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. It serves routes to towns and cities in the Northwestern part of Karnataka except

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and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of

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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.

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. Histor ...

(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 The Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation - (KKRTC), 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 the Nor ...

(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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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: Operates out of Southern Karnataka. *North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation: Operates out of Northwestern Karnataka except Vijayapura district. *

: Operates out of Northeastern Karnataka and Vijayapura district. *

: 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.

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