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KSRTC comes up with another passenger friendly facility
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The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has come up with yet another passenger-friendly facility. On a trial basis, it is now allowing passengers to reschedule their date of journey without any extra charge. The service can be availed at all KSRTC booking counters in the city.

“This facility has been running on a trial basis for the past two months now and the response has been quite good. This facility gives flexibility to our users, which is our motive,” said Channabasappa Herur, chief marketing manager, KSRTC.

Not just the date of journey, the service also allows passengers to change their destination. After rescheduling, the passenger gets a new trip code, bus number and Passenger Name Record. The application changes rest of the details except the date which is according to the passenger’s wish.

Rescheduling was not possible in the previous system and passengers had to first cancel their trip before booking the rescheduled journey afresh. In cancelling a ticket, a passenger has to do away with 25% of the fare.

KSRTC is also planning to incorporate the new service in its e-ticketing facility. It will soon roll out the new version of the online ticketing service.

“This is definitely helpful for people who have to frequently change plans of their official tours. But we would like to have the online version, because most of the times we book tickets on the KSRTC website,” said Himanshu Thapa, a marketing professional who resides in Koramangala.

In May, KSRTC had started bookings through mobile phones. Officials said the response to the service had been encouraging. The service allows passengers to travel without a printed copy of their ticket. They only need to show their mobile screen with the ticket confirmation message.

“This is not just an easy way for the passengers who frequently and mostly travel by air-conditioned buses, but also a green endeavour,” said the KSRTC spokesperson.

KSRTC has also invited tenders for the air-conditioned lounge in Mysore City Transport Corporation bus terminal and Kempegowda Bus Station in Majestic.An air-conditioned lounge was launched in Shantinagar on May 25. Among other things, it has a booking counter and electronic display board of schedules.

DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_ksrtc-comes-up-with-another-passenger-friendly-facility_1552147)

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NEKRTC increases turnover
Hindu
(http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/08/stories/2011060859140300.htm)

Turnover during 2010-11 wasRs. 864.38 crore

Government urged to extend MVT exemption

GULBARGA: The North-eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC), the youngest of all the transport corporations in the State, is growing fast in terms of adding new buses and registering high growth in turnover.

From a turnover of Rs. 116.63 crore in 2000-01 when the NEKRTC was launched, it has seen a growth in turnover with each passing year. During 2010-11, the turnover was Rs. 864.38 crore. The Managing Director of the NEKRTC, Shankar Patil, told The Hindu here on Tuesday that despite the Government's decision to withdraw the exemption given to the NEKRTC from paying the annual Motor Vehicle Tax during 2010-11, the loss suffered by the NEKRTC has been limited to just Rs. 7 crore this time, compared to Rs. 33.86 crore in 2009-10.

Mr. Patil said in the first two months of the current financial year, the NEKRTC has achieved a profit of Rs. 14 crore. The NEKRTC has appealed to the State Government to extend the exemption from paying Motor Vehicle Tax for a few more years taking into account various factors, including traffic and passenger density and the potential for growth in the operational area of the NEKRTC.

Mr. Patil said the fleet strength of the NEKRTC had increased from 1,500 in 2000-01 to 4,500 in 2010-11. A majority of all the old buses, which have run more than 7.5 lakh km, have been scrapped and another 600 buses would be scrapped soon.

Mr. Patil said that with the addition of 300 new buses this year, 300 old buses would be scrapped and the remaining 300 old buses would be scrapped next year. At present, city services are operated in Gulbarga, Bellary, Bijapur, Raichur and Bidar.

NWKRTC gets approval to take up infrastructure work
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Hubli, June 7:
The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) has got approval from its governing council to take up infrastructure, developmental and several other works, including expanding Bilagi bus depot, constructing new bus stations at Siddapur, Hangal, Kamadolli, Sankeshwar and Mishrikoti, developing the Gokak bus depot, and upgrading bus stations at Munavalli, Amingad, Rona and other places. According to NWKRTC the release, the council also cleared recruitment drive to fill the posts of technical assistant, driver and driver-cum-conductor as per the requirement. — Our Bureau

NEKRTC to exploit tourism potential in HK region



It will operate special buses for tourists in Bidar city shortly

‘Bidar district administration has released funds for special buses'

NEKRTC has established training centres at Humnabad and Hagaribommanahalli

GULBARGA: The North Eastern Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) has decided to tap the tourism potential in Hyderabad Karnataka region. It will operate special tourist buses to the historic monuments of the Bahamani era in Bidar city shortly.

The Managing Director of the NEKRTC, Shankar Patil, told The Hindu here on Friday that the Bidar district administration had provided required funds to operate specially-designated tourist buses in Bidar city.

“We have placed orders for the buses. These buses will be designed to move easily on narrow roads and the seats will be give maximum comfort,” he said.

The buses would have a seating capacity for 35 passengers each.

Historic monuments would be painted on the air-conditioned buses to make them attractive.

Initially, the NEKRTC proposed to introduce five such special buses in Bidar for tourists to visit places around the city at an affordable rate, Mr. Patil said.

To a question, Mr. Patil said there was also a proposal to introduce a similar tourist bus at Hampi in Bellary district and Anegundi in Gangavati taluk in Koppal district. Also, there was a plan to introduce such tourist buses in Gulbarga city at a later stage.

The NEKRTC has established training centres for its staff at Humnabad in Bidar district and Hagaribommanahalli in Bellary district.

While the Humnabad training centre catered to the needs of Bidar, Gulbarga, Bijapur and Yadgir districts, the Hagaribommanahalli training centre concentrated on Bellary, Koppal, and Raichur districts.

The Humnabad training centre has a latest computerised driving test track where tests are conducted during the selection of drivers.

He said the NEKRTC has also decided to demolish the old city bus-stand near the Gulbarga Railway Station and build a modern city bus-stand and a commercial complex at a cost of Rs. 105 crore on public-private participation model.

Similarly, the space available in the Bidar old bus-stand and the Bellary old bus-stand would be exploited commercially.

Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/11/stories/2011061154660800.htm)

NEKRTC makes judicious use of funds under SDP

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Facility:The new bus-stand in Gulbarga constructed by the NEKRTC using SDP funds.

GULBARGA: The North Eastern Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) has made judicious use of the funds provided under the Special Development Plan (SDP) for implementation of recommendations of the High Powered Committee for Redressal of Regional Imbalances headed by D.M. Nanjundappa.

The funds, provided to the NEKRTC every year under the SDP to improve infrastructure, have been used for construction of ultra modern bus-stands and for renovation of existing bus-stands.Managing Director of NEKRTC Shankar Patil told The Hindu here on Wednesday that under the SDP the State Government had provided Rs. 25 crore every year for the past three years. Mr. Patil said that with the SDP funds, the NEKRTC had taken up construction of modern bus-stands at 44 places. Of this, 16 had already been completed and the remaining 28 were in different stages of completion. “We were not permitted to renovate all the bus-stands in the jurisdictional area of the NEKRTC as old bus-stands can be demolished only after they are 40 years old.”

New bus depots

Mr. Patil said that apart from building new bus-stands and renovating the existing bus-stands, the NEKRTC had also used the SDP funds for construction of the new bus depots and providing them with all facilities. Of the total 10 new depots taken up for construction, seven had already been completed and three were in different stages of completion. “We have spent more than Rs. 70 crore for the construction and renovation of new bus-stands.”

He said that the Vijayanagar Development Authority and Jindal Steels have come forward to take up construction of a modern bus-stand at Hospet at a cost of Rs. 10 crore. The NEKRTC Board had in principle agreed to the proposal.

Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/11/stories/2011061152250300.htm)

NEKRTC makes judicious use of funds under SDP



Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/11/stories/2011061152250300.htm)

very great job NERTC....
its counterpart NWKRTC needs to take a queue from it...this(NWKRTC) corporation is soaked in corruption...:bash:

NWKRTC

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A city bus in Belgaum city

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Bangalore: Want a bus ticket and tired of shuffling through your purse for small change? Here's a new card that will spare you the bother—the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is all set to introduce the 'mobility card' which will allow commuters to ride BMTC buses, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses and the still-to-be-launched Metro train without buying tickets for each ride.

Transport minister R Ashoka said on Sunday that the mobility cards would be introduced by the end of the year. The cards could be purchased by paying a fixed amount, and the ticket tariff would be automatically deducted by swiping the card in a simple device that will be carried by the bus conductor. That way, the commuter and the conductor would be spared having to find exact change each time a ticket is issued.

Speaking after the Bhoomi Puja for the construction of a modern bus terminal at ISRO Layout, at a cost of Rs10 crore, Ashoka said the bus terminal would be ready for inauguration in time for Ugadi next year. The Banashankari bus terminal, built at a cost of Rs32crore, will be ready for inauguration next month, Ashoka said.

Ashoka claimed that BMTC is the best among city transport corporations in the country. The Volvo Vayu Vajra services with internet connectivity and voice announcement system in city buses, which keeps passengers informed ahead of each bus stop, has received much appreciation from the commuting public, Ashoka said, adding that services would be further upgraded, and the standards achieved in countries like the US would soon by matched by the state.

The transport minister said, with pride, that even though diesel prices were hiked frequently, BMTC continued to make profits consistently.

However, the minister admitted that the BMTC had limited success in luring people into using buses instead of riding private vehicles.

BJP MP Ananth Kumar advocated the need for speedy implementation of the multi-mode transport system in the city, offering the integrated services of the BMTC, KSRTC and metro.

Source:http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BAN-one-card-soon-for-riding-bmtc-ksrtc-buses-and-metro-train-2183602.html

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KSRTC starts new bus service from Nanjangud to Mysore via Kiragunda, Sonahalli, Hosakote, Varna


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Land leased out for new bus-stand, mall

Special Correspondent
Project to cost Rs. 9 crore

It will be taken up on PPP model

Land given for 30 years on monthly rent of Rs. 36 lakh

GULBARGA: The State Government has cleared a proposal to lease out prime land measuring 2.38 acres in the heart of the city for the construction of an intra-city bus-stand and a shopping mall on a public-private-participation (PPP) model.

An MoU has been signed between the North-Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC), which owns the prime land, and Chandrakant Consortium, a Bangalore-based company that has tied up with Bangalore Span Architects, Mahalaxmi Jewellers and others to take up the construction of the bus-stand and mall.

NEKRTC Managing Director Shankar Patil said here on Sunday that the land, which is adjacent to the administrative office of NEKRTC on the Gulbarga railway station to supermarket road, has been let on lease for 30 years with a condition that the consortium would pay a lease rent of Rs. 36 lakh a year and hand over the buildings, including the shopping mall and the bus-stand and any other property on the leased land, to the NEKRTC at the end of the lease period.

As per the estimates, Chandrakant Consortium would invest Rs. 9 crore in the project — Rs. 2 crore for the bus-stand and Rs. 7 crore for the mall.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/13/stories/2011061353590300.htm)

Some KSRTC buses from Kolhapur

Airavat: Kolhapur - Belgaum - Tirupathi

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NWKRTC : Ratnagiri - Kolhapur - Belgaum

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KSRTC to add 3,000 new buses to its fleet this year
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Bangalore, June 18 (PTI) Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) planned to add 3,000 new buses to its fleet during this year, Minister for Transport and Home R Ashoka said today. The newly-purchased buses would be operated in rural areas as the government had decided to extend transport services to commuters from there, he told reporters here. During this year, KSRTC earned Rs 65 crore profit and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corportion about Rs 50 crore profit, he said. There was a proposal to build a bus terminus and hotel near the Bengaluru International Airport, he said.

A rare Green KSRTC AC Meghadoot service..

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KSRTC offers paperless ticket travel

Booking is now possible through mobile phone also

Ticket details received on the mobile can be shown to the conductor, printout is unnecessary

The passenger has to produce proof of identity


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Bangalore: Going green, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has become the first transport entity in the country to offer paperless ticket travel. A passenger who books an e-ticket or m-ticket (mobile booking) need not get a printout of the ticket. Instead, he/she can now show the ticket details received on his/her mobile along with a proof of his/her identity to the conductor on the bus. “We have taken a decision in principle to permit mobile tickets (on KSRTC buses). We are now checking whether this information has gone down well with the conductors. This facility will definitely be useful to passengers,” KSRTC Managing Director Gaurav Gupta told The Hindu.

As the passenger had to show the identity card along with the mobile ticket while boarding the bus, there would be lesser chances of impersonation, he noted.

Personal details

A passenger registering on the KSRTC web portal www.ksrtc.in or mobile portal ksrtc.in/mobile for booking e-ticket will have to provide all personal details, including the mobile number, date of birth and address.

When the passenger books an e-ticket or m-ticket, a system-generated ticket will be sent to the registered mobile number of that passenger. The soft copy of the ticket comprises details about the originating and destination places, name of the passenger/s, trip code, PNR number, date of journey, departure time, seat number/s, class of service, boarding point and platform number.

With the introduction of mobile ticket booking a few months ago, booking KSRTC tickets has become easier. Just by accessing ksrtc.in/mobile through GPRS-enabled mobile phones, one can register on the KSRTC website and book tickets.

With KSRTC deciding to permit m-tickets on board, the passenger is relieved of the burden of getting the ticket printed. Even on the move, one can book the ticket and later hop into the KSRTC service without making the effort to locate a cyber café to get a printout of the ticket.

Besides making booking tickets a hassle-free experience, the KSRTC has made the process of cancellation of tickets also equally hassle-free. Cancellation is now possible through the web portal or mobile portal.

On an average, 5,000 to 6,000 e-tickets are booked every day and if every passenger prefers to use an m-ticket, it means that much paper is saved. Although the KSTRC allows e-booking and m-booking of tickets using credit/debit cards and Internet banking accounts of some banks, it does not store any data of the customers relating to their transactions. Once the passenger blocks a seat or seats and proceeds for payment, the transactions are carried out through a secured connection directly with the bank.

