The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation - (NWKRTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the
Government of Karnataka
The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...
. It serves routes to towns and cities in the Northwestern part of Karnataka except
Vijayapura district
Bijapur district, officially known as Vijayapura district, is a district in the state of Karnataka in India. The city of Bijapur is the headquarters of the district, and is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore. Bijapur is well known for the ...
and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
,
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
,
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
,
Maharashtra and
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
.
History
Foundation
Mysore Government Road Transport Department was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses.
The transport department of The Mysore state administrated it until 1961.
Corporatization
It was subsequently converted into an independent corporation under Section 3 of the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950 on 1 August 1961, In 1961, after successfully converting into an independent corporation all assets and liabilities of MGRTD were transferred to Mysore State Road Transport Corporation.
Merger
On 1 October 1961, Bangalore Transport Service was merged with it.
Renaming
On 1 November 1973, the Mysore state was renamed as Karnataka thus, renaming it
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation - (Karnataka SRTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in ...
.
Bifurcation
* On 15 August 1997,
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation - (BMTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian city of Bengaluru. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
Histo ...
(then Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) was bifurcated to cater to the transportation needs of
Bengaluru Metropolitan Region. It was formed by separating the Bangalore Transport Service.
* on 1 November 1997, North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation was bifurcated to cater to the transportation needs of Northwestern parts of Karnataka.
* On 15 August 2000,
Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (then North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation) was bifurcated to cater to the transportation needs of Northeastern parts of Karnataka.
This left the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to serve the Southern part of Karnataka.
* On 23 November 2009, Vijayapura division was transferred from NWKRTC to KKRTC.
Services
* Vayavya Karnataka Sarige: It is a non-AC bus service with 3+2 non-reclining seats built on single-axle
Ashok Leyland,
Tata and
Eicher Eicher may refer to:
* Eicher (surname), a surname
* Eicher Motors (Eicher Group)
* Eicher tractor
* Eicher School, a school in the Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India
* 3617 Eicher, a main-belt asteroid
See also
* Aicher
* Aich ...
suburban chassis with a panchrangi livery of five colours consisting of white, yellow, red, light green and dark green colours. It is an interdistrict, interstate service in Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district.
* Vayavya Gramantara Sarige: It is a non-AC bus service with 3+2 non-reclining seats built on single-axle
Ashok Leyland,
Tata and
Eicher Eicher may refer to:
* Eicher (surname), a surname
* Eicher Motors (Eicher Group)
* Eicher tractor
* Eicher School, a school in the Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India
* 3617 Eicher, a main-belt asteroid
See also
* Aicher
* Aich ...
suburban chassis with a durangi livery of two colours consisting of blue and white colours. It is a service to connect villages to nearby cities and towns in Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district.
* Vayavya Nagara Sarige: It is a non-AC bus service with 2+2 non-reclining seats built on single-axle
Ashok Leyland,
Tata and
Eicher Eicher may refer to:
* Eicher (surname), a surname
* Eicher Motors (Eicher Group)
* Eicher tractor
* Eicher School, a school in the Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India
* 3617 Eicher, a main-belt asteroid
See also
* Aicher
* Aich ...
urban chassis with various liveries depending upon the locale. It is an intracity and town service in Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district.
* Rajahamsa Executive Class: It is a non-AC ultra-deluxe bus service with 2+2 reclining semi-sleeper seats built on single-axle
Ashok Leyland,
Tata and
Eicher Eicher may refer to:
* Eicher (surname), a surname
* Eicher Motors (Eicher Group)
* Eicher tractor
* Eicher School, a school in the Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India
* 3617 Eicher, a main-belt asteroid
See also
* Aicher
* Aich ...
chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district.
* Non-AC Sleeper Class: It is a non-AC ultra-deluxe bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on single-axle
Ashok Leyland,
Tata and
Eicher Eicher may refer to:
* Eicher (surname), a surname
* Eicher Motors (Eicher Group)
* Eicher tractor
* Eicher School, a school in the Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India
* 3617 Eicher, a main-belt asteroid
See also
* Aicher
* Aich ...
chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district.
* Airavat Club Class: It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining seats built on a multi-axle
Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
,
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne ...
and
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ...
chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district.
* Ambaari Class: It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on a single-axle Corona chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district.
Former Services
* Meghdooth Class: It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining seats built on a single-axle
Ashok Leyland chassis with a dark blue-white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district. This service was replaced with Sheethal Class.
* Sheethal Class: It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining seats built on a single-axle
Ashok Leyland chassis with a green livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district. This service was replaced with Airavat Gold Class.
* Vaibhav Class: It is a non-AC semi-deluxe bus service with 2+2 reclining seats with less reclining compared to Rajahamsa Executive Class built on a single-axle
Ashok Leyland chassis with a green livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district. Currently defunct.
* Airavat Gold Class It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining seats built on a multi-axle
Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
chassis with a yellow livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Vijayapura district. Rebranded and merged with Airavat Club Class.
All Karnataka's Road Transport Corporations
*
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation - (Karnataka SRTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in ...
: Operates out of Southern Karnataka.
*North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation: Operates out of Northwestern Karnataka except Vijayapura district.
*
Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation: Operates out of Northeastern Karnataka and Vijayapura district.
*
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation - (BMTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian city of Bengaluru. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
Histo ...
: Operates in Bengaluru Metropolitan Region offering transit service.
Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services
Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services was launched on 26 February 2021. It provides cargo and parcel services on the routes in which the KSRTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC buses travel.
See also
*
List of bus depots in Karnataka
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated and better known as Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, KSRTC is a Government of Karnataka, state-owned public road transport company in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Bus Depot
A B ...
*
List of bus stations in Karnataka
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated and better known as KSRTC is a state-owned public road transport company in the Indian state of Karnataka.
List of existing Government Bus stations in Karnataka by Transport Corporation
K ...
*
Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
*
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation - (Karnataka SRTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in ...
*
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation - (BMTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian city of Bengaluru. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
Histor ...
References
{{Authority control
State agencies of Karnataka
Transport in Hubli-Dharwad
State road transport corporations of India
Transport in Karnataka
Transport in Belgaum
1997 establishments in Karnataka
Government agencies established in 1997
Bus transport in Karnataka