Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service (KMBS), is a

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which oversees bus service in the

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

metropolitan area.

History

The city bus service began in 2006 with a fleet of 100 buses. The city buses were brought under the control of

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(JNNURM), the Indian government's urban-modernisation scheme, in 2009..The service, formerly known as Mahanagar Bus Seva in

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, began operating on 6 July 1922.

Routes

The following table includes private bus routes.

Airport service

KMBS operates air-conditioned buses from outlying areas to

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. The route includes: *IIT Gate *Kalianpur Railway Station *Kanpur University Gate *Gurudev Crossing *Vikas Nagar Bus Depot *KDA Signature *Allen Forest Zoological Park *Dr. Tilak Crossing *Company Bagh Crossing *Emerald Garden *Gastro Liver Hospital *Hallet Crossing *GSVM Medical College *Model Town *Mariampur Hospital *Chawla Crossing *Nirala Nagar *Gaushala Road Crossing *Naubasta Crossing *Via Bypass Flyover: **U-turn near Chakeri **U-turn near Axis Bank ATM Ahirwan *Airport

References

{{State owned road transport companies in India Metropolitan transport agencies of India Transport in Kanpur 2006 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Transport companies established in 2006 Indian companies established in 2006 Companies based in Kanpur