Growth

More people are making use of e-booking and m-booking of tickets, according to the KSRTC. This, the corporation said, was because of enhanced capacity of the server. Even during the peak season between March and May, KSRTC's portal did not witness any hitch and bookings went off smoothly.

This was because of strengthening of the server to receive as many as 1,000 simultaneous hits. In the coming months, the server will be further strengthened to receive up to 4,000 simultaneous hits, according to the KSRTC.

© Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/20/stories/2011062052550500.htm)

KSRTC to add 3,000 new buses this year



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Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) planned to add 3,000 new buses to its fleet during this year, Minister for Transport and Home R Ashoka said today.

The newly-purchased buses would be operated in rural areas as the government had decided to extend transport services to commuters from there, he told reporters here.

During this year, KSRTC earned Rs 65 crore profit and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation about Rs 50 crore profit, he said.

There was a proposal to build a bus terminus and hotel near the Bengaluru International Airport, he said.



The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article2115741.ece)

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MANGALORE: Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) has demanded that the B C Road depot of the KSRTC should not be separated from Mangalore division.

DSS district coordinator S P Ananda said the B C Road depot, which is 24km away from Mangalore city, should not be added to the proposed Puttur sub-division. People from B C Road depend more on Mangalore for administrative purposes. Hence, the depot also should be attached to the Mangalore division of the KSRTC itself, he added.

People in the region will not be benefited through the formation of a new sub-division at Puttur. Hence, KSRTC authorities should think of forming a new division based in Madikeri or Udupi, he suggested.

Further, he demanded that KSRTC authorities should give priority to candidates from Dakshina Kannada district while appointing staff for Mangalore division. The division faces the problem of staff shortage, as employees from other districts manage to get transfer to their native places immediately after they are posted in Mangalore, he pointed out.
TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Dont-separate-B-C-Road-depot-from-Mlore-division-DSS/articleshow/8967381.cms)
What they mentioned about making new division at Udupi or Madikeri will make more sense

It will be carved out of the Mangalore Division

KSRTC plans to consolidate its position in coastal Karnataka

Bangalore: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will open a new division in Puttur in Dakshina Kannada by this month-end.

This new division will be carved out of the existing Mangalore Division, which has the highest number of schedules (785) among the 13 divisions of the KSRTC, and one depot — Madikeri — from the Mysore Rural Division will be attached to it.

‘Over-saturated'

“The measure will not only consolidate our position in coastal Karnataka, but also enhance the delivery of services. The Mangalore Division, with seven depots, is over-saturated. The new division is being carved out for better monitoring and administration,” said KSRTC Managing Director Gaurav Gupta.

The corporation, Mr. Gupta told The Hindu, had opened a new division at Chamarajanagar last year, taking the total number of divisions to 13. Ideally, one division has to cater to 500 schedules. With the bifurcation of Mangalore Division, the old division will have about 400 schedules and the new one will get about 500 schedules, he said.

Puttur and surrounding taluks — Sullia, Belthangadi and Bantwala — come under the nationalised routes scheme and the corporation has to focus more on providing bus service in these areas. A new division at Puttur would certainly help operate short-distance services even as the KSRTC could concentrate on long-distance, inter-State and premium services from the Mangalore Division, Mr. Gupta said.

At present, the Mangalore Division has seven depots — Mangalore I, II, and III, Kundapura, Dharmasthala, Puttur and B.C. Road. After the bifurcation, the Mangalore Division will continue to have Mangalore I, II, III and Kundapura depots even as another depot is proposed at Udupi.

“We have sufficient land abutting the National Highway in Udpui and the depot will come up soon,” Mr. Gupta said.

The new division at Puttur will have Dharmasthala, B.C. Road, Puttur and Madikeri depots. The corporation is scouting for land at Sullia to open one more depot, Mr. Gupta said.
The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/24/stories/2011062463681000.htm)

Even though the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has been seeking permit to operate city services in Mangalore for more than a year, the Regional Transport Authority, headed by the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, has kept quiet.

KSRTC Managing Director Gaurav Gupta attributed this delay to opposition from private bus operators. “As Mangalore city comes under non-nationalised sector, the corporation should have permit to operate services,” he said
The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2130668.ece)

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A spice of India... Just look at this image closely... Did you guys notice something..

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This is the right time to visit Coorg... the lush green environment and cool weather makes it a perfect holiday destination.... Though I had gone there on work.. But anyone planning for a holiday can enjoy some memorable time out in Coorg...

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This bus was coming from Subramanya towards Somawarpet through Bisle ghat.. the road condition is also good....

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The kid being "thrown" in through the window??

A Hassan District KSRTC bus.. with red and silver grey colour... This one on its way from Arkalgudu to Hassan

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A Tumkur District KSRTC bus... Blue and silver grey.. This one plying in Tumkur - Dabaspete route..

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Gramanthara Sarige (Rural service)

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One more Suvarna Karnataka Gramanthara Sarige on Tumkur road.. White and blue..

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The kid being "thrown" in through the window??

Yes Binai.. This one was the second kid being thrown in to get the seat... :)

Fare hike: KSRTC may lose passengers to train

MYSORE: The rail passenger traffic on the Mysore-Bangalore sector could go up further, thanks to KSRTC which has revised the fares following a hike in the diesel price.

While the Volvo services are spared (the fare is left untouched) there is an increase across the services offered by the public transport.

The fares of Rajahamsa from Mysore to Bangalore has gone up by Rs 9 (from Rs 163 to 174) while in ordinary bus, it's revised to Rs 101 from Rs 95.

The rates are quite high compared to railways. Fares for passenger train from Mysore to Bangalore is Rs 21, express train (Rs 42), superfast train Rs 52 and Shatabdi Express it is Rs 275.

A monthly train pass between Mysore and Bangalore comes at Rs 370 while a bus pass costs Rs 1,520. "The worst sufferers of price rise are middle and lower class people. What about daily wagers? It is high time the government takes some steps to protect the common man," says R Ramesh, a regular traveller to Bangalore, who is planning to shift to train.

The bus fare between Mysore and Mangalore has gone up by Rs 20. The fare of ordinary bus has gone up to Rs 196 from Rs 176 and in Rajahamsa, the fare is Rs 313.

"There is nearly 7% increase in the fares," M Vasu, Mysore rural divisional controller, KSRTC, said. Every day, between Mysore and Bangalore there are 32 ordinary buses, 11 Sheethal services, 10 Volvo and 4 Megadoota buses.

©Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Fare-hike-KSRTC-may-lose-passengers-to-train/articleshow/9004173.cms)

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NEKRTC hikes fares


BELLARY: Following the increase in the price of diesel, the Bellary division of the North-eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) has hiked bus fares. The change has already come into effect. The increase in fare ranges from Rs. 2 to Rs. 25.

Following is the list of revised fares from Bellary to various destinations, according to a press release from the Bellary Divisional Controller. The figure in brackets indicates the earlier fare.

Revised fares

The fare for the Express service from Bellary to Srishail will be Rs. 214 (Rs. 211); Hyderabad (via Siruguppa) - Rs. 257 (Rs. 249); Bangalore - Rs. 247 (Rs. 227); Mysore - Rs. 293 (Rs. 275); Kurnool - Rs. 100 (Rs. 98); Mantralayam - Rs. 76 (Rs. 73); Anantapur - Rs. 61 (Rs. 59); Sindhanur - Rs. 72 (Rs. 67); Raichur - Rs. 137 (Rs. 129); Davangere - Rs. 137 (Rs. 129); Belgaum - Rs. 247 (Rs. 227); Hubli - Rs. 163 (Rs. 149); Dharmasthala - Rs. 344 (Rs. 322); Tirupati - Rs. 195 (Rs. 192); and Hyderabad (via Kurnool) - Rs. 236 (Rs. 234).

The fare for the Rajahamsa service to Tirupati will be Rs. 321 (Rs. 319); Chennai - Rs. 418 (Rs. 413); Bangalore - Rs. 398 (Rs. 371); Hyderabad - Rs. 321 (Rs. 318); Mysore - Rs. 469 (Rs. 436). The fare for the AC sleeper to Bangalore will be Rs. 541 (Rs. 515).

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Fare hike: KSRTC may lose passengers to train



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I am one among those thinking of choosing train. If the trend continues, a new non-stop train can be started between Mysore and Bangalore. Btw, those 67 buses mentioned are only non-stop ones.

Hassan KSRTC Driving School

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Copyrights Chenabasappa Herur

^^ That's really nice..

Thats a excellent training facility. How many Driver training centers does KSRTC group have across KA ?

A spice of India... Just look at this image closely... Did you guys notice something..

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a person using a little girl to reserve the seat from window side.

360 Panoramic view of Bangalore central Bus stand

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NWKRTC Saarigae bus

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A Belgaum City bus

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Another model

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Pretty decent city buses

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A NWKRTC bus from Haveri depot.

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One more ....

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An NWKRTC bus in old livery.

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^^I guess this model is dumped?I din't see such buses in Hubli or Belgaum

'KSRTC to add 3,200 buses to Its fleet'

The state government has permitted to add another 3,200 buses to the public sector Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to its existing 23,000 fleet, Transport minister R Ashok informed. The minister told newsmen here on Wednesday that 600 buses would be added to its Hublibased South Western Road Transport Corporation and another 800 to Gulbarga NERTC. Both have earned good revenue in recent years. Informing that the stateowned public transport companies are the largest staterun transport enterprises in the country and have earned a reputation for registering for the lowest rate of accidents and better commuter comforts, the Minister claimed that despite the Centre's advice to promote the private sector we are pursuing public transport system with more vigour. Expressing concern over the increased number of road accidents involving maxi cabs, Ashok disclosed that the government planned to clamp a blanket ban on the operations of such vehicles in the entire state. Referring to a recent accident near Tumkur in which as many as 18 people were killed, the Minister said that two officials from the Transport Department were suspended and a ban order was issued on plying maxi cabs in the district.

Transport officers have seized over 25 maxi cabs in Mandya district recently where more KSRTC buses would be put into service as an alternative, Ashok said.

He said the department has mobilised over `1,200 crore against the target of `920 crore last year, which is expected to exceed 20 per cent.

http://expressbuzz.com/states/karnataka/ksrtc-to-add-3200-buses-to-its-fleet/291704.html

^^I guess this model is dumped?I din't see such buses in Hubli or Belgaum

That was the design adopted by Hubli Regional Workshop from early 2009 to late 2010.

Later they changed the design. The below is the latest design ( as on Jan2011) from Hubli RW of NWKRTC.

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Puttur Division is finding it difficult to supply bus parts and tyres to Madikeri.
-- Udayavani 6-7-2011 page 14 (http://epaper.udayavani.com/PDF/MANIPAL/2011-07-06/Man06071114M.pdf)

That was the design adopted by Hubli Regional Workshop from early 2009 to late 2010.

Later they changed the design. The below is the latest design ( as on Jan2011) from Hubli RW of NWKRTC.

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Yeah this one is cool :cheers:

Interesting Number KSRTC, Caught this Saarigae bus on State Highway 88 connecting Mysore-Madikeri-Mangalore


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An NWKRTC bus in old livery.

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Why does KSRTC does not allow the OEM TATA face to remain on their buses, they are more good looking compared to these square grill at the front.

Cousins resting at KBS, looks at their numbers ...

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1826 and 1836.

Interesting Number KSRTC, Caught this Saarigae bus on State Highway 88 connecting Mysore-Madikeri-Mangalore

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Chamarajanagar Division was formed recently. And ,That was the first KSRTC bus registered at Chamarajnagar RTO.


Well, here is the 17th bus :)

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Cousins resting at KBS, looks at their numbers ...

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1826 and 1836.

Interesting One :)

Chamarajanagar Division was formed recently. And ,That was the first KSRTC bus registered at Chamarajnagar RTO.


Well, here is the 17th bus :)

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Great to know that I captured the first KSRTC bus of Chamrajnagar division :cheers:

Filters in KSRTC buses to check pollution

MYSORE: In an attempt to put a check on its contribution to global warming, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Mysore division, has decided to fix Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) to all the buses plying in the city to reduce carbon emission.
The KSRTC has taken up the first of its kind project in the country with the help of World Bank.
With this, diesel engine vehicles, which are notorious for the thick smoke they emit, have a chance of going green with the help of the DPF device.
With the Rs 3 crore project, KSRTC's Mysore division will fix DPFs to all the 400 buses including 41 Marco Polo and 79 semilow floor buses.
The estimated cost of a DPF is Rs 1.25 lakh and fixing DPF is a part of Intelligent Transport System Programme, a World Bank initiative, said an official source.
It added that the World Bank had provided grants under Global Environment Facility Fund.

The environmental norms stipulate 50 hz as the limit for carbon emission by a bus. According to statistics, presently, the city buses emit 30 hz and the fixing of DPF will reduce the quantity of Carbon Monoxide and Nitrus Oxide.

When contacted, KSRTC Divisional Controller MN Srinivas (Urban Transport) said that the Centre approved the project in the last year.

KSRTC would soon invite tender for the supply of DPFs and the devices would be fixed to all the buses in a phased manner, he added.

He informed that KSRTC's urban division buses make 6,600 trips a day in 142 routes.

"We check the emission limit of our buses every month. Though the carbon emission is not above the limit set by law, KSRTC has taken up the project to protect the environment," he added.

CNN IBN (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filters-in-ksrtc-buses-to-check-pollution/166549-60-115.html)

KSRTC and NWKRTC buses in one frame.

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KSRTC wants pvt buses out of Majestic

Travellers who opt for private inter-city and interstate buses may soon have to board far from Majestic, the transport hub. Though the new boarding points aren't yet clear, moving away from the city centre may not be convenient for the public.

Behind the move to get private transporters out of Majestic is the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), which has written to the state government to ban parking of private buses in a 5km radius from Majestic bus stand. The reason cited — unauthorized parking of buses is eating up prime space in the central business district , leading to traffic jams.

Arun Dinakar, who travels to Tumkur on weekends, is dismayed. "Private buses provide better connectivity , that's why I travel by them. If these are kept away from Majestic area, we cannot make use of BMTC buses to reach our destination in the city. It is not a good idea," he says.

