North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation

North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
Native name
ವಾಯವ್ಯ ಕರ್ಣಾಟಕ ರಸ್ತೆ ಸರಿಗೆ ನಿಗಮ
Vāyavya Karnāṭaka Raste Sārige Nigama
TypePublic
IndustryPublic transport bus service
PredecessorPart of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Founded1 November 1997; 28 years ago (1997-11-01)
HeadquartersNWRTC Central Office, Sarige Sadana, Gokul Road, Industrial Estate,,
Hubli, Dharwad district, Karnataka
,
India
Number of locations
  • 56 Depots
  • 176 Bus Stations
  • NWKRTC Central Office, Hubballi
  • Regional Workshop, Hubli
  • Regional Training Institute, Hubballi
Area served
Primary Base

Intrastate

Interstate

Key people
  • Bharath. S, IAS
    Managing Director
  • Nitish. K, IAS
    Deputy Secretary (Budget & Resources), Department of Finance
  • N. V. Prasad, IAS
    Secretary to Government, Department of Transport
  • Paresh Kumar Goel, ISDE
    Director (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Central Govt. Representative
  • Ramalinga Reddy, MLA
    Chairperson, NWKRTC & Minister for Transport & Muzrai, Government of Karnataka
Brands
ServicesPublic transport
OwnerGovernment of Karnataka
Number of employees
22008
ParentDepartment of Transport, Government of Karnataka
Divisions9 Divisions
WebsiteNWKRTC Main Website
All Karnataka's RTCs Ticket Reservation
Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services
Footnotes
5398 buses serve 25.93 lakh passengers per day

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. It serves routes to towns and cities in the Northwestern part of Karnataka except Bijapur district and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.

History

Foundation

Mysore Government Road Transport Department was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses. The transport department of The Mysore state administered 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

This left the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to serve the Southern and central parts of Karnataka.

Services

Name of the Service Description Manufacturer Gallery
Vayavya Karnataka Sarige It is a non-AC bus service with 3+2 non-reclining seats built on bi-axle Ashok Leyland, Tata and Eicher 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 Bijapur district. NWKRTC'S Vayavya Karnataka Sarