00 PM ********** 07:15 PM
05:45 PM ********** 07:45 PM
06:30 PM ********** 08:30 PM

^^so cheap???

the distance is about 100km

so the breakup would b just a rupee per km, with AC....dats damn cheap man....Tolly-Airport by Volvo costs 160 bucks, which is hardly 30-35kms!!

tollygunge airport ac volvo royal cruiser costs 60 bucks........when was it 160??????????
the last time i was in calcutta is this march.so the breakup would b just a rupee per km, with AC....dats damn cheap man....Tolly-Airport by Volvo costs 160 bucks, which is hardly 30-35kms!!

ohh...sorry yaar 80 bucks, mistake ho gaya.....latest rate!!

4 mash er modye eto bere gelo? Jai hok its better than taking a taxi .. ki bolo?


ohh...sorry yaar 80 bucks, mistake ho gaya.....latest rate!!

Xactly, 2be taxi te jei privacy ta pawa jai, ota bus 2 r pabe na!!!:lol:

Btw, only 20rs bere6e!!...ei gorom e chalta h!!

How many operators are operating JnNURM buses in Kolkatta?
How many Govt owned Transport Corporations are there in West Bengal?
What is the combined fleet strenght?

Apart from huge and vast network of private bus operators the state owned buses run by Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC), Calcutta Tramsway Corporation), West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation (WBSTC) & also there aretwo divisions of Indian Railways namely the Eastern Railways and South Eastern Railways, the railway stations are Howrah and Sealdah

But i dont have any info bout the combined bus fleet

How many operators are operating JnNURM buses in Kolkatta?
How many Govt owned Transport Corporations are there in West Bengal?
What is the combined fleet strenght?

^^ don't SBSTC & WB HIDCO(for new town) run jnnurm buses too?

State govt raps transport bodies

KOLKATA: The five state transport corporations have been asked to lay out a roadmap that would enable them to generate revenue and help them turn into profitable companies.

State finance minister Amit Mitra on Monday told the managements that the government cannot continue to pay them such a whopping annual subsidy of Rs 500 crore endlessly.

Mitra asked them to work out some arrangements so that the subsidy could be cut down periodically, until it would no longer be necessary. Mitra and transport minister Subrata Bakshi met managing directors and chairpersons of the corporations - CTC, CSTC, NBSTC, WBSTC and SBSTC - at Writers' Buildings on Monday.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-26/kolkata/29815990_1_transport-corporations-sbstc-wbstc

its time to merge all of these into one unit.

Very true...that would even help in keeping a check on the expenses...

Tata plans 100 utility vehicle showrooms


Kolkata : Automobile major Tata Motors is planning 100 exclusive utility vehicle (UV) showrooms across the country as part of its enhanced focus on the segment, a company official said here Wednesday.

"We have planned UV exclusive showrooms across the country. The advantage of such showrooms is that the focus is concentrated only on a particular segment, which is beneficial for the company and the consumers equally," the company's utility vehicle division head Rajesh Nair told reporters.

Initially 35-40 such showrooms would come up by 2012. The eastern region will get 20, with West Bengal bagging eight of them.

Gradually the number will go up to 100, Nair said after launching a variant of its UV Aria.

Source:http://twocircles.net/2011aug10/tata_plans_100_utility_vehicle_showrooms.html

Transport PSUs told to prepare annual plan

The state government on Thursday asked five state transport corporations - which get Rs 600 crore annually from the state exchequer - to prepare annual plans to generate their own funds. The preparation of the plans may include anything from offering voluntary retirement schemes (VRS) to using properties under the corporations for generating funds.

Also, they have been asked to prepare their own budgets for the next financial year and a viability chart for bus routes. If required, some routes may be terminated and their timing changed. State transport minister Subrata Bakshi held a meeting with chairpersons and managing directors of five transport PSUs - Calcutta State Transport Corporation, North Bengal State Transport Corporation, West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation and Calcutta Tram Company - at Writers' Buildings to review their stand. Bakshi, however, refused to comment on the matter.

Together, the transport corporations have recruited over 4,000 employees without informing the finance department. Worse, the government has to spent Rs 50 core per month as subsidy to keep them afloat. On Thursday, Bakshi made it clear at the meeting that the government won't go on paying this amount and asked the senior officials to convey to the employees that the subsidy will be gradually withdrawn and the PSUs will have to fend for themselves in the future.

Another issue on which the government made its stand clear, say officials, was that the salary would be provided only for the genuine employees and not those for whom the state government gave no sanction. Employees of the five corporations got their October's salary in the third week of November after the corporations submitted a list of "ghost" employees. The corporations were also asked to submit life certificate on pension this month. Officials were asked to prepare plans to generate income from properties, though not necessarily by selling them.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Transport-PSUs-told-to-prepare-annual-plan/articleshow/10950471.cms