The move is bound to hit the private sector — while it aims to promote public transport and mobilize revenue for state-run transport agencies , it discourages private players.

Businessman M B Vineet, a frequent traveller to Mumbai, boards a bus at Kalasipalyam market. "Why should private buses be discriminated against? Government buses also add to traffic jams. It will be difficult for us to move away from core areas," he says.

KSRTC came up with these measures to decongest the city centre, after Metro underground tunnelling work began in Majestic. It also plans to decentralize its services.

"We are asking the government to stop the unauthorized parking of private buses around Kempegowda bus station in Majestic. They have no right to park vehicles on busy roads. Not just private buses, KSRTC is also shifting its services to various TTMCs to clear the traffic mess in the city centre," KSRTC managing director Gaurav Gupta told TOI.

On weekends, especially, private buses are parked around Anand Rao Circle, KR Market and Majestic area. There are around 7,000 private buses of state carriage and 2,000 buses under contract carriage.

DECENTRALIZE, DECONGEST

Buses plying towards Chennai, Madurai, Puducherry, Pudukote, Tiruchi, Chidambaram and Coimbatore have their boarding points at Shanthi Nagar TTMC now. To decongest city centre, KSRTC plans a boarding point at Peenya I Phase for buses plying towards Davanagere, Dharwad, Gangavathi, Shimoga, Tumkur, Dandeli. It has tried to create a similar boarding point for buses plying towards Kolar and KGF at KR Puram, but due to inaccessibility, not many commuters are able to make use of the service. Traffic cops say buses from Hosur, Anekal coming to Kalasipalyam bus station is adding to traffic woes, as construction of the new bus station is yet to start. "The problem of Kalasipalyam bus station is that there are too many players involved, including BBMP, which has not yet taken up the project for the past oneand-half years," explained KSRTC officials

©Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/KSRTC-wants-pvt-buses-out-of-Majestic/articleshow/9203224.cms)

A brand new NEKRTC bus, built on Ashok Leyland Chassis.

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One more NEKRTC bus:

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^^Thanks for the pics nityanand :cheers:

Mangalore's Vayu Vajra : Mangalore city

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Four trips for now

For the time being, four services will be available from the KSRTC bus stand and back.

Departure from KSRTC, Bijai:

7-05 am, 10-05 am, 1-05 pm and 4-20 pm

Departure from airport:

8-00 am, 11-00 am, 2-15 pm and 5-15 pm.

The airconditioned 43-seater buses will hit the Bijai-KPT-Bondel-Kavoor-Marakada route. The KSRTC intends to extend the service up to central railway station and State Bank terminus also and is awaiting a green signal.

The one-way fare is Rs 100.

Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=251643)

Common Mobility Card by November (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/common-mobility-card-by-november/168064-60-119.html)

BANGALORE: Commuters in the state will have a Common Mobility Card by November which will help them freely travel in any bus in the state. This announcement was made at a workshop on 'Sustainable Development of Public Transport' organised by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) in association with the International Association of Public Transport (UITP).
Principal Secretary of Transport Department M K Shankarlinge Gowda made the announcement. Some of the other measures announced at the workshop include the introduction of 1000 more buses in the city along with the introduction of additional buses in other Tier II and Tier III cities. This is being done to promote public transport in the state which has the largest number of public vehicles already.
The discussants at the workshop included K R Srinivas, Managing Director, BMTC, K Jayaraj, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka and S K Parameshwar, Director (Tech), BMTC.

Hop on to a battery-run bus this year

BANGALORE: It's a baby step towards reducing emission of green house gases (GHG) from vehicles in the city. If BMTC has its way, battery-operated buses will soon be a reality in the city. A proposal has already made in this regard.

"Increase in vehicular population and emission levels is a cause of concern. We have 37 lakh vehicles in the city, which is next only to Delhi. Over 1,300 vehicles are being registered daily. So we are looking at options which are environment friendly. We are in talks with companies, and by December, we will have a trial run of battery-operated buses in Bangalore," said M Shankaralinge Gowda, principal secretary to government (transport).

HYBRID BUSES

Gowda was at a workshop on 'Sustainable development of public transport' organized by International Association of Public Transport (UITP) at Bangalore on Saturday.

"The CNG (compressed natural gas) will come in by 2013. We are looking at hybrid buses, which run on diesel -- either CNG or battery -- to reduce pollution and motorists' dependency on one fuel," he added.

CMC IN NOVEMBER

Stressing on multi-mode transport accessibility to public to increase mobility, Shankaralinge Gowda said common mobility cards (CMC), which help public to travel in BMTC buses and Metro train, will be issued in November.

"We are also looking at extending it to even KSRTC buses for those people who travel to city from neighbouring districts such as Tumkur, Kolar, Mandya and Mysore. The fare will be a little higher but it will help these commuters. In turn, the revenue of KSRTC/BMTC will also go up," he added.

To augment city bus services in the state, nearly 3,000 buses will be purchased, with Mysore, Hubli getting 500 buses each and BMTC getting an additional 1,000 buses, he said.

Heather Allen, senior manager, UITP, said the best practices adopted by both KSRTC and BMTC are worth emulating. She also stressed at reducing emission of green house gases by adopting alternative fuel.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Hop-on-to-a-battery-run-bus-this-year/articleshow/9251873.cms)

Same colour different looks...

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Same colour different looks...

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Nice catch. :cheers:

Interestingly, both are built by Hassan Regional workshop (KSRTC).




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INTL AIRPORT-CITY SERVICE(VAYU VAJRA) MANGALORE
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KSRTC - Suvarna Karnataka Sarige

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For some reasons, the regional workshops of KSRTC were building buses only on TATA chassis since last 4-5 years.

Here is a brand new KSRTC bus built on Ashok Leyland chassis by Hassan Regional Workshop. This change was long awaited.


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KSRTC Express Bus From Mandya To Thrissur

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KSRTC is operating an express bus from Mandya to Trissur. The bus connects the places Mysore, Gundalpet, Gudallor, Vazhikkadavu, Perinthalmanna to reach Thrissur.

Departure from Mandya: 06.30
Arrival at Thrissur: 17.00

Departure from Thrissur: 08.30
Arrival at Mandya: 19.00

Fare: Rs-200
Child Fare: Rs-101

Source (http://www.busfanning.com/featured/karnataka-rtc-express-bus-from-mandya-to-thrissur)

KSRTC - Suvarna Karnataka Sarige

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Source (http://www.busfanning.com/news/ksrtc-to-run-200-special-buses-for-dasara)

KSRTC bus: after the steering rod of a bus broke down at Charmadhi ghat in Mudigere taluk on Saturday. The bus was bound to Shimoga from Dharmasthala when the incident occurred

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DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/photo.php?id=7030)

Now people travelling to Chennai can board KSRTC Buses at the Electronic City pick-up point. Please Check the table below for complete, Volvo & Rajahamsa Schedule

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KSRTC NEWS@facebook

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A typical KSRTC bus.

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KSRTC Bus

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Bus travellers to Mysore must go to one terminus

BANGALORE: Do you plan to go to Mysore by boarding a bus at Majestic? Henceforth, you can't do that. You will have to board KSRTC buses only from Mysore Satellite Bus Station (MSBS). This came into effect on Friday.

The idea is to decongest Majestic. Till now, the authorities believed in a single-point boarding system. Now, they realize that this centralized system will inconvenience passengers. The decentralisation is already on for buses to Chennai, Madurai, Puducherry, Pudukottai, Tiruchy, Chidambaram, Coimbatore with Shanthinagar bus terminal as the boarding point.

K A Rajkumar, director (operations), KSRTC, told STOI that the move was to decentralize the system completely. "It is not desirable for a rapidly growing city like Bangalore to have one centralized bus boarding system. It causes inconvenience to commuters when everybody comes to Majestic irrespective of their further destination. The ongoing Metro work has made Majestic and surrounding areas congested. Even after the work is completed in three years, we will not have all buses going out of Majestic. It does not suit the topography of Bangalore,'' he said.

So far, KSRTC had already moved about 1,500 departures to MSBS and now the remaining 160 departures towards Mysore will also shift there.

To avoid congestion in Kempegowda Bus Station, some services have already been shifted to MSBS, Shanthinagar, NGEF (Byappanahalli) and Kalasipalyam Bus Stand. "We plan to have a similar terminal in Hebbal for buses towards Hyderabad, Tirupati and other places in Andhra Pradesh," said Rajkumar.

Affects commuters
The worst hit will be regular commuters who travel to Mysore and other places every day for work from Bangalore and its outskirts. "I travel to Mysore every day from Yeshwantpur. I go to Majestic by bus and then board another bus to MSBS. Now, I will have to make one more trip to MSBS that takes not less than 45 minutes due to traffic jams on Mysore Road," says bank official Srikanth S P.

KSRTC says it takes just 15-20 minutes to reach MSBS. "In course of time, the traffic congestion will reduce, as road-widening work is on," a spokesman said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Bus-travellers-to-Mysore-must-go-to-one-terminus/articleshow/9427191.cms

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Took a volvo from Bangy to Mysore,top class service as usual hats off to KSRTC :cheers:

Took a volvo from Bangy to Mysore,top class service as usual hats off to KSRTC :cheers:

me too.....
top class service
but highway inside cities potholed. need to be asphalted.

KSRTC - Suvarna Karnataka Sarige buses on hunsur road

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KSRTC Kannada Website First Look

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:cheers::banana:

Source: KSRTC@facebook

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Samparka saarige-shuttle service bus with wide doors,how based passenger information system and low floor for easy boarding and alighting

anybody has information of this service?

Source: KSRTC@facebook

Samparka saarige-


Sampark Saarigae very nice name :cheers:

ok i got information

Sampark Saarigae

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Source: Channabasappa Herur@facebook

The Karnataka Road Transport Corporation is starting super luxury AC Volvo semi-sleeper bus service in the Kozhikode- Mangalore route from Thursday, a release said. The bus starts from Kozhikode at 11.30 p.m. and reaches Mangalore at 5 a.m. In the return direction, the bus starts at 11 a.m. from Mangalore and reaches Kozhikode at 5 p.m. The fare is Rs. 350. For bookings, call 0495-4013865. — Staff Reporter
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Find your nearest KSRTC counter on Google Maps (http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BAN-find-your-nearest-ksrtc-counter-on-google-maps-2335442.html)

Bangalore: You can soon access the nearest Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) ticket booking counter on Google Maps. The KSRTC is preparing a map of its 565 ticket counters in seven states and they can be easily accessed on Google.
A commuter from any part of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry and Goa can locate the nearest counter using this service. All that one needs to do is log on to the KSRTC website and click on 'Ticket Counters' to find the closest one. Details of the contact person at the counter, telephone numbers and a helpdesk service will also be available.
KSRTC aims to implement IT services to make travel simpler. Henceforth, tickets can be booked online or via mobile phones.

KSRTC- Karnataka Airavath Volvo routes to neighbouring states

Airavath Routes to AP (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=207491966429087818021.0004a8171a10d68c31743&output=embed)

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Airavath Routes to MH (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=207491966429087818021.0004a818400bbe4b5fe8e&output=embed)

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Airavath Routes to KL (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=217007479835083984855.0004a8137aa3ac3576817&output=embed)

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Airavath Routes to GOA (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=207491966429087818021.0004a818bd22e660ba861&output=embed)

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Airavath Routes to TN (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=207491966429087818021.0004a81616d5abb6608b4&output=embed)

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Source: K.S.R.T.C on facebook/www.ksrtc.in

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Book on KSRTC history released

BANGALORE: Celebrating 50 years, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) released a book on its history on Tuesday. Held at Kannada Bhavan, the book was released by Gaurav Gupta, Managing Director, KSRTC.
The event was also attended by R K Srinivas, Director, KSRTC and Dr Pradhan Gurudutt, Chairman, Kuvempu Bhasha Pradhikara.
The history of KSRTC has been written by Dr K N Ingalagi. Home Minister R Ashok, who was supposed to release the book, did not make it to the event.

IBN Live (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/book-on-ksrtc-history-released/174495-60-115.html)

KSRTC ties up with private company to develop land next to Hassan bus-stand

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has entered into an agreement with a private company for developing two-acre land adjacent to the KSRTC bus-stand here.

The land was registered in the name of Patil Constructions and Infrastructure Ltd. on Tuesday. KSRTC Divisional Commissioner Basavaraj said the corporation had decided to develop the land on a public-private partnership model. The private company would design the project, build the structure, own, operate and transfer the same to the corporation after 33 years. A shopping complex, recreation centre, restaurant and parking lot would come up there. “The company will pay Rs. 4.15 lakh every six months for the next 33 years,” he said.

However, Hassan MLA H.S. Prakash has opposed the project. “We will not allow the company to implement the project,” he said.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2341726.ece)

Why did people of Hassan ever elect such an idiotic MLA

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BANGALORE: To give a boost to production and consumption of bio-fuel as an alternative source of energy to diesel, the state government has formed a new body, Bio-fuel Development Corporation, Home and Transport Minister R Ashok said on Wednesday.

Speaking to newsmen here, he said the decision to form� a corporation for bio-fuel development was taken considering the importance of protecting environment and helping the farming community go for additional source of income by growing bio-fuel seeds like honge and jatropa.

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, the state-owned transport corporation providing commuter services in Bangalore city, was mixing about 7.7 per cent of ethanol with diesel for its fleet of vehicles, he said, and added that it had increased the fuel efficiency of the vehicles.

“The BMTC would deploy 10 bio-fuel-run buses to promote the use of ethanol and create an awareness,” he said.

The minister said another state-run corporation, KSRTC. was also using ethanol extensively for its fleet. “Over 1,500 KSRTC buses were run by ethanol-mixed fuel and it helped save 60 per cent of fuel bill,” he added.

He also stated that the state had appealed the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Gases to liberalise its policy on the bio-fuel consumption and remove restrictions imposed on the quantum of ethanol to be mixed with diesel.

