Mangalore Udupi Bus Transportation Thread

[akhilesh kinnigoli]

Ashels also shold adopt middle door and automatic closing doors. If 2 or 3 big companies start even others will follow them as trend .
JUST LIKE HOW NOW ALMOST ALL EXPRESSES are 'volvo like'

[avi mangalore]

Originally Posted by mangalore mania

Even SGP on 27 route has some good buses

even route no 19 is getting some lovely buses

[ananda.padebettu]

ಪುತ್ತೂರು: ಪುತ್ತೂರು-ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಸ್ಟೇಟ್*ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್* ನಡುವೆ ಹಾಲಿ ಕೆಎಸ್*ಆರ್*ಟಿಸಿ ಬಸ್*ಗಳ 145 ಸರದಿಗಳು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ 6 ಗಂಟೆಯಿಂದ ರಾತ್ರಿ 9 ಗಂಟೆಯ ತನಕ ಓಡಾಟ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರ ಒತ್ತಡವನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿ ಬಸ್*ಗಳ ಸರದಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಇರಾದೆಯನ್ನು ಕೆಎಸ್*ಆರ್*ಟಿಸಿ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ.


ಈಗ 5 ನಿಮಿಷಗಳಿಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ಪುತ್ತೂರು - ಸ್ಟೇಟ್*ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್* ನಡುವೆ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ, ವೇಗದೂತ ಬಸ್*ಗಳು ಓಡಾಟ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಹಳದಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಸುವರ್ಣ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಬಸ್*ಗಳು ಈ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಓಡಾಟ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ ಬಳಿಕ ಸ್ವಂತ ವಾಹನ ಹೊಂದಿದವರು ಕೂಡ ಈ ಬಸ್*ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಸ್ವಂತ ಕಾರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸುಖಕರವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಈ ಬಸ್*ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸಬಹುದು ಎಂದು ಪುತ್ತೂರಿನ ಸಿವಿಲ್* ಎಂಜಿನಿಯರ್* ವಸಂತ ಭಟ್* ಶಿಫಾರಸು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಕೆಎಸ್*ಆರ್*ಟಿಸಿ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಸರದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದರೆ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ಖಂಡಿತಾ ಲಾಭವಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಅವರು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಸುವರ್ಣ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಾರಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಲೈಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್* ಬಸ್*ಗಳು ಕೂಡ ಸೇರಿದ್ದು ಇವುಗಳ ವೇಳಾಪಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಂಡು ಪುತ್ತೂರು-ಮಂಗಳೂರು ನಡುವೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಮಾಡುವವರು ಇದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಸಮಯ ಉಳಿತಾಯ ಮತ್ತು ಆರಾಮದಾಯಕವೂ ಎಂದು ಪುತ್ತೂರಿನ ಚಾರ್ಟೆಡ್* ಅಕೌಂಟೆಂಟ್* ಬೆಳ್ಳಾರೆ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ್* ಭಟ್* ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಬಸ್* ಓಡಾಟಕ್ಕೆ ಚಿಂತನೆ

ಪುತ್ತೂರು - ಸ್ಟೇಟ್*ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್* ನಡುವೆ ಬಸ್*ಗಳ ಸರದಿಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಚಿಂತನೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ಕಿ.ಮೀ.ಯೊಂದರ 29 ರೂ. ಆದಾಯ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇದು ಲಾಭಕರವಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ ತೃಪ್ತಿಕರ ಆದಾಯ ಎಂದು ಕೆಎಸ್*ಆರ್*ಟಿಸಿ ಪುತ್ತೂರು ವಿಭಾಗೀಯ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಕ ಯಶವಂತ್* ಕುಮಾರ್* ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್*?

ಪುತ್ತೂರು-ಸ್ಟೇಟ್*ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್* ನಡುವೆ ಬಸ್*ಗಳ ಸರದಿಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಕನಿಷ್ಠ 20 ಲೈಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್* ಬಸ್*ಗಳನ್ನು ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಮತ್ತು ಪುತ್ತೂರು ವಿಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಂತೆ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಜತೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕವಾಗಿ 1 ಕೆಎಸ್*ಆರ್*ಟಿಸಿ ಹವಾನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಪುತ್ತೂರು - ಸ್ಟೇಟ್*ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್* ನಡುವೆ ಓಡಿಸಲು ಅನುಮತಿ ಕೋರಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಯಶವಂತ ಕುಮಾರ್* ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಉದಯವಾಣಿ

[mangalore mania]

get ready for new Volvos in Mangalore..

[mangalore mania]

Mangalore-Mumbai direct bus service
Business Line

MANGALORE, MAY 4:
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has started Volvo bus service from Mangalore to Mumbai.

A press release said here that the new multi-axle bus will leave Mangalore at 3 pm and reach Mumbai at 9 am the next day.

On the way, it will reach Udupi at 4 pm, Kundapur 4.45 pm, Hubli 9.50 pm, Belgaum 11.40 pm, Kolhapur at 1.30 am, and Pune at 4.45 am.

In the return journey, the bus will leave Mumbai at 1.30 pm and reach Mangalore at 9 am the next day.

On the way, it will reach Pune at 6.15 pm, Kolhapur 9.35 pm, Belgaum 12.15 am, Hubli 2.05 am, Kundapur 7 am, and Udupi at 7.55 am.

[mangalore mania]

KSRTC begins Mangalore-Hyderabad bus service
BusinessLine

MANGALORE, MAY 4:
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has started Volvo bus service from Mangalore to Hyderabad.

According to a press release, the bus will leave Mangalore at 2.30 pm and reach Hyderabad at 8 am the next day. On the way, it will reach Udupi at 3.30 pm, Kundapur 4.30 pm, Hubli 10.10 pm and Raichur at 4.20 am.

In the return journey, the bus will leave Hyderabad at 2.30 pm and reach Mangalore at 8 am the next day. On the way, it will reach Raichur at 6.50 pm, Hubli 2.05 am, Kundapur 6.10 am and Udupi at 7 am.

[Krishnamoorthy K]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

KSRTC Karnataka Airavat flying elephant at Mangalore



KSRTC rocks!

Good picture.

[prince02]

How is that the 2.30 pm mangalore-hyderabad service reaches hubli at 10.10pm & the 3 pm mangalore-mumbai service reach hubli at 9.50pm even the both leave at a gap of half and hour and both follow the same route. I guess the timings are unrealistic. Altough what time they reach hubli hardly matters...

[mangalore mania]

Originally Posted by prince02

How is that the 2.30 pm mangalore-hyderabad service reaches hubli at 10.10pm & the 3 pm mangalore-mumbai service reach hubli at 9.50pm even the both leave at a gap of half and hour and both follow the same route. I guess the timings are unrealistic. Altough what time they reach hubli hardly matters...

hey one hell out of observation.

[Krishnamoorthy K]

ವೋಲ್ವೋ: ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳೇ ಸಂಚು ಹೂಡಿದರೆ ?

ಮನೋಹರ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್* | May 04, 2012

ಮಂಗಳೂರು: ಮಂಗಳೂರು-ಉಡುಪಿ-ಮಣಿಪಾಲ ನಡುವಣ ಕೆಎಸ್*ಆರಿrಸಿ ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್* ಟಿಕೆಟ್* ದರ ಭಾರೀ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಭಾಗದ ಒತ್ತಡವೇ ಕಾರಣ ಎಂಬ ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ ಅಂಶವೊಂದು ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ.

ಟಿಕೆಟ್* ದರ ಏರಿಕೆಗೆ ನಿಗಮದ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಆದೇಶವೇ ಕಾರಣ. ಟಿಕೆಟ್* ದರ ಇಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಅವರೇ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂದೆಲ್ಲಾ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ರಸ್ತೆ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ನಿಗಮದ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಭಾಗದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಸಬೂಬುಗಳನ್ನು ಈವರೆಗೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದಿದ್ದರು.

ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್* ಟಿಕೆಟ್* ದರ ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನಿಂದ ಉಡುಪಿಗೆ 65 ರೂ., ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನಿಂದ ಮಣಿಪಾಲಕ್ಕೆ 70 ರೂ. ಆಗಿತ್ತು. ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್*ಗಳು ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರಿಂದ ವಸ್ತುಶಃ ತುಂಬಿ ತುಳುಕುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ, ಒಂದೂವರೆ ತಿಂಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಈ ಟಿಕೆಟ್* ದರವನ್ನು ಏಕಾಏಕಿಯಾಗಿ 80 ರೂ. ಗೆ ಏರಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಬಳಿಕ, ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ ಟೀಕೆ ಬಂದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ 'ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಇಳಿಕೆಯಾಗಲಿದೆ' ಎಂಬ ಆಶ್ವಾಸನೆ ಬಂದಿತ್ತಾದರೂ ಅದು ಈಡೇರಲಿಲ್ಲ.

ಈ ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್*ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರಿಗೆ ಸೀಸನ್* ಟಿಕೆಟ್* ಎಂಬ ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿಯ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ, ಈಗ ಟಿಕೆಟ್* ದರ ಏರಿಕೆಯ ಬಳಿಕ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಎರಡು ಬಾರಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಕ್ಕೆ 140 ರೂ. ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸಬಹುದು ಎಂದು ವಿಭಾಗದ ಮೂಲಗಳು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಒಮ್ಮುಖ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಕ್ಕೆ 10 ರೂ. ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿ! ಆದರೆ, ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರ ಅಗತ್ಯದ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಓಡಾಟವೇ ಇರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ!

ದೂರು ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ

ಬಸ್* ಯಾನದ ಎಂಡ್*ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್*ಗಳ (ಆರಂಭ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊನೆಯ ಹಂತ) ನಡುವಣ ದರದ ಇಳಿಕೆ ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ. ಬೇರೆ ನಿಲುಗಡೆಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಇಳಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು. ಆದರೂ, ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿಯ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆಯಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಮಂಗಳೂರು-ಉಡುಪಿಯಿಂದ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟೀಕರಣ ಬಂದಿತ್ತು.

ಈ ನಡುವೆ, ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರ ನಿಯೋಗವೊಂದು ದರ ಇಳಿಸುವಂತೆ ಕೋರಿ ನಿಗಮದ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಭಾಗದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮನವಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿತು. ಆದರೆ, ದರ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳಕ್ಕೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿಯೇ ಕಾರಣ ಎಂದು ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಭಾಗ ತನ್ನ 'ಅಸಹಾಯಕತೆ'ಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿತು. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿಯೋಗದ ಸದಸ್ಯ ವಿನಾಯಕ ಜಿ. ನಾಯಕ್* ಅವರು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಹಕ್ಕು ಆಯೋಗದ ಮೊರೆ ಹೋದಾಗ ಸತ್ಯ ಸಂಗತಿ ಬಯಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಮಾಹಿತಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ: ನಿಗಮದ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಭಾಗವು 15-2-2012ರಂದು ನಿಗಮದ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿಗೆ ಬರೆದ ಪತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ- ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್*ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್*ನಿಂದ ಮಣಿಪಾಲ ನಡುವೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ನಗರ ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಸಾರಿಗೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ವಿಧಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ 70 ರೂ. ಗೆ ಬದಲಾಗಿ 90 ರೂ. ವಿಧಿಸಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಅನುಮತಿ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ ಕೋರಿತ್ತು.

ಆದರೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿಯು ತನ್ನ 28-2-2012ರ ಪತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ 'ಸದರಿ ಸಾರಿಗೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ದರ 80 ರೂ. ವಿಧಿಸಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಅನುಮೋದನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ' ಎಂದು ಉಲ್ಲೇಖೀಸಿತ್ತು.

ಈ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಭಾಗ ಈಗ ಮೌನ ವಹಿಸಿದೆ!

ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ..

ಸರಕಾರಿ ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್* ಆರಂಭದ ದಿನದಿಂದಲೇ ಜನಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಾರಣಾಂತರಗಳಿಂದ ಮಣಿಪಾಲ-ಕಾಸರಗೋಡು ಬಸ್* ಸ್ಥಗಿತವಾದರೂ ಮಂಗಳೂರು-ಮಣಿಪಾಲ ಬಸ್*ಗಳು ಫುಲ್*ರಶ್*! ಇದು ಕೆಲವು ವಲಯದ 'ಕಣ್ಣು ಕಾಯಿಸಿದೆ' ಎಂಬ ಆರೋಪವಿದೆ. ನಿಗಮವೂ ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆಸಕ್ತವೇ?

ಸಂಶಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ: 1. ಬಸ್*ಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿಲ್ಲ.

2. ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಉರ್ವಸ್ಟೋರ್* ಮೂಲಕ ಪ್ರವೇಶದ ಬದಲು ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಗೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರ ವಿರೋಧದಿಂದ ತಪ್ಪಿತು.

3. ಈಗ ಏಕಾಏಕಿ ಅವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕವಾಗಿ ದರ ಏರಿಕೆ.

ಉದಯವಾಣಿ

ಸುಳ್ಯ-ಮಡಿಕೇರಿ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಸಿಟಿ ಬಸ್ಸು ಒದಗಿಸಲು ಆಗ್ರಹ
ಮೂಡಬಿದಿರೆ:: ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ಸರಕಾರಿ ಬಸ್* ನಿಲುಗಡೆ?

[avi mangalore]

Originally Posted by prince02

How is that the 2.30 pm mangalore-hyderabad service reaches hubli at 10.10pm & the 3 pm mangalore-mumbai service reach hubli at 9.50pm even the both leave at a gap of half and hour and both follow the same route. I guess the timings are unrealistic. Altough what time they reach hubli hardly matters...

does Ksrtc sevice to mumbai goes inside hubli or just byppassing hubli dharwad. because pvt buses bypass these towns.

[Suj Mangalore]

Originally Posted by avi mangalore

Marvellous pics Avi.
Beautiful canara buses on the coastal Highway

[prince02]

Originally Posted by avi mangalore

does Ksrtc sevice to mumbai goes inside hubli or just byppassing hubli dharwad. because pvt buses bypass these towns.

Not sure avi, I have travelled in mangalore-pune service & after ankola I slept off. But while coming from pune-mangalore I have seen him take a different route , I guess it's the same which you are talking about & he reaches mangalore early.

[hakindian1984]

Mangalore, May 9: Fed up of 'low-grade' service provided by private bus companies in the city, citizens were keenly looking forward to the introduction of four KSRTC buses that was announced in early April during the RTA adalat.

The new bus service was supposed to begin operations by April end on Baikampady-Kankanady route and elsewhere, but the deadline has come and gone, and yet there is no sign of a single KSRTC bus in the city limits.

One wonders if the responsibility of officials ends at only announcement of proposals and not in realizing them.

At the RTA adalat held on April 5, RTO C Mallikarjuna on the sidelines of the meeting had told mediapersons that four KSRTC buses would start plying on Baikampady-Kankanady and other routes by April end and the permit for the same had been granted.

It is a common belief that the KSRTC buses with their low footboards and spacious double doors are a blessing for the physically challenged and the aged commuters, enabling them to board the bus with ease. They also eliminate the problem of crowding. Moreover, the KSRTC is known for its customer-friendly approach. In the last RTA adalat complaints mainly were on the rude behaviour of conductors in private buses.

When asked the reason for the absence of KSRTC buses in the city, RTO C Mallikarjuna told Daijiworld that KSRTC has been demanding permission to enter Mangalore’s main bus terminus at State Bank, but the district magistrate's notification (which says there are already too many buses at State Bank and no new ones will be allowed) requires modification first before the RTA can permit KSRTC buses to run to and fro the main bus terminus. An offer was then made to KSRTC to run on routes like Kankanady, Ladyhill, KPT and Mallikatta, which was rejected on the grounds that it was not profitable enough.

KSRTC divisional controller Ramesh said that permission was sought to run at least near the commissioner’s office, which would have brought in some profit. "Otherwise, KSRTC buses will not make any profit," he said.

Meanwhile, the passengers continue to wait for better buses and relief from private operators.

Daijiworld

[ajay ramchandran]

Originally Posted by hakindian1984

Mangalore, May 9: Fed up of 'low-grade' service provided by private bus companies in the city, citizens were keenly looking forward to the introduction of four KSRTC buses that was announced in early April during the RTA adalat.

The new bus service was supposed to begin operations by April end on Baikampady-Kankanady route and elsewhere, but the deadline has come and gone, and yet there is no sign of a single KSRTC bus in the city limits.

One wonders if the responsibility of officials ends at only announcement of proposals and not in realizing them.

At the RTA adalat held on April 5, RTO C Mallikarjuna on the sidelines of the meeting had told mediapersons that four KSRTC buses would start plying on Baikampady-Kankanady and other routes by April end and the permit for the same had been granted.

It is a common belief that the KSRTC buses with their low footboards and spacious double doors are a blessing for the physically challenged and the aged commuters, enabling them to board the bus with ease. They also eliminate the problem of crowding. Moreover, the KSRTC is known for its customer-friendly approach. In the last RTA adalat complaints mainly were on the rude behaviour of conductors in private buses.

When asked the reason for the absence of KSRTC buses in the city, RTO C Mallikarjuna told Daijiworld that KSRTC has been demanding permission to enter Mangalore’s main bus terminus at State Bank, but the district magistrate's notification (which says there are already too many buses at State Bank and no new ones will be allowed) requires modification first before the RTA can permit KSRTC buses to run to and fro the main bus terminus. An offer was then made to KSRTC to run on routes like Kankanady, Ladyhill, KPT and Mallikatta, which was rejected on the grounds that it was not profitable enough.

KSRTC divisional controller Ramesh said that permission was sought to run at least near the commissioner’s office, which would have brought in some profit. "Otherwise, KSRTC buses will not make any profit," he said.

Meanwhile, the passengers continue to wait for better buses and relief from private operators.

Daijiworld

WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THIS FOR YEARS!

[mangalore mania]

Private buses have come a long way
The Hindu

360 such buses ply on at least 148 routes in Mangalore city

Nobody can miss Mangalore's city buses. With the names of owners emblazoned across the windshields and painted in a riot of colours, they transport people between various points of the city.

They have been part of the city for a long time. Buses used to run as far back as 1942 in Mangalore. While buses began plying on coastal routes in 1944, in Mangalore, Ullal was connected to the rest of the city by bus in 1965-66 as a bridge was built. Till then, people travelled to Ullal through a launch service from Bunder, said A.K. Jayarama Sheka, president of the 243-member Dakshina Kannada Bus Owners' Association (DKBOA).

He said that there are 360 private buses in Mangalore with many owners replacing buses in 5-6 years.

According to the RTO, buses in Mangalore ply on at least 148 routes. Buses on various routes make different numbers of round trips per day. Some buses make three round trips (such as Route No.2G, which connects Bajpe to Surathkal) while some buses make 25 round trips (such as State Bank to Mangaladevi). The total number of trips made per day also varies: while some routes have three (such as Bajpe to Surathkal), some routes have 153 (such as State Bank to Thalapady). Other routes with frequency above 50 trips a day are State Bank to Morgans Gate (152), State Bank to Bondel (108), State Bank to Kodical via Car Street, and via Lalbagh (56), State Bank to Kottara (57), State Bank to Kunjathbail (50), Mangaladevi to Katipalla (66 State Bank to Mangaladevi (50), State Bank to Mulihithlu (75), State Bank to Shediguri via Mannaguda (51), State Bank to Shediguri va Lalbagh (51), State Bank to Akashbhavan (70), State Bank to Kotepura (55), and State Bank to Mangalpete (72).

Bus owners' turnover may go up to Rs. 9,000 a day per bus depending on the route and time. However, one challenge they face now is that people travel by their own vehicles and students use two-wheelers, Mr. Sheka said.

However, the number of permits sought by bus owners to operate on more routes is increasing. C. Mallikarjuna, Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Mangalore, told The Hindu that 450 applications are pending. Clearance of applications depends on various factors, including what the applicant is asking for. Permits are sought on routes towards Konaje and Suratkal. But they can come only till Pumpwell and Mallikatte. Vehicles from Kottara Chowki must stop at Lady Hill. Some owners ask for permits to ply buses in the city, which is not allowed. This is because following the issue of two District Magisterial notifications, permits cannot be given to routes in certain areas within the city. They include Lady Hill, Mallikatte, Kankanady, Mangaladevi and KPT.

Issue of permits is being discouraged to avoid further congestion in the city. Infrastructure has to improve if more permits have to be given. “There is a vehicular explosion in Mangalore city,” he said.

One feature of Mangalore's buses is that while its city buses are entirely in private hands, students and physically challenged persons get a bus pass with up to 60 per cent of the cost subsidised. There are 18,000 student passes, said Mr. Sheka. On Monday, the office of the D.K.B.O.A was deserted but once schools re-open in the first week of June, the rush for passes will begin.

