Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
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| Public transport corporation | |
| Industry | Public transport bus service |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, India |
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Area served
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Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana and Puducherry |
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Key people
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Ramalinga Reddy (Chairman) |
| Services | Public transport |
| Revenue | ₹16.3585 billion (US$240 million) (2008-09) |
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| Website | KSRTC |
Ramalinga Reddy (Chairman)
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). In November 1997, another new road transport corporation called North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) was formed to cater to the transportation needs of North Western parts of Karnataka. Later, the North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) was also formed with its corporate office in Gulbarga.
KSRTC has its Corporate office at Bangalore. Presently, it covers seventeen Districts (Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagar, Kolar, Chickballapur, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Shivamogga, Mangalore, Udupi, Chickmagalur, Hassan, Mysore, Mandya, Chamarajnagar, Coorg) in the State under its operational jurisdiction. It has totally 15 Divisions - 14 operating Divisions viz. Bangalore Central, Ramanagar, Tumkur, Kolar, Chickballapur, Mysore City, Mysore Rural, Mandya, Chamarajnagar, Hassan, Chickmagalur, Mangalore, Puttur, Davanagere and 1 bus station division viz., KBS. 79 Depots, 2 Regional Workshops, 1 Central Training Institute, 2 Regional Training Institutes, 1 Printing Press and 1 Hospital. It has a workforce of about 37019 employees. It operates 26.65 lakh km daily holding a fleet of 8348 vehicles (Volvo 190, Volvo Multi Axle 141, Volvo City 50, Mercides Benz 10, Mercides Benz Multi Axle 20, Corona Sleeper 74, Corona Seater 7, Scania 56, Tata 4605, Leyland 2856, Eicher 336 and Swaraj Mazda 3), earns traffic revenue of Rs. 747.08 lakh daily catering to 26.18 lakh passengers on an average. It stands 5th amongst STUs in the Nation by size.
KSRTC services covers 92% villages in Karnataka. KSRTC operates with a total fleet of 17337 buses (KSRTC-8317, 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 was the first state transport corporation to introduce Volvo B7RLE low floor city buses in India in 2005. At present, KSRTC operates Volvo, Mercedes Benz, Scania buses under the Airavat services (named after the mythical white elephant).
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