To a query, he said the KSRTC had planned to build a high-tech bus station at a cost of over `27 crore at Sadagalli in Mysore district and one each at Mangalore and Puttur at a total cost of `50 crore on PPP model.

IBNLive (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govenment-to-promote-biofuel/174849-60-119.html)

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Karnataka's second bio-diesel plant to come up near Devanahalli



A bio-diesel manufacturing unit with a 50-tonne daily capacity will be set up near Devanahalli in four months, Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board chairman YB Ramakrishna told DNA on the sidelines of a World Biofuel Day event at IISc here on Wednesday.

The Devanahalli unit will be the state’s second bio-diesel unit. The first one was inaugurated in Peenya Industrial Area on February 20.

The second unit will be developed by Southern Biodiesel Technologies. Company director Abhishek Mudram said that the unit would attain half its capacity in one-and-a-half months’ time.

Ramakrishna, however, insisted that the unit had to attain 75% of the capacity before the launch.

The proximity of biofuel farmlands at Doddaballapur and cheaper land prices were the reason why Devanahalli was chosen for locating the unit. Mudram asserted that the bio-diesel unit would benefit the city.

Explaining why bio-diesel was yet to catch the imagination of motorists, Ramakrishna said: “The Centre has mandated that vehicle engines must be equipped to use petrol or diesel with 5% blend bio-fuel.

However, the non-availability of ethanol-blended fuel has resulted in engine manufacturers failing to come up with the prescribed engines.”

Also, there was a scarcity of biofuel crops and the Centre’s pricing policy too was discouraging.

“The Centre has fixed the price of biofuel at `27 per litre, while the cost of production varies from `35-40. The state-owned oil companies may afford to go by the central policy but it is a loss to private producers,” he said.

Ramakrishna said it helps producers only if they sell huge quantities of biofuel to customers like the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) which is not only the largest biofuel buyer in the country but also buys it at a price that is slightly less than the production cost.

He also said that Karnataka had 13.5 lakh hectares of wasteland/dryland where biofuel crops like neem, jatropa, pongamia, mahua and simarouba could be cultivated. “Growers need to wait only for a year to reap the benefits for the rest of their lives,” he said.

The board had helped plant three lakh seedlings on 3,200 farmers’ land across the state in 2009.

DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_karnataka-s-second-bio-diesel-plant-to-come-up-near-devanahalli_1574888)

Let us all play a game :happy:

Enjoy this Puzzle- Assemble KSRTC's (Karnataka) Airavat Club Class !!!

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First time seeing a Interstate NWKRTC to Tamil Nadu - This bus was coming from Salem.

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KSRTC to shift premium services to satellite bus-stand

Move comes in the wake of metro underground work

It is expected to ease traffic congestion

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will shift its premium bus services from Bangalore being operated from the Kempe Gowda Bus Station (KBS) to the Mysore Road Satellite Terminal (MCTC bus stand) from August 20.

Starting point

KSRTC Rajahamsa and Airawat (Volvo) services bound to Mysore, Madikeri, Virajpet, Siddapura, Coimbatore, Ooty, Thrissur and so on will start from MCTC instead of KBS.

The move comes in the wake of the construction of Namma Metro underground stations at Majestic, KSRTC, said in a press release.

Easing traffic

This measure is also expected to ease traffic congestion in the central business district with fewer buses as well as passengers' vehicles.

Services

The State transport corporation operates 120 Rajahamsa services and 75 Airawat services a day in the Bangalore-Mysore sector.

MCTC already handles about 1,500 departures towards Mysore sector, which are mainly ordinary and express services.

KSRTC is already operating shuttle services between MCTC and KBS by deploying regular buses with wide doors.



The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2371318.ece)

Excellent updates Kadri :applause:

KSRTC - Suvarna Karnataka Sarige

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[First time seeing a Interstate NWKRTC to Tamil Nadu - This bus was coming from Salem.

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What is its final destination ...

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What is its final destination ...


Shimoga - Salem Karnataka Sarige bus is operated by KSRTC, this is Ranebennur - Salem Karnataka Sarige bus operated by NWKRTC
Shimoga falls under KSRTC, but there are several buses operated by NWKRTC between Shimoga - MH sector

Hi subbu

here is the answer :-)

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some details of that trip......

Thanks Akash and Yogendra for the info!!

More satellite bus-stations on the anvil

Home and Transport Minister R Ashok inaugurated an AC lounge and shuttle bus services at satellite bus stand on Mysore Road on Saturday.

The minister said the KSRTC will soon introduce bus services to Hassan, Dharmasthala in a few days from Peenya bus stand to reduce the congestion.



http://ibnlive.in.com/news/more-satellite-busstations-on-the-anvil/177309-60-119.html

More satellite bus-stations on the anvil

Home and Transport Minister R Ashok inaugurated an AC lounge and shuttle bus services at satellite bus stand on Mysore Road on Saturday.

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Soon buses could turn into transport lorries

Pressing the panic button, the transport department has asked state-run Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC) to remove seats from some of its buses to transport essential commodities in case the lorry strike intensifies.

Over 6 lakh vehicles in the state are off the road since Friday , supporting a strike called by Karnataka State Lorry Owners and Agents Federation and Bangalore Tourist Taxi Owners' Association. These transport associations have extended support to the strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress. The strike comes at a time when the state and country celebrate festivals like Krishna Janmashtami, Ramzan and Gowri/Ganesha in the coming days this month.

"At a meeting on Saturday, it was decided that the government will cater to the transportation needs of essential commodities like foodgrains, milk, medicine, fruits and vegetables , LPG among others through BMTC and KSRTC buses if the strike intensifies. We have asked both the state-run transport corporations to remove seats to store commodities and transport them," a senior official in the transport commissioner's office told STOI. The department has already dashed off letters to Hopcoms, Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) and the food and civil supplies department to brace for the emergency. The department , however, will wait till Tuesday to know the number of KSRTC and BMTC buses required for emergency services.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/bangalore/29911491_1_strike-intensifies-transport-associations-ksrtc

Soon buses could turn into transport lorries



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hats off to KSRTC,these people must diversify their business,It would be great if they start a cargo division/logistics just like VRL.

KSRTC must cash in on other profitable businesses like Hospitality -Operate decent lodging and hotel services in newly built bus stands.It will help a lot of them.Normally people settle for lodges in and around the bus stand,then why not KSRTC start such services in its own complex?

There is lodging/rooms are available at Mysore Central bus stand.:cheers: KSRTC is planning to start A/C lounges for Airavat club class passengers at Hassan and Shimoga KSRTC bus terminals.

KSRTC and KMF(Nandini) are the best Govt departments of our state.

hats off to KSRTC,these people must diversify their business,It would be great if they start a cargo division/logistics just like VRL.

Hi Akash,

At last one thing (in the recent times) where TNSTC seem to have implemented things before KaSRTC. TNSTC has embarked upon a plan to fix "courier box" in select routes for using the buses to carry cargo...

Check one sample tender in this regard: Tender (http://2.imimg.com/data2/TH/EO/HTT-240/240_2011-07-14_485039.pdf)

Any way there are pro's and con's of this move which are debatable!

Regards,
Subbu

^^
even APSRTC is entering to cargo biz

APSRTC to enter cargo biz, to buy new vehicles



http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/hyderabad/apsrtc-enter-cargo-biz-buy-new-vehicles-369

Hi Akash,

At last one thing where TNSTC seem to have implemented things before KaSRTC. TNSTC has embarked upon a plan to fix "courier box" in select routes for using the buses to carry cargo...

Check one sample tender in this regard: Tender (http://2.imimg.com/data2/TH/EO/HTT-240/240_2011-07-14_485039.pdf)

Any way there are pro's and con's of this move which are debatable!

Regards,
Subbu
That is wonderful,some RTC atleast has implemented it :)

In KA , we have VRL which is very very strong.It has roots almost everywhere in India now.VRL never let other cargo/logistics business thrive.I appreciate VRL service,I have used their cargo service quite a lot.

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even APSRTC is entering to cargo biz

dude !!! don't underestimate APSRTC ......dont forget it has the largest fleet in the world.....

^^
who has underestimated APSRTC?

Ganesha habba is a few days away and KSRTC has made plans to deploy
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dude !!! don't underestimate APSRTC ......dont forget it has the largest fleet in the world.....

Here are some quick facts, APSRTC is large only as a combined entity and also if hired buses are not counted, other STU are bigger

BMTC - 6098 (24 Hired) http://bmtcinfo.com/site/BSBmtcAtGlance.jsp
KSRTC - 7599 http://www.ksrtc.in/site/ksystatistics.html
NWKRTC - 4315 http://nwkrtc.in/about_us.html
NEKRTC - 4030 http://nekrtc.com/

TNSTC - 16111 http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/RoadAndTransport.pdf
MTC - 3421 http://mtcbus.org/
SETC - 1008

APSRTC - 22,183 (APSRTC - 18081 and Hired - 4102) http://apsrtc.gov.in/

MSRTC - 15500 not including town transport http://www.msrtc.gov.in/msrtc_live/history-eng.html

KSRTC to shift all services to new bus-stand soon

Four acres at old bus-stand to be developed as TTMC

1,200 services already shifted

City bus services to be improved

Within the next 12 days, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will shift all its bus services from the old bus-stand in the heart of the city to the new one on the outskirts of the city.

KSRTC Director (Operations) K.A Rajkumar told presspersons here that close to 580 buses will be shifted to the new bus-stand, which was inaugurated in January. The corporation has already shifted services of 1,200 buses to the new bus-stand, built at a cost of Rs. 32 crore.

Considering the public demand, the corporation decided to retain services of buses commuting to rural areas of the district at the old bus-stand.

Mr. Rajkumar said the new bus-stand was constructed with the purpose of providing service of all buses from one place. The corporation would improve city bus services to help the public reach the new bus-stand. To avoid pressure on N.R. Circle, the long-route buses would reach the bus-stand through a bypass, without entering the city.

KSRTC Chief Civil Engineer Jagadish Chandra said the four acres of land in the old bus-stand would be developed as a traffic transit management centre (TTMC). The centre would consist of a multi-level parking, space for civic amenities, and a city bus-station. This would need an investment of Rs. 60 crore.

No violation

Mr. Chandra clarified that the KSRTC had not violated any rule in allotting two acres close to the new bus-stand to a private company to develop it as a commercial space. The corporation had the right to develop 40 per cent of its property as commercial space, he said.



The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2375002.ece)

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New CORONA AC SLEEPER bus started by NEKRTC Bijapur Depot via Hubli, Davanagere : 2005BJPBNG and 2007BNGBJP ; Dep 8pm on both sides

how are the Corona intercity buses, i.e Sleeper and Seater doing...is KSRTC planning further orders to Corona?

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CORONA Sleeper Interiors

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@Subbu

I have never traveled in Corona buses,these buses are pretty hit with NEKRTC as they are not costly when compared to Volvos and also the rates are reasonable.I feel KSRTC has fewer Coronas compared to NEKRTC?? :?

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@Subbu

I have never traveled in Corona buses,these buses are pretty hit with NEKRTC as they are not costly when compared to Volvos and also the rates are reasonable.I feel KSRTC has fewer Coronas compared to NEKRTC?? :?

Corona Sleeper bus routes of KSRTC/NWKRTC/NEKRTC, except BLR - MNG bus all are AC Sleeper

KSRTC
BLR - HYD - 3
BLR - MAS - 4
BLR - CBE - 1
BLR - EKM - 1
BLR - Kundapura - 1
BLR - MNG - 1

NWKRTC
Hubli - Pune - 2
Hubli - MUM - 1
BGM - MUM - 1
BLR - BGM - 2

NEKRTC
BLR - Hospet - 1
BLR - Gangavathi - 1
BLR - Bellary - 1
BLR - BJP - 1
BLR - Gulbarga - 1
BLR - Sindhnur - 1
Bellary - HYD - 1
Gulbarga - Dharwad - 1

Prakash built Non AC Sleeper
KSRTC - BLR - MAS - 1
NEKRTC - BGM - Gulbarga - 1
NWKRTC - BLR - Sirsi - 1

ಮೈಸೂರು ದಸರಾಗೆ ಏಳೂವರೆ ಸಾವಿರ ಕೆಂಪು ಬಸ್

ಮೈಸೂರು, ಆ.26: ಈ ಬಾರಿ ಮೈಸೂರು ದಸರಾ ಸರಳವಾಗಿ ಆಚರಿಸಿದರೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಜನರನ್ನು ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುವುದು. ರಾಜ್ಯದ ವಿವಿಧೆಡೆಗಳಿಂದ ಬರುವ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರ ಅನುಕೂಲಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಬಸ್ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವ ಎಸ್ ಎ ರಾಮದಾಸ್ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಸುಮಾರು 7,500 ಬಸ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ದಸರಾ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರಸ್ತೆಗೆ ಬಿಡಲು ಕೆಎಸ್ ಆರ್ ಟಿಸಿ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿದೆ. ರಾಜ್ಯದ ವಿವಿಧೆಡೆಗಳಿಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ನೆರೆ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ದಸರಾ ವಿಶೇಷ ಬಸ್ ಗಳು ಹೊರಡಲಿದೆ.

KSRTC is expected to provide 7,500 buses to ensure hassle-free services to those headed for Mysore Dasara 2011 from any part of the Karnataka and also from the neighboring states said minister SA Ramdas

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Guys,

Rajahamsa AC had come to Madurai today as a SPL service and left today evening itself to Blr unlike other SPL buses. Any idea, which route is this Rajahamsa AC is being currently operated as a regular service.

The bus at Madurai bus stand today :

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Here are some quick facts, APSRTC is large only as a combined entity and also if hired buses are not counted, other STU are bigger

BMTC - 6098 (24 Hired) http://bmtcinfo.com/site/BSBmtcAtGlance.jsp
KSRTC - 7599 http://www.ksrtc.in/site/ksystatistics.html
NWKRTC - 4315 http://nwkrtc.in/about_us.html
NEKRTC - 4030 http://nekrtc.com/


Please give the exact fleet size of Rajahamsa and Airavat alone, with KSRTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC.