Revathi, a Mangalore resident, said that one of her friends, a student who travels to Valachil, has not taken the bus pass because conductors derided her publicly once as “half ticket”, which made her feel insulted.

Mr Sheka said that complaints do come and they are addressed. “We keep a watch and speak to drivers who do not stop for students. We organise training for two days to train drivers and conductors on how to speak politely to passengers, RTO officials and police,” he said.

[mangalore mania]

‘KSRTC city service will affect us'
The Hindu

Private bus operators here are apprehensive that if the government introduces more buses their services will be hit.

Jayarama Sheka, president, Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators' Association, said that when the government allowed private operators to ply contract carriages in 2003, there were 130 such carriages in the district. Now the number of such carriages had come down to 40.

He said unable to withstand the competition from the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Mangalore-Dharmasthala, Mangalore-Puttur, Mangalore-Kukke Subrahmanya and Mangalore-Sullia-Madikeri routes, private operators had to withdraw their contract carriages.

Mr. Sheka said now there was no private contract carriage service from Mangalore to Subrahmanya. On the other, KSRTC, which initially introduced its services on competitive basis on the particular route with contract carriage buses, had reduced its services now. “As a result, private jeep services are back on Uppinangady-Kadaba-Subrahmanya route,'' he added. Services of city buses and contract carriages come under the Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators' Association. While the service of express buses and service (shuttle) buses come under the jurisdiction of the Canara Bus Operators' Association.

Referring to the government allowing contract carriage private buses, Mr. Sheka said it was in return for the government taking away (nationalising) private buses in the State in 1976. When D. Devaraj Urs was Chief Minister, the government on January 30, 1976, acquired 960 private buses. The government, however, could not provide connectivity to all places owing to many issues in its transport corporations. When S.M. Krishna was Chief Minister, he allowed private operators to ply buses for connecting more places through better services, he said. Bhaskar Salian, general secretary, Canara Bus Operators' Association, said the KSRTC had introduced six Volvo buses between Manipal and Mangalore. Though private operators suffered from this initially “we have recovered now”, he added.

He said that if Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was extended to Mangalore, the government would have the chance of introducing more modern buses in the district. If that happened, it would affect private operators, he added.

[mangalore mania]

Buses are painted to attract passengers
The Hindu

While buses in many cities are in uniform colours, in Mangalore, they are painted in a riot of colours, said G.G.Giridhar Prabhu, former president of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). Other than solid colours, there are splashes of colours, stripes, various flora, fauna and undersea scenes (such as tiger fish and corals) on buses. Some buses going to Pilikula have pictures of a roaring tiger. The aim is to get the attention of passengers.

K Jayarama Sheka, president, Dakshina Kannada Bus Owners' Association (DKBOA), said, “In Mangalore, competition (for painting buses) is there, not for money, (but it is) a craze is there.” Painting on the buses attracts people. Bus owners get their buses painted in attractive designs in Chennai and Coimbatore but repairs are done in Mangalore. He said the competition to get colourful buses was much like racing in ‘Kambla'. Dilraj Alva, owner of buses that ply on Route 27, said there is an undeclared competition among owners to get attractive buses. This has been so after the city got concrete roads. On Monday, he was launching a bus for Route 27 with the “go green” message. He saw the design and the message on the Net and got it done in a garage in Mulihithlu.

[avi mangalore]

Originally Posted by mangalore mania

Buses are painted to attract passengers
The Hindu

I saw the new 27 bus green in colour similar to the new green volvo launched in bangalore and that too with wheel caps.love SGP ROUTE 27 for bringing out new and innovative designs. even other pvt operators are bringing out beautiful colourful new buses.

[prince02]

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...ry-and-economy

MANGALORE, MAY 22:
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has started a new bus service between Murdeshwar and Bangalore.

A press release said here that the multi-axle bus will leave Bangalore at 8.30 pm and reach Murdeshwar in Uttara Kananda district at 7.30 am the next day. In the return journey, the bus will leave Murdeshwar at 8.15 pm and reach Bangalore at 7 am the next day.

The bus will touch Hassan, Mangalore, Udupi, Manipal and Bhatkal between these two locations, the release added.