The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned road transportation company in the state of Karnataka in India. KSRTC has the largest fleet of Volvo buses among state owned transport companies.

KSRTC was set up in 1961 under the provisions of Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. In August 1997, KSRTC was divided to form Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). En novembre 1997, une autre nouvelle société de transport routière appelée North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) a été formée pour répondre aux besoins de transport des parties nord-ouest du Karnataka. Later, the North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) was also formed with its corporate office in Gulbarga.

KSRTC services covers 92% villages in Karnataka.[4] KSRTC operates with a total fleet of 17310 buses (Ksrtc-8280,Nekrtc-4300,Nwkrtc-4720). It transports, on an average, 74.57 lakh passengers per day. It also operates to the neighboring states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Goa and Kerala. KSRTC a été la première société de transport d'État à introduire les bus Volvo B7rle Low Floor en Inde en 2005. À l'heure actuelle, KSRTC exploite Volvo, Mercedes Benz, Bus Scania sous les services Airavat (du nom de l'éléphant blanc mythique). [3]

Types of Services

Flybus

Luxury sans escale entièrement en climatisation, service de bus multi-essieu Volvo entre l'aéroport international de Bengaluru et Mysuru et entre l'aéroport international de Kempegowda et Kundapur avec garde-manger, toilettes chimiques, affichage en direct des horaires de vol, GPS, installations WiFi et divertissement en direct in-bus. [5]

Airavat Bliss CD

Fully air conditioned luxury Volvo multi axle bus service with chemical toilets, wifi, pantry and individual TV screens.[6]

Airavat Superia

Fully air conditioned luxury Volvo multi axle bus service with chemical toilets, wifi and individual TV screens.

Airavat Diamond Class

Service de bus de luxe entièrement en climatisation a fonctionné à l'aide de bus à plusieurs axes Scania avec des caméras de vision nocturne haute définition pour l'enregistrement à l'intérieur du système de gestion des bus et de la flotte pour la surveillance des performances dans le bus. [7]

Airavat Club Class

Service de bus de luxe entièrement en climatisation a fonctionné à l'aide de bus multi-axle Volvo et Mercedes Benz avec des sièges semi-reliants et avec le support du mollet. [8]

Airavat

Fully air conditioned luxury bus service operated using Volvo and Mercedes Benz buses with semi-recliner seats.

Rajahamsa

Non air conditioned deluxe bus service with recliner seats in 2+2 configuration built on Tata and Ashok Leyland chassis.

Suhasa

Fully air suspension non AC reclinable seat bus, other than Raajahamsa which normally ply over north Karnataka regions.

Corona Ambari

Fully air conditioned sleeper bus service.

Corona Non AC Sleeper

Non air conditioned sleeper bus service.

Couronne

Fully air conditioned and air suspension bus with 2+2 reclinable seats. Can consider it to be an alternate option for Airavat.

Sheethal

Fully air conditioned and air suspension vehicle with 3+2 non-reclinable seats built on Ashok Leyland chassis. Mostly operates between Mysuru and Bengaluru, but nowadays its replaced with Volvo Airavat.

Vaibhava

Non air conditioned sitter buses in white livery with recliner seats in 2+2 configuration.

Suvarna Sarige, Vayavya Karnataka Saarige and EEshanya Karnataka Saarige

Cheapest and widely abundant mode of bus service in KSRTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC found in red-white or light green-white livery.

Grameena Sarige

Buses which connects villages with ordinary fare (slightly costs lesser than suvarna sarige).