Please give the exact fleet size of Rajahamsa and Airavat alone, with KSRTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC.

These are the approximate figures

KSRTC - Airavata - 370+
KSRTC - Rajahamsa - 500+
KSRTC - Ambari - 10
NWKRTC - Airavata - 8
NWKRTC - Rajahamsa - 135
NWKRTC - Meghadoota AC - 36
NEKRTC - Rajahamsa - 80
NEKRTC - Jumbo AC - 10
KSRTC/NWKRTC/NEKRTC AC Sleeper - 50
KSRTC/NWKRTC/NEKRTC NAC Sleeper - 6

KSRTC has launched Non AC Sleeper service to Mangalore from Bangalore. Saw the bus on my way. Hope to catch the pics soon.

The bus looks like any other Non AC sleeper bus.

Starting Thursday, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation launched night bus services — that were leaving daily from Kempe Gowda bus station — to Mangalore and Kundapur from various locations in the city.

According to a KSRTC release, the timings, nature of service and place of departure of buses to Mangalore are as follows: Jayanagar 7 p.m. and J.P. Nagar 7.30 p.m. (ultra deluxe); R.T. Nagar 8.15 p.m., Koramangala 9.30 p.m., Vijayanagar 9.30 p.m. and Shantinagar 9 p.m. (Volvo).

Following are the details of buses leaving for Kundapur: Katriguppe 6.30 p.m. (Carona sleeper); J.P. Nagar 7.15 p.m. and Yelahanka 7.30 p.m. (ultra deluxe); Koramangala 9.30 p.m., J.P. Nagar 7 p.m., and Jayanagar 7.30 p.m. (Volvo). Call 7760990562.
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Impact of competition from Private buses:lol::lol::lol:

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Night bus services to Mangalore, Kundapur from city extensions

Starting Thursday, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation launched night bus services — that were leaving daily from Kempe Gowda bus station — to Mangalore and Kundapur from various locations in the city.

According to a KSRTC release, the timings, nature of service and place of departure of buses to Mangalore are as follows: Jayanagar 7 p.m. and J.P. Nagar 7.30 p.m. (ultra deluxe); R.T. Nagar 8.15 p.m., Koramangala 9.30 p.m., Vijayanagar 9.30 p.m. and Shantinagar 9 p.m. (Volvo).

Following are the details of buses leaving for Kundapur: Katriguppe 6.30 p.m. (Carona sleeper); J.P. Nagar 7.15 p.m. and Yelahanka 7.30 p.m. (ultra deluxe); Koramangala 9.30 p.m., J.P. Nagar 7 p.m., and Jayanagar 7.30 p.m. (Volvo). Call 7760990562.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article2438507.ece)

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English translation please?:)

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^^ Cool airline style on board entertainment.. in this case in-bus-entertainment :cheers:

KSRTC Airavat near Fountain circle, Mysore

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DASARA RUSH: KSRTC BUS STAND AT SCOUTS GROUND

Mysore, Sept. 14 (RK&KMC)- In view of the influx of heavy traffic during the nine days of Dasara celebrations in city, the Scouts and Guides Ground close to the Deputy Commissioner's office along the Hunsur Road will be temporarily converted into a KSRTC bus stand.

Police Commissioner Sunil Agarwal, who convened a meeting of the senior officials of MUDA, MCC, KSRTC and Traffic Police at his office in Nazarbad yesterday, suggested that in order to ease traffic congestion, the KSRTC buses arriving in city from Hunsur and H.D. Kote taluks be prevented from entering the city's core region and instead, they be stationed at the Scouts and Guides' Ground. This arrangement will be in force from Sept. 28 to Oct. 6, Agarwal said, adding that city buses will be plying from the Ground to the Sub-Urban and City Bus Stand.

He also urged the MUDA to provide basic amenities like shelter, drinking water and toilets for the passengers at the Ground.

MUDA Commissioner Dr. C.G. Betsurmath, MCC Superintending Engineer Mahesha and KSRTC Divisional Controller Srinivas nodded approval to the suggestion and assured to take the necessary steps.

Discussions were also held about the pros and cons of making parking arrangements at the Dasara Exhibition Ground premises by opening the gate on the M.G. Road side, towards the south of the Expo Ground.

It was suggested that during the nine days of the festival, those intending to go to the Palace, Zoo, Karanji lake and the Expo must ply via the M.G. Road and park their vehicles at the Expo ground.

The Zoo Director was reque-sted to open an additional counter for issuing entry tickets to the Zoo at the parking lot itself, by which long queues in front of the Zoo could be avoided during the festival rush.

Karnataka Exhibition Authority CEO Hemanth Kumar, DCPs Basavaraj Y. Malagathi and P. Rajendra Prasad, ACP (Traffic) Shankaregowda and others were present in the meeting.

http://www.starofmysore.com/

The Karnataka State Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will run additional buses to Bangarpet, Kolar, Katpadi, Arakkonam & Chennai during the day to meet the sudden rush from train passengers due to Chennai Train Accident

facebook.com/KSRTC.Karnataka

The Karnataka State Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will run additional buses to Bangarpet, Kolar, Katpadi, Arakkonam & Chennai during the day to meet the sudden rush from train passengers due to Chennai Train Accident

facebook.com/KSRTC.Karnataka

OMG KSRTC does not spare even accidents:)

KSRTC to Expand Fleet,Plans to Offer Tech-Driven Services

The profit-making public sector unit,Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC),will further increase its reliance on technology while expanding its network.

The corporation,which reported a revenue of Rs 2,078.64 crore with a net profit of Rs 62.05 crore for FY11,has been embracing technology in almost all its areas of operations.

KSRTC MD Gaurav Gupta says that there has been tremendous benefits in using technology in each of its ventures like HR recruitment,vehicle tracking and monitoring.For example,KSRTC was one of the first public transport corporations that introduced electronic ticketing machines in 2004.This has given them multiple benefits like reduction in costs of printing and stationery,instant analysis of traffic pattern and,more importantly,plugging the revenue leakages.Similarly,computerisation of drivers recruitment has ensured that there is transparency in the selection procedure with large number of candidates being selected in a shorter period of time.To date,over 18,000 candidates were selected through this method.

KSRTC is now looking at upgrading the electronic ticketing machines,which could accept normal credit credits.Gupta says the technology is robust but it will have to be implemented in a phased manner as there are limited number of players who can provide such services.However,the core area where technology can play a vital role is ticket-booking services.The corporation first introduced its webbased reservation system in 2006 across its own counters and franchisee outlets across the country.It has also introduced ticketing facility through the internet and mobile handsets for quite sometime now.For FY10,the corporation booked 9.6 lakh e-tickets generating Rs 42.36 crore revenue and this touched Rs 71.22 crore in FY11,recording over 60% growth.According to Gupta,ebooking constitutes around 25% of its overall booking.KSRTC,which operates a fleet of over 7,000 buses,is hoping to keep its current growth momentum and increase its topline by 10-12 % in FY12 while keeping its profitability intact.MK Shankarlinge Gowda,principal secretary (transport department ),attributes three reasons for the profitability of KSRTC.Firstly,the state government has granted autonomy to the corporation in fare fixation as it is decided on the prices of fuel.Secondly,officials are given longer tenure to give them continuity.Lastly,the bus fleet is young,giving them the competitive edge.However,with over 33,000 people on rolls,it will have to strike a fine balance in keeping the right number of employees to deliver the services without increasing its cost.

TOI (http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?articles=yes&pageid=2&max=true&articleid=Ar00203&sectid=1edid=&edlabel=ETBG&mydateHid=15-09-2011&pubname=Economic+Times+-+Bangalore+-+Political+Theatre&title=KSRTC+to+Expand+Fleet%2c+Plans+to+Offer+Tech-Driven+Services&edname=&publabel=ET)

www.ksrtc.in/kannada
KSRTC portal in kannada
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http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z378/Hemanthk1987/ksrtc1.png

Book tickets- It's Fast,Easy and convenient

http://www.ksrtc.in/site/

New Airavat Volvo services introduced between SHIMOGA and HYDERABAD,CHENNAI, TIRUPATHI w.e.f 01/10/2011.

Services Departure Time
SHIMOGA to HYDERABAD 1715 Hrs.
HYDERABAD to SHIMOGA 1830 Hrs.
SHIMOGA to CHENNAI 1530 Hrs.
CHENNAI to SHIMOGA 1600 Hrs.
SHIMOGA to TIRUPATHI 1630 Hrs.
TIRUPATHI to SHIMOGA 1700 Hrs.

http://www.ksrtc.in/site/news-and-events

KSRTC TO BECOME A MODEL IN COUNTRY: MINISTER


Workshop on Intelligent Transport System begins

Caption: Transport Minister R. Ashok and District Minister S.A. Ramdas inaugurating the workshop at Hotel Regaalis in city this morning. Others seen are KSRTC MD Gaurav Gupta, MLAs M. Satyanarayan & H.S. Shankaralingegowda, Deputy Mayor M.J. Ravi Kumar, KHB Chairman G.T. Devegowda, MUDA Chairman L. Nagendra, Mayor Pushpalatha Chikkanna and MLC Thontadarya.

Mysore, Sept. 21 (KCU&KK)- Transport Minister R. Ashok has optimistically visualised KSRTC to become a model in the country after the development projects were through under JNNURM.

He was speaking after inaugurating a day-long workshop on Intelligent Transport System (ITS) under Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) organised by KSRTC, Mysore City Transport Division at Hotel Regaalis here this morning.

Long-term plan

Ashok pointed out that ITS under SUTP was not just an instantaneous feature but a long-term plan spanning about 25 years foreseeing all odds.

"ITS is a people-friendly scheme with comprehensive details beamed on screen along with voice announcements so that the city bus passengers do not miss any detail," he said.

"The city bus service will gradually turn green with usage of bio-fuel. Honge oil is being successfully blended with fuel for buses plying in Doddaballapur. The combination of ITS and Go- Green concept for buses will surely push KSRTC to the pinnacle of achievement," reiterated Minister Ashok.

Presiding over the programme, District in-charge Minister S.A. Ramdas said "urbanisation spree has become a global problem. In our country 32 per cent of the population live in cities posing problem of housing, water, power, drainage system and transport. ITS under SUTP will surely go a long way to solve the problems which should be gradually extended to rural areas."

He suggested a penalty clause for drivers and conductors of buses not adhering to ITS. He further announced that on the cards was a Rs. 650 crore Rapid Bus System for the city with separate lanes to further help the people and also a free Circuit Bus System in core area of city which will be gradually made vehicle-free to begin first with Dasara.

About 200 members of NGOs, students and KSRTC officials are attending the workshop featuring a multi-media power point presentation by I.C. Sharma, National Project Manager, SUTP, New Delhi.

KSRTC Brand New Non AC Sleeper: Bangalore - Mangalore

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^^
is this coach built by KSRTC?

Wise move to ease agony of waiting for buses (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/192662/wise-move-ease-agony-waiting.html)



The State Transport Department will soon introduce an intelligent transport system (ITS) to spare passengers the agony of waiting for buses.

Speaking at a workshop on the system here on Wednesday, Transport Minister R Ashoka said the first-of-its-kind system in the country would be implemented on a pilot basis in Mysore and Bangalore.

CMC Limited, which has come forward to implement the project based on GPS technology, has completed the work on the first phase to launch the operation between September 26 and November 4 in Mysore.

The new system will enable passengers to get information on timings, bus and route numbers through an SMS. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses will adopt the system on a priority basis. The ITS will be installed on 500 buses at 105 bus stops, six bus stations and 45 platforms. The project, estimated to cost Rs 20.13 crore, is partially funded by the Central government (Rs 10.90 crore) and the World Bank (Rs 9.07 crore).

Battery-operated busesThe Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation will shortly add battery-operated buses to its fleet, Ashoka said. This is in addition to the 1,500 buses being run on alternative fuels such as ethanol and pongemia (honge).

KSRTC Brand New Non AC Sleeper: Bangalore - Mangalore

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Good one Kadri. Thanks for this photo. The builder info is not clear in this pic but i guess it was built by Kengeri regional workshop of KSRTC.

KSRTC Brand New Non AC Sleeper: Bangalore - Mangalore

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Hi Kadri,

Nice capture, i had seen a similar new series sleeper bus some 1.5months back. The face of the bus was similar to the KA40 5XX + series Rajahamsa face, it is also the same on the new 12m Rajahamsa AC bus. So i guess, this one too is from Prakash.

Blr - Mumbai Airavat Club Class:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WWTxchabWw0/Tn_bwfTMHZI/AAAAAAAAJ1o/i0MgBXE3oVg/s800/DSC00605.JPG


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Pune - Mysore Airavat Club Class:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EmViyPZdSwY/Tn_b57cjreI/AAAAAAAAJ1w/tkNQJgJt9Vs/s800/DSC00625.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-61GLzv0hJOo/Tn_b2MTcaGI/AAAAAAAAJ10/6hRrrb2eUdE/s800/DSC00623.JPG

KSRTC launches Dasara package for rural poor

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has launched a special tour package for the rural poor on the occasion of Dasara.

The poor in all the taluks of Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Hassan, and Kodagu districts are eligible to enjoy the package titled ‘Dasara Darshana.’ A total of 243 buses will operate to 29 taluks as part of the package, KSRTC Divisional Controller (Rural), Vasu said at a press meet here on Monday. The beneificiaries will be taken to all the tourist spots in Mysore.

Apart from this, four packages - ‘Giridarshini,’ ‘Devadarshini,’ ‘Jaladarshini’ and ‘Nagaradarshini’ have been launched to mark the Nada Habba. Advance reservations are available for all the four categories. Two hundred special buses will ply from Mysore City Bus station to various destinations. The daily pass has been priced at Rs 50 for ordinary buses and Rs 80 for volvo buses.

The special operation will be available from September 28 to October 10.


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A few companies have been approached in this regard: Ashok

Launch: Home Minister R. Ashok speaking after laying the foundation stone for the construction of a new bus terminal in Indi taluk of Bijapur district on Monday.
In order to cut increasing expenditure on diesel, the Government is planning to introduce electric buses in the State, Home Minister R. Ashok has said.

Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the construction of a new bus terminal at Indi taluk in Bijapur district on Monday, he said the State Government had approached a few companies in this regard and they have shown a favourable response.

The new bus terminal at Indi taluk would be constructed at a cost of Rs 1.25 crore on approximately one acre of land by the BSSR Infra Tech India Limited Company.

S.S. Bagali, Indi MLA, appealed to the Minister to release more funds for overall development of the taluk and ensure at least six hours of electricity supply to rural areas of the district.

He also urged the Government to declare Bijapur district drought-hit and release funds to tackle the situation.

NEKRTC Managing Director G.N. Shivmurthy, MLA Vittal Katakdond, MP Ramesh Jigajinagi and Deputy Commissioner G.S. Jiddimani were among those present.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2489136.ece

Found this picture while I was searching:

KaSRTC Vaibhav
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-spDNZ_76__M/ToK_nHiDSzI/AAAAAAAABQs/4v4pJrvVr7Y/s720/IMG_6862.jpg

****Picture was not taken by me! Credit goes to the person who took the picture! ****

For more pictures of the bus, look at this website:
https://picasaweb.google.com/108662311290735140702/KSRTCVaibhav#

Found this picture while I was searching:

KaSRTC Vaibhav
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-spDNZ_76__M/ToK_nHiDSzI/AAAAAAAABQs/4v4pJrvVr7Y/s720/IMG_6862.jpg

****Picture was not taken by me! Credit goes to the person who took the picture! ****

For more pictures of the bus, look at this website:
https://picasaweb.google.com/108662311290735140702/KSRTCVaibhav#

Bk3494,

I was just about to post about this new service that is showing up in KSRTC site, it seems to be a new service:

More details at KSRTC site (http://www.ksrtc.in/site/news-and-events)

It is a 48 seater 12m bus(forumers can confirm). Looks like KaSRTC has come up with a new segment in between Rajahamsa Executive and Rajahamasa CS.

Looks like KA wants to try what SETC did to its pax by stuffing them in a 48 seater coach.

KSRTC Vaibhav

Route
Departure Time
Departure Time

w.e.f 30/09/2011
w.e.f 01/10/2011
Bangalore to Tirupathi
2240 Hrs.
2250 Hrs.
Tirupathi to Bangalore

0803 Hrs., 1115 Hrs.

Bangalore to Kukkesubramanya
0832 Hrs.

Kukkesubramanya to Bangalore

2204 Hrs.

Bangalore to Kanchipuram
2221 Hrs.

Kanchipuram to Bangalore

0716 Hrs.

Bangalore to Dharmasthala
2146 Hrs.

Dharmasthala to Bangalore

1114 Hrs.

Bangalore to Vellore
1530 Hrs., 2245 Hrs.

Vellore to Bangalore

0730 Hrs., 2315 Hrs.
Passengers are requested to patronise these services

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New Airavat Volvo services will be introduced between SHIMOGA and HYDERABAD,CHENNAI, TIRUPATHI

Services Departure Time
SHIMOGA to HYDERABAD 1715 Hrs.
HYDERABAD to SHIMOGA 1830 Hrs.
SHIMOGA to CHENNAI 1530 Hrs.
CHENNAI to SHIMOGA 1600 Hrs.
SHIMOGA to TIRUPATHI 1630 Hrs.
TIRUPATHI to SHIMOGA 1700 Hrs.

Found this picture while I was searching:

KaSRTC Vaibhav
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-spDNZ_76__M/ToK_nHiDSzI/AAAAAAAABQs/4v4pJrvVr7Y/s720/IMG_6862.jpg

****Picture was not taken by me! Credit goes to the person who took the picture! ****

For more pictures of the bus, look at this website:
https://picasaweb.google.com/108662311290735140702/KSRTCVaibhav#


Thanks for sharing this pic. I didnt know about such a service until i saw this pic. This bus seems to be built on 12m TATA chassis. Any idea how this different than Rajahamsa (AC/non AC) service ?

Thanks for sharing this pic. I didnt know about such a service until i saw this pic. This bus seems to be built on 12m TATA chassis. Any idea how this different than Rajahamsa (AC/non AC) service ?

This is a 48 seater whereas Rajahamsa is 44 seater. Legroom would be less in this new class of service and i guess the seat inclination angle should be 20 degrees.

Anyway, regarding the new Mercedes Benz Club Class. Starting from 1st October from Bangalore.

In case of Hyderabad and Vijayawada, it's replacing a normal Volvo bus. So the total number of services are the same.

In case of Ernakulam, the bus is an extra service taking the total to 5 a day.

Here're the timings

Bangalore - Hyderabad
From BLR at 21.22 and from HYD at 19.05

Bangalore - Vijayawada
From BLR at 20.28 and from VJA at 20.31

Bangalore - Ernakulam
From BLR at 19.44 and from EKM at 18.28


Should see if KSRTC will buy more Benz multi-axles. They only bought 10 of the single-axle Benz. Guess they weren't that happy with them.

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Y don't they introduce such buses(Benz) for inter state travel...this introduction will only help for the ppl of other state..Hyderabad fine but vijayavada...always i find the destinations like ernakulam,madurai,chennai,coimbatore...for these places the bus dosen't even travel some 25% in karnataka..this is something wrong..y not mangalore,hubli,belgaum,gulbarga..depriving faclities to the ppl of the state n canvasing in other state dosen't serve the purpose...:bash:

Anyway, regarding the new Mercedes Benz Club Class. Starting from 1st October from Bangalore.

In case of Hyderabad and Vijayawada, it's replacing a normal Volvo bus. So the total number of services are the same.

In case of Ernakulam, the bus is an extra service taking the total to 5 a day.

Here're the timings

Bangalore - Hyderabad
From BLR at 21.22 and from HYD at 19.05

Bangalore - Vijayawada
From BLR at 20.28 and from VJA at 20.31

Bangalore - Ernakulam
From BLR at 19.44 and from EKM at 18.28


Should see if KSRTC will buy more Benz multi-axles. They only bought 10 of the single-axle Benz. Guess they weren't that happy with them.

KSRTC should put the new buses on manglore,Hubli or Goa routes rather than putting new buses on inter state routes. As in the case of hyderbad where existing bus is replaced by new one, Money is ours and they r enjoying the comfort and we have to travel in old buses which have cockroaches.....

KSRTC should put the new buses on manglore,Hubli or Goa routes rather than putting new buses on inter state routes. As in the case of hyderbad where existing bus is replaced by new one, Money is ours and they r enjoying the comfort and we have to travel in old buses which have cockroaches.....

I heard from one of the Mangalore depot drivers that they got 20 more Volvos (for a total of 100 volvos). Hopefully, they'll replace the old buses running between Mangalore and Bangalore.


Also, wanted to post an addon to my reply. Don't Kannadigas ever travel to Hyderabad or Vijayawada? So, KSRTC is running buses there as well. And as to, what routes get new buses, think we can trust KSRTC on that.

Anyway, regarding the new Mercedes Benz Club Class. Starting from 1st October from Bangalore.

In case of Hyderabad and Vijayawada, it's replacing a normal Volvo bus. So the total number of services are the same.

In case of Ernakulam, the bus is an extra service taking the total to 5 a day.

Here're the timings

Bangalore - Hyderabad
From BLR at 21.22 and from HYD at 19.05

Bangalore - Vijayawada
From BLR at 20.28 and from VJA at 20.31

Bangalore - Ernakulam
From BLR at 19.44 and from EKM at 18.28


Should see if KSRTC will buy more Benz multi-axles. They only bought 10 of the single-axle Benz. Guess they weren't that happy with them.

KaSRTC has 30 Mercedes multi-axle on order and 50 Volvo multi-axle on order and already taken delivery of 40 Volvo multi-axle. By next six months they will be having totally 120 multi-axle buses

Sleep Like a Baby in KSRTC’s Airavat Mercedes Buses
Daijiworld Media Network (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=117529)

Bangalore, Sept 29: Sleep like a baby experience is what the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is now offering with the addition of two more Airavat Club Class Mercedes Benz buses and also additions to Karnataka Vaibhav fleet on Thursday.

Karnataka’s Transport and Home Minister R Ashok, who launched the buses from Vidhana Soudha, said the renowned Mercedes Benz multi-axle buses would start operating between Bangalore and Hyderabad (Rs. 900), Bangalore and Vijayawada (Rs. 950) and Bangalore and Ernakulum (Rs. 850) from October 1.

Six Mercedes Benz buses would operate between Bangalore and Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Ernakulum to start with.

The KSRTC plans to buy a total of 40 buses would be purchased by year end and provide the best in luxury and comfort to its customers, the minister said.

KSRTC has plans introduce Mercedes Benz buses to Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirupati, Nellore, Panaji, Secunderabad, and Mumbai routes.

Drivers would be given special training at Mercedes Benz plant at Pune.
However, for the benefit of common people, KSRTC introduced Karnataka Vaibhav buses for the benefit of common passengers and buses, which would start operations from next month.

Initially, the buses would operate from Bangalore to Tirupati (Rs. 190 day service), Tirupati to Bangalore (Rs. 210 night service), Bangalore to Vellore (Rs. 160) and Vellore to Bangalore (Rs. 180 night service), Bangalore to Kanchipuram (Rs. 180 day service) and Kanchipuram to Bangalore (Rs. 200 night service),

Buses would also ply on the pilgrim routes of Bangalore to Dharmasthala (Rs. 250 day service) and Dharmasthala to Bangalore (Rs. 270 night service), Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya (Rs. 250 day service) and Kukke Subramanya to Bangalore (Rs. 270).

Fourteen buses would operate from Bangalore to various cities from October 1 and the fleet strength of these special buses would be increased to 50 by December, the minister added.

http://www.daijiworld.com/images1/airavath_092911-1.jpg
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Y don't they introduce such buses(Benz) for inter state travel...this introduction will only help for the ppl of other state..Hyderabad fine but vijayavada...always i find the destinations like ernakulam,madurai,chennai,coimbatore...for these places the bus dosen't even travel some 25% in karnataka..this is something wrong..y not mangalore,hubli,belgaum,gulbarga..depriving faclities to the ppl of the state n canvasing in other state dosen't serve the purpose...:bash:

KaSRTC will be introducing multi-axle Benz and Volvo buses to on inter-state routes as well. They are waiting to for the delivery of more buses. I read that the Airavat Club Class buses will be running on Bangalore-Mysore route in the near future because it is a very popular route for KaSRTC. I read this on Mangalorean or hindu news website when KaSRTC Mangalore Division/Depot got some Airavat Club Class Buses.

KSRTC increases its fleet

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has added two more models to its fleet: the Airavat Club Class Mercedes and the Karnataka Vaibhav.

Minister for Transport R. Ashok launched the buses on the Vidhana Soudha premises here on Thursday.

Six Mercedes-Benz multi-axle buses, each costing Rs. 85 lakh, would operate between Bangalore-Hyderabad (Rs. 900), Bangalore-Vijayawada (Rs. 950) and Bangalore-Ernakulam (Rs. 850) from October 1.

A total of 40 buses would be bought by the year-end, the Minister said.

Karnataka Vaibhav

The more easy-on-the-pocket Karnataka Vaibhav buses would operate from next month.

Initially, the buses would operate from Bangalore to Tirupati (Rs. 190, day service), Tirupati-Bangalore (Rs. 210, night service), Bangalore-Vellore (Rs. 160) and Vellore-Bangalore (Rs. 180, night service),Bangalore-

Kanchipuram (Rs. 180, day service) and Kanchipuram-Bangalore (Rs. 200, night service), Bangalore–Dharmasthala (Rs. 250, day service) and Dharmasthala-Bangalore (Rs. 270, night service), Bangalore-Kukke Subramanya (Rs. 250, day service) and Kukke Subramanya-Bangalore (Rs. 270).

Fourteen buses would operate from Bangalore to various cities from October 1 and the fleet strength would be increased to 50 by December.

R. Ashok launches the buses on Thursday

Karnataka Vaibhav buses are more easy on the pocket
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2498990.ece

Cross posting from TN Bus thread ...the new KaSRTC built sleeper bus @ Trichy

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Looks like a Corona sleeper from the side! Looks good but we need to get new designs!

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Y don't they introduce such buses(Benz) for inter state travel...this introduction will only help for the ppl of other state..Hyderabad fine but vijayavada...always i find the destinations like ernakulam,madurai,chennai,coimbatore...for these places the bus dosen't even travel some 25% in karnataka..this is something wrong..y not mangalore,hubli,belgaum,gulbarga..depriving faclities to the ppl of the state n canvasing in other state dosen't serve the purpose...:bash:

The reason is
1) ksrtc is a monopoly in Karnataka. so they can concentrate interstate later. this is bound to happen when the rtc is run like corporate.
why to run the benz bus upto bidar or Gulbarga when we comfort zones like chennai tirupathi and mysore:)?

create markets in the places where our presence is less.... quite good strategy......... think if some company has customers only in US?:bash:

KaSRTC Vaibhav on Blr - Kukke @ Majestic:

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Guys, i have a doubt:
When KSRTC didn't add Mercedes Benz normal buses to Airavat fleet, why are they adding Mercedes Benz Multi-Axle buses to Airavat Club Class Fleet?
Will there be any difference in the ticket fare for Volvo and MB in Club Class fleet???

Guys, i have a doubt:
When KSRTC didn't add Mercedes Benz normal buses to Airavat fleet, why are they adding Mercedes Benz Multi-Axle buses to Airavat Club Class Fleet?
Will there be any difference in the ticket fare for Volvo and MB in Club Class fleet???

