South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) is a

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

state government A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonom ...

undertaken transport

corporation A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law "born out of statute"; a legal person in legal context) and ...

. It plys buses in South Bengal and other parts of West Bengal to

Durgapur Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Be ...

and

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. SBSTC owns many depots in West Bengal to station their buses. It is headquartered in Station Road,

. By providing link between Jharkhand and West Bengal, it is the backbone of many people residing in the border areas between these two states. It also connects many cities in West Bengal, particularly major cities and towns like Durgapur, Kolkata, Singur, Gobindapur, Bardhaman, Arambagh, Suri, Purulia, Digha, Medinipur, Bankura, Haldia etc. which extend up to North Bengal.

Bus/Coaches

History

The South Bengal State Transport Corporation started its journey on 1 August 1963 in Durgapur industrial township by the Government of West Bengal with an aim to provide a clean and hassle free ride to the people of Durgapur. initially, it started with only 8 buses operated inside the township covering a total route length of 65 km. In 1964–65, the fleet strength increased to 25 with and total operating route length increased to 102 km. In 1965–66, the fleet strength is increased to 62 and route length became 428 km. On 15 August 1967, it was renamed to "Durgapur State Transport Board (DSTB)".In 1968–69, DSTB extended its activities through augmentation of fleet strength of 100 buses operating in 11 long distance routes and 8 township routes covering a total route length of 1200 km and 176 km respectively. In 1972–73,

Siliguri Siliguri, ) is a major tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms "Twin Cities" with the neighboring district capital of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. Known as the ...

bus service was introduced with 3 new town services and the total route length of long distance and town services went up to 1650 km and 143 km respectively. In 1973, DSTB was ultimately converted into public sector undertaking under the name and style of " Durgapur State Transport Corporation(DSTC)" and many new routes has been introduced. DSTC got its present name in 1988 with an objective of increasing its service to the entire south Bengal.

Organizational Set up

The

Corporation A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law "born out of statute"; a legal person in legal context) and ...

has a three-tier system of management which is, Depot, Division and Corporate. The entire operational network of the

is carried out through its two Divisional

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– one located at

and other at Belghoria. At the Corporate level, the Deputy Managing Director, Chief Accounts Officers and HODs of other discipline assist the Managing Director. At Divisional level, the office is headed by Divisional Managers of the respective Divisions who is assisted by Works Manager or Works In-charge on the technical site, Traffic Manager for traffic and operation, Sr. Administrative Officer and other officers for general administration, Dy. Chief Accounts Officer for accounts matter. The Divisional Managers are directly reporting to the Managing Director. At the depot level, the Depot Manager or Depot In-charge is assisted by senior foremen, foreman or assistant foreman (depending upon the size of the Depot) for repair and maintenance work, Assistant Manager – Administration and Account, for general administration, accounts and disciplinary matters, Assistant Traffic Manager/Traffic Superintendent in the matter of traffic and operation. The Depot Manager or Depot In-charge directly reports to the Divisional Manager.

Traffic Operational Activities

Traffic operational activities of this

which was previously confined to Durgapur and its nearby areas, has been now gradually extended to cover the districts of Burdwan, Bankura, Purulia, Midnapur, North-24 Paraganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Kolkata. At the present, SBSTC operates road transport services from its two Divisional Offices – one at

and other at Belghoria. It is operated throughout the entire State of

and covers almost all historical places and tourist points like Digha, Garbeta forest, Bishnupur, Mukutmonipur, Susunia Hill, Kangsabati project, Ajodhya hill, Santiniketan, Mushidabad Hazarduari (Nawab Palace), Tarapit temple, Massanjore dam, Farakka barage, Gour, Nabadwip, Mayapur, Siliguri and Darjeeling, Tarakeswar, Thakurnagar and many more. SBSTC20160820

This Corporation has operations in the inter-State routes like the present link with state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

. Some inter-state routes on which the Corporation runs buses are Durgapur to Tata (Jamshedpur) via Bankura and Purulia, and Durgapur to Bokaro Steel City via Asansol and Dhanbad, Durgapur to Dumka via Suri. The

has planned to contact some more areas in more States in the near future.

Divisions, depots and routes

SBSTC provides its services through two divisions, namely Durgapur and Belghoria. It has a total fifteen depots, four bus terminus, two bus counter and one bus stand. *Services From The list of depots in different years after the inception of SBSTC are as follows:

Routes

References

External links

Department of Transport from the Government of West Bengal website

Official Website of S.B.S.T.C
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