It falls in Club class 100 kmph sleep like a baby category...Only multi axle buses can hit 100+ avg speed with ease:cheers: Club class = High power machines

AAIRAVATH - Mercedes benz multi axle beasts



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It falls in Club class 100 kmph sleep like a baby category...Only multi axle buses can hit 100+ avg speed with ease:cheers: Club class = High power machines

I think you didnt understand my question.
When KSRTC didn't add Normal Mercedes Benz buses to Airavat category, why did they add Multi-axle Mercedes Benz buses to Airavat Club Class category?

It falls in Club class 100 kmph sleep like a baby category...Only multi axle buses can hit 100+ avg speed with ease:cheers: Club class = High power machines

Actually, KSRTC buses are limited to 85kmph. Including multi-axles. Club class buses are more comfortable compared to normal Airavats. Interiors are good, and there's more leg space.

Fare is the same for both Club Classes. And depending on the route, 50 or 100rs more than Airavat. (blr-hyd is 50rs difference, mng-hyd is 100rs difference)

I think you didnt understand my question.
When KSRTC didn't add Normal Mercedes Benz buses to Airavat category, why did they add Multi-axle Mercedes Benz buses to Airavat Club Class category?

I think they classified them according to interiors. The 2 club class interiors(Volvo, Merc) are the same. Same seats, curtains etc. Same colour scheme.

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The reason is
1) ksrtc is a monopoly in Karnataka. so they can concentrate interstate later. this is bound to happen when the rtc is run like corporate.
why to run the benz bus upto bidar or Gulbarga when we comfort zones like chennai tirupathi and mysore:)?

create markets in the places where our presence is less.... quite good strategy......... think if some company has customers only in US?:bash:

The main reason why KaSRTC is not able to run more routes on Hyderabad-Karnataka and Mumbai-Karnataka is after bifurcation KaSRTC has lost authority. Dir-Ops of KaSRTC replied when I sent a mail to operate more inter/intra-state buses from these regions he mentioned since these regions fall under NWKRTC and NEKRTC jurdiction they only will be able to operate and KaSRTC cannot operate and they have forwarded my mail to repective officers in NWKRTC and NEKRTC and KaSRTC has been given only certain routes in these regions to operate.

I think they classified them according to interiors. The 2 club class interiors(Volvo, Merc) are the same. Same seats, curtains etc. Same colour scheme.

In fact when you query Airavat Volvo in AWATAR reservation system, they list both Airavata Volvo and MB buses, so both are same category, only KaSRTC know why didn't brand MB buses as Airavata

In fact when you query Airavat Volvo in AWATAR reservation system, they list both Airavata Volvo and MB buses, so both are same category, only KaSRTC know why didn't brand MB buses as Airavata

Ya, putting all luxury buses under Airavat Volvo makes it easier to search. Plus it's only 10 MB two-axle buses.

They bought 6 MB multi-axle and will receive the remaining 34 by December. Does anyone know how many Volvo multi-axles they have and how many are on order? And also, are KSRTC buying more 2-axle Volvos?

Off topic[Don't know why bus fleet sizes are such a closely guarded secret. Airbus and Boeing release their orders and deliveries sheets every month. ]

Ya, putting all luxury buses under Airavat Volvo makes it easier to search. Plus it's only 10 MB two-axle buses.

They bought 6 MB multi-axle and will receive the remaining 34 by December. Does anyone know how many Volvo multi-axles they have and how many are on order? And also, are KSRTC buying more 2-axle Volvos?

Off topic[Don't know why bus fleet sizes are such a closely guarded secret. Airbus and Boeing release their orders and deliveries sheets every month. ]

KaSRTC has currently 40 Volvo multi-axle buses in service and has 40 or 50 buses on order with Volvo, I don't think KaSRTC will buy any new 2-axle Volvo/MB buses
KaSRTC fleet of Volvo/MB buses is around 380+ buses

KSRTC on Saturday launched 3 New Volvo services from Shimoga to Hyderabad,
Shimoga to Tirupathi via Bangalore & Shimoga to Chennai via Bangalore.

I was in Shimoga on Saturady, at first I was surprised to see a beautifully decorated Volvo getting into the Shimoga bus stand.

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And after a while I also went to check out what was cooking out there... And to my surprise it was the inauguration function of the New Volvo services from Shimoga..

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The buses going for a round after the inauguration function...

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Nice pics Kadri...you were lucky to be there at the right place at the right time^^

lovely pics Kadri :applause:

Guys, i have a doubt:
When KSRTC didn't add Mercedes Benz normal buses to Airavat fleet, why are they adding Mercedes Benz Multi-Axle buses to Airavat Club Class Fleet?
Will there be any difference in the ticket fare for Volvo and MB in Club Class fleet???

The earnings per km is much higher in a multi axle - Airavat club class when compared to singe axle ones - Airavat. This is due to higher ticket price.

It falls in Club class 100 kmph sleep like a baby category...Only multi axle buses can hit 100+ avg speed with ease:cheers: Club class = High power machines

No where in India the average speed of a bus has reached 100+kmph.
The max that is estabished is upto 75 to 80 kmph only.

Can any one share the cost per km for various services of KSRTC?

KSRTC introduces new services

BANGALORE: The KSRTC has introduced two new bus services named Ambari in both A/C and non A/C categories from Bangalore to Calicut. The A/C service will depart from Bangalore at 9:00 pm and arrive at Calicut at 5 am.

The returning bus will depart from Calicut at 09:30 pm and arrive at bangalore at 5:15 am. The non A/C bus will depart from Bangalore at 09:30 pm and arrive at Calicut at 5:40 am.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ksrtc-introduces-new-services/190006-60.html

KSRTC introduces new services



http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ksrtc-introduces-new-services/190006-60.html

small correction

AC Sleeper Corona bus is to Calicut
Non-AC Sleeper bus built by KSRTC to Coimbatore, this is second sleeper service to Coimbatore, there is a already AC sleeper Corona bus operating to Coimbatore

Here is the list of sleeper services operated by KSRTC/NWKRTC/NEKRTC
they were late in introducing sleeper buses, but now they are slowly catching up with the competetion

KSRTC
bengaluru - chennai - 4 AC + 1 NAC
bengaluru - coimbatore - 1 AC + 1 NAC
bengaluru - ernakulam - 1
bengaluru - hyderabad - 3
bengaluru - kundapura - 1
bengaluru - mangalore - 1 NAC
bengaluru - trichy - 1 NAC
bengaluru - kozhikode - 1

NWKRTC
bengaluru - belagavi - 2 AC
bengaluru - sirsi - 1 NAC
hubli - pimpri - 2 AC
hubli - mumbai - 1 AC
belagavi - borivili - 1 AC

NEKRTC
bengaluru - bellary - 1 AC
bengaluru - gulbarga - 1 AC
bengaluru - gangavati - 1 AC
bengaluru - sindhanur - 1 AC
bengaluru - hutti - 1 AC
bengaluru - hospet - 1 AC
bengaluru - bijapur - 1 AC
gulbarga - dharwad - 1 AC
gulbarga - belgavi - 1 NAC
bellary - hyderabad - 1 AC

Took airavath yesterday, to Mysore from BLR.

Awesome service by KSRTC :applause:

Dharmasthala -hubli route

Belongs to Dharmasthala depot

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Dharmasthala -hubli route

Belongs to Dharmasthala depot

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what is the route for this bus ?

New bus service inaugurated between Shidlaghatta and Chikkaballapur

Easier now to reach district centre: MLA

Shidlaghatta/Chikkaballapur, Oct 6, DHNS:

Legislator V Muniyappa said people who travel between the taluk centre and the Chikkaballapur, the district centre will now get a bus every 15 minutes.

He inaugurated on Thursday a new service which was a Dasara gift by the Transport Department. The service has six new model buses with modern techniques.

Students of colleges and schools, workers, teachers, farmers and even the public who need to go to Chikkaballapur, the district centre, can travel by hi-tech buses paying very little as ticket fare, Muniyappa said. There are 52 trips daily, for the convenience of those who travel from Shidlaghatta, he explained.

Venkatesh, an officer of the Transport Department, said “Additional bus services, connecting taluk centres to district centres, are started today all over the State.”

The buses from Shidlaghatta will travel on the main highway via Hosahudya, Gidnahalli, Jatavara, Nayanahalli and Patrenahalli. “A voice recording will also inform the passengers of the stops along the route. The bus fare is also much lesser, compared to other buses,” he informed.

Traffic controller Narayanaswamy, Zilla Panchayat former president V Subramani, Komul director K Gudiyappa, Town Municipal Council member Chikkamuniyappa and others were
present at the inaugural ceremony.

In Chikkaballapur

Legislator K P Bachegowda appreciated the efforts of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), which has started a new bus service between Chikkaballapur and Shidlaghatta taluks. He was speaking after inaugurating the new service outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner on Thursday.

“The new service will greatly benefit the residents of both rural and urban areas. It will be a connecting system between the two taluks,” said Bachegowda. He requested that similar services be started between other taluks as well.

Officers should pay attention to extending the bus services to the villages in the border areas. Students in most such places are forced to go to schools or colleges on foot due to lack of transport facilities, said Bachegowda.

“There have even been instances when students blocked the roads in protest against not being provided buses in the morning. The KSRTC officers should therefore consider the problems faced by the students and the public and try to solve them,” he added.

Deputy Commissioner Dr N Manjula, Assistant Commissioner Satish Kumar, Tahsildar Poornima, Zilla Panchayat member P N Munegowda, Taluk Panchayat members Murthy, P A Mohan and others were present on the occasion.

Cross Posting:

The newly introduced Mercedes Benz Multi-Axle buses of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation - "Airavat Club Class". There is one pair of these buses running Bangalore-Ernakulam (Via Hosur).

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The stickering quality was awful for this particular bus - the stickers felt as if they enlarged a low resolution image.

The timings of this bus are: Dep from Bangalore: 19:44. Dep from Ernakulam: 18:28.

I feel the departure time from Ernakulam is too early - it should be pushed to 19:30 or better 20:00.

Another Multi-Axle Merc is being added from the next week - so BNG-Ernakulam route will have 2x Merc Multi, 1x Volvo Multi and 1x AC Corona Sleeper!!!

I feel there're too many stickers for their Club Class branding.

Like:
---K.S.R.T.C on the windscreen. Font and colour looks much classier compared to two-axle volvos.
---Lettering on the sides.

Hate:
---The images of the teddy bear and that duck. Bit too many pictures on the side.


Anyway, I was checking their reservation system and it says 4 buses total for tomorrow(2 multi-axle, 2 normal Volvo), but only 3(all multi-axle) from 10th. Do they have any services that only run on weekends or are they removing a service? BLR-EKM

I feel there're too many stickers for their Club Class branding.

Like:
---K.S.R.T.C on the windscreen. Font and colour looks much classier compared to two-axle volvos.
---Lettering on the sides.

Hate:
---The images of the teddy bear and that duck. Bit too many pictures on the side.


Anyway, I was checking their reservation system and it says 4 buses total for tomorrow(2 multi-axle, 2 normal Volvo), but only 3(all multi-axle) from 10th. Do they have any services that only run on weekends or are they removing a service? BLR-EKM

Those teddy bear and duck are for playing when the baby awakes from sleep:nuts:

Satellite Bus stand,Mysore road

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engineer akash,

thanks for the pictures. one thing i always admire about KSRTC other than Volvo buses is regularly they maintain their main bus stand neatly. i saw many of pictures you posted like Mysore bus stand. my only wish is Tamilnadu govt should maintain the CMBT bus stand like this standard.

Anyway, I was checking their reservation system and it says 4 buses total for tomorrow(2 multi-axle, 2 normal Volvo), but only 3(all multi-axle) from 10th. Do they have any services that only run on weekends or are they removing a service? BLR-EKM

They are removing one regular service. They operate two extra Airavat services every weekend.

[QUOTE=nambi83;84511249]engineer akash,

thanks for the pictures. one thing i always admire about KSRTC other than Volvo buses is regularly they maintain their main bus stand neatly. i saw many of pictures you posted like Mysore bus stand. my only wish is Tamilnadu govt should maintain the CMBT bus stand like this standard.[/QUO
tHIS is remotely possible only when TNSTC owns the bus stand,:)

Thanks Nambi and dinesh

engineer akash,

thanks for the pictures. one thing i always admire about KSRTC other than Volvo buses is regularly they maintain their main bus stand neatly. i saw many of pictures you posted like Mysore bus stand.

Dinesh,

Not only does this MYS Rd bus station stand apart in neatness, in security aspects as well. There are so many security personnel posted that, even taking pictures with a small camera gets reported... bus fans!!! - :ohno:

The new P8000 Rajahamsa design from Prakash. Look slightly similar to the face of Vaibhav from Veera.

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It calls itself the P8000 BMR2, but BMR2 has one grill, but this bus has two front grills.

MERCEDIC BENZ TO KODAGU

Madikeri Oct.9:Kodagu will soon get mercedic benz bus facility-said the state transport minister R.Ashok. He was speaking to scribes at Gonikoppal. He assured that new modernised busstand will be sanctioned to Gonikoppal. Replying to a question he said that the Madikeri KSRTC depot is transferred to Puthur and is merged with that depot and if necessity arrives, separate depot will be established in Madikeri he said. Total 23 thousand KSRTC buses are plying in the state including the rural areas- he said.All the depots and bustands will be upgraded with modern technology. 50 more city buses are provided to Mysore city and 40 buses to Tumkur.All the district centres including Kodagu will get city buses soon he said.The special concession to senior citizens, students will continue- minister told.

:cheers:

http://www.shakthidaily.com/2011/Oct/09.html

MERCEDIC BENZ TO KODAGU


50 more city buses are provided to Mysore city and 40 buses to Tumkur.All the district centres including Kodagu will get city buses soon
:cheers:

http://www.shakthidaily.com/2011/Oct/09.html

No talk on city buses to Mangalore and Udupi,,:bash::bash:

The new P8000 Rajahamsa design from Prakash. Look slightly similar to the face of Vaibhav from Veera.

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It calls itself the P8000 BMR2, but BMR2 has one grill, but this bus has two front grills.


is it Madikeri--bangalore-chennai service??

is it Madikeri--bangalore-chennai service??

It's the Madikeri-Blr-Chennai service. You are right. This snap is of the bus resting at Chennai CMBT during the day.

It's the Madikeri-Blr-Chennai service. You are right. This snap is of the bus resting at Chennai CMBT during the day.

thanks rsubbu for the clarification.

I feel there're too many stickers for their Club Class branding.

Like:
---K.S.R.T.C on the windscreen. Font and colour looks much classier compared to two-axle volvos.
---Lettering on the sides.

Hate:
---The images of the teddy bear and that duck. Bit too many pictures on the side.


Anyway, I was checking their reservation system and it says 4 buses total for tomorrow(2 multi-axle, 2 normal Volvo), but only 3(all multi-axle) from 10th. Do they have any services that only run on weekends or are they removing a service? BLR-EKM


The stickers are completely opaque and not like the ones used in Volvo Bus Wrap Ads, thereby completely blocking the view of the outside :bash: :bash:

A KSRTC ride to the 1950s

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If you've empathised with your grandfather nostalgically harking back on one anna bus rides in his time, here's a book that might interest you.

Several facts regarding the public transport system have been documented in Ka. Ra. Ra. Sam. Itihasa (The history of the KSRTC) by K.N. Ingalagi, Chief Manager (MIS), Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC).

Everything from when the shift from petrol to diesel fuel happened (it was in 1953) to how many Mysore Government Road Transport Department (MGRTD) buses were out of action in 1950 (26, out of a fleet of 136) is available in this volume.

Mr. Ingalagi obtained a doctorate from Mysore University after researching on History of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation: The Present status and the Future for over six years. An abstract of his doctoral thesis has been brought out in the form of a book in Kannada by Karnataka Rajya Rasthe Sarige Samsthe Kannada Kriya Samithi.

A postgraduate in Social Welfare from Karnataka University, Mr. Ingalagi joined KSRTC in 1983 as a labour welfare officer and, thereafter, held managerial positions in KSRTC and BMTC.
Throwing light

He felt that several innovative works carried out by the KSRTC staff were unappreciated by the public and decided to document the growth of public transport through his thesis.

Kannada Kriya Samithi president Va.Cha. Channe Gowda said Mr. Ingalagi's work was the first of its kind in public transport in the country. Stating that the author had been unbiased in documenting the history, Mr. Gowda said the Nizam of Hyderabad had rightly been given the credit for starting government bus transport in 1932. Mr. Ingalagi has also written about the contributions of trade unions in the development of the sector.
The origin

Mr. Ingalagi has divided his research into seven chapters, which deal in detail with the origin of government-controlled public transport in the Hyderabad Karnataka region in 1932, formation of Bombay Road Transport Corporation, MGRTD, Bangalore Transport Company, Mysore State RTC and, thereafter, the KSRTC and finally, division of KSRTC into four RTCs.

The governments' move to nationalise road transport helped the public as it saved them from unregulated private operators, Mr. Ingalagi said. The then Mysore Government nationalised six routes in 1952.

Concessions

Non-gazetted government officials started getting a huge 75 per cent knocked off their fares in 1953 whereas the 50 per cent concession for students began in 1954. Inter-State services between Bangalore-Tirupati and Bangalore-Madikeri were started in 1955-56. The fares were six to eight paise a mile in 1949-50.

The book has a foreword from Pradhan Gurudatta, chairperson, Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Authority.

The Kannada Kriya Samithi is at No. 554, 5th Main, 2nd Cross, Bhuvaneshwarinagar, T. Dasarahalli.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article2524859.ece

The stickers are completely opaque and not like the ones used in Volvo Bus Wrap Ads, thereby completely blocking the view of the outside :bash: :bash:

That's bad. I get their whole idea of 'sleep like a baby' , but they should tone down the stickers, it's a bit like how trucks are decorated. Cheesy. I like VRL's new design. It's white, with only VRL logo on it. No extra stickers. Again, my personal opinion. (don't flame me :p)

Shimoga KSRTC (Karnataka) Bus terminal

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wow!!! yeddy ki jai :cheers:

After a hiatus of 20 days KSRTC is back in Telanana region. They are sending old Rajahamas buses into hyderabad:)

Shimoga KSRTC Bus stand

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^^Superb terminal :cheers:

Some pics of the Airavat Club Class buses coming at Ernakulam:

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Now two Mercedes Multi-Axles and One Volvo Multi-Axle comes to Ernakulam. All Airavat services on the Bangalore-Ernakulam route are now Multi-Axles. Plus there are Airavats coming from Mysore (2) and Mangalore (1). There is one AC Sleeper (Corona) as well.

^^ Ultimate pics Binai :cheers:

what is the route for this bus ?

This bus takes the following route:
Hubli-Yellapura-Ankola-Kumta-Udupi-Dharmasthala.

I think, the bus must have started as early as 6.30 am from Hubli. I took the photo in Ankola at 9.30 am.









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KSRTC ROCKS .... PROUD TO BE FROM KARNATAKA

engineer akash,

thanks for the pictures. one thing i always admire about KSRTC other than Volvo buses is regularly they maintain their main bus stand neatly. i saw many of pictures you posted like Mysore bus stand. my only wish is Tamilnadu govt should maintain the CMBT bus stand like this standard.

:banana: IT IS KSRTC FRIEND.... KSRTC

After a hiatus of 20 days KSRTC is back in Telanana region. They are sending old Rajahamas buses into hyderabad:)

They canceled the Mangalore-Hyderabad services again. Started on Monday, 10th, not sure how many days they ran them. I booked a ticket for 17th and got a text from KSRTC saying the service is canceled.

[Nothing against the fine people who are striking, but this is getting a bit ridiculous]

They canceled the Mangalore-Hyderabad services again. Started on Monday, 10th, not sure how many days they ran them. I booked a ticket for 17th and got a text from KSRTC saying the service is canceled.

[Nothing against the fine people who are striking, but this is getting a bit ridiculous]

don worry ,,,catch a flight:lol::lol::lol::lol:

nice pics kadri 007

They canceled the Mangalore-Hyderabad services again. Started on Monday, 10th, not sure how many days they ran them. I booked a ticket for 17th and got a text from KSRTC saying the service is canceled.

[Nothing against the fine people who are striking, but this is getting a bit ridiculous]

You can take Kesineni bus.:).

They canceled the Mangalore-Hyderabad services again. Started on Monday, 10th, not sure how many days they ran them. I booked a ticket for 17th and got a text from KSRTC saying the service is canceled.

[Nothing against the fine people who are striking, but this is getting a bit ridiculous]

SVR Travels and VRL Volvo Multi Axle is there. Both buses leave Mangalore around 2.30 PM to Hyderabad.

Mangalore - Bangalore - Thirupathi @ 2 PM


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Drivers Training bus

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Mangalore - Mysore - Ooty

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Rear View of KSRTC buses

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Some pics of the Airavat Club Class buses coming at Ernakulam:
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Wow!!! An Volvo and Mercedes Benz of Airavat Club Class...
A good scenery to see....:banana:

SVR Travels and VRL Volvo Multi Axle is there. Both buses leave Mangalore around 2.30 PM to Hyderabad.

I booked VRL for 18th. Will post my review after my journey. I tried SVR once, horrible journey.

I posted my review of Club Class in another thread. Do let me know what everyone thinks.

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Great buses but old and boring route sign boards!!:nuts:
why dont they scrap those sign boards :bash: and move on to modern ones...?!

why dont they scrap those sign boards :bash: and move on to modern ones...?!

Modern ones, as in? Do you mean they should go for LED boards?

The LED ones cost almost a Lakh - and for a bus that would stop once in 100kms or so, what is the need to have an LED board? These buses would not pickup passengers from the road side anyways - and the boards are just to let the passengers identify them when the bus is at a bus station (or at a pick-up point). The current boards do the job in a cost effective manner.

The LED ones cost almost a Lakh - and for a bus that would stop once in 100kms or so, what is the need to have an LED board? These buses would not pickup passengers from the road side anyways - and the boards are just to let the passengers identify them when the bus is at a bus station (or at a pick-up point). The current boards do the job in a cost effective manner.

Point taken sir!:) I know installing LED boards in intercity buses is a bad idea....
My point is that there has to be at least some difference between boards of ordinary buses and those of high-end luxury buses....
The boards and the buses aren't compatible with each other...:ohno:

And btw no LED board costs a lakh!!!!!!!:nuts:

^^True :)

Check out some cool pics of IMTC Sathagalli Mysore

As seen from Outer ring road.Rear view
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For more pics: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1130179&page=11

KSRTC keen on setting the ball rolling for IMTC (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/199036/ksrtc-keen-setting-ball-rolling.html)



A few years down the lane, the concept of multi-modal transportation will become a reality in the City.

The first Rs 1,700-crore Inter-Modal Transit Centre (IMTC) will come up at the Kempegowda Bus Terminal. The Metro station at Majestic, expected to come up by 2013, will be linked to the IMTC. The building to come up on 32.5 acres of land will house the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and the Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC). The project is presently in the tender-processing phase and the selection of the firm by the KSRTC is expected to be over by December.

In three phases

A senior official from the KSRTC told Deccan Herald, “The project schedule is five years in three phases and construction will start before the completion of the Metro station. We are also awaiting for the handing over of 12.5 acres of land, which is temporarily with the BMRCL. The land will be handed over to us by November 2014.” Principal Secretary of the Transport Department, Shankarlinge Gowda said the integration of all forms of transport is necessary for the City and the transit centre will also house autorickshaw stands. “It will be truly multi-modal, only when the auto rickshaws are also brought in. The Metro is said to carry one million people when it functions fully. The autos are already carrying two million,” he added.

The KSRTC, which is overseeing the project, will bear no cost. It will only have to provide land required for the private construction firm, which will take up the project. An official from the KSRTC said the work on the IMTC will not wait for the completion of the Metro station at Majestic. “The IMTC project can start as and when required by us. Once the tender process is through, we will push for construction,” he added. The official added that the floors allotted for the KSRTC and the BMTC will run first and the Metro station will be linked later. As per the vertical plan of the building, the passengers getting off the Metro will walk towards the BMTC terminal, then to the IMTC concourse, from where, the KSRTC terminal will be connected.

Connectivity

The railway station will also be connected through a passage, Gowda said. “When the con struction begins, there will be major disturbances at the Kempegowda Bus Terminal, which are inevitable. However, temporary arrangements will be made,” the KSRTC official said.

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Guys,

Any idea where this Rajahamsa AC is running currently. Looks like it has been stopped on Puttaparthi route from the above table.

Guys,

Any idea where this Rajahamsa AC is running currently. Looks like it has been stopped on Puttaparthi route from the above table.

Rajahamsa AC is currently operating on BLR-HYD route from past few months
BLR departure is at 9AM

Rajahamsa AC is currently operating on BLR-HYD route from past few months
BLR departure is at 9AM

Hi Ashwath,

THanks for the info!

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udayavani

500 buses to clear festival rush

Bangalore, Oct 22, DHNS:

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 500 extra buses to clear Deepavali rush.The services, which began on Friday, will be effective till October 26.

Special buses will be exclusively operated from Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shimoga, Hassan, Mangalore, Kundapura, Sringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum, Bijapur, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Gulbarga, Bellary, Koppal, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupati and other places.

Special buses from Mysore Road satellite bus station will be exclusively operated to Mysore, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar and Madikeri.

Special buses will operate from Shanthinagar to Madurai, Kumbakonam, Trichy, Chennai, Coimbatore and other places in Tamil Nadu.

Special buses for passengers who have advance reservation will be operated from Mysore Road Satellite bus station towards North-West (Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum, Bijapur, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, etc.) and North-East (Gulbarga, Bellary, Raichur, Hospet, Koppal, Yadgir, Bidar etc) parts of Karnataka. Buses with no advance reservation will be operated from Kempegowda Bus Station to destinations in North-East and North-West of Karnataka. Facility to book computerised reservation tickets in advance for the special buses have been provided.

Passengers can book tickets online by logging on to www.ksrtc.in. Mobile booking can be done by sending SMS to 56767.

Advance reservation of tickets for the special and scheduled buses of KSRTC can be done through 174 counters in Bangalore City, 14 counters in Mysore and 40 counters in Mangalore and 206 computerised reservation counters of KSRTC located at other places in Karnataka.

A discount of five per cent on the fare will be extended, if four or more passengers book seats in a single ticket and a discount of 10 per cent is offered on the return journey ticket if onward and return journey tickets are booked simultaneously.

Advance reservation of tickets for the KSRTC services can also be booked through the booking counters set up by the KSRTC at important cities of neighbouring states including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Puducherry, Maharashtra and Goa. The details of the special operations are available at the advance reservation counters and KSRTC website.

Besides, special buses will be operated from all taluk bus stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.

Gulbarga NEKRTC,Karnataka

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Took KSRTC volvo from BLR to MYS it was simply flying...I am proud to say that Maximum Volvos in India Ply between Bangalore-Hubli-Belgaum-pune sector Jai ho to all operators KSRTC/VRL/SRS/NEETA and all other private operators...Simply awesome...

Bangalore-Hubli-Belgaum-Mumbai No stretch in India can beat this one when it comes to top class service....:banana::banana:

Took KSRTC volvo from BLR to MYS it was simply flying...I am proud to say that Maximum Volvos in India Ply between Bangalore-Hubli-Belgaum-pune sector Jai ho to all operators KSRTC/VRL/SRS/NEETA and all other private operators...Simply awesome...

Bangalore-Hubli-Belgaum-Mumbai No stretch in India can beat this one when it comes to top class service....:banana::banana:

+1, after GQ BLR-MUM/PUNE travel has become overnight journey and travel experience has improved a lot. currently more than 45 Volvo/MB and 15 AL buses are plying on this route and our IR is sleeping and still takes full 24 hrs to travel and bus travel has killed the AC travel in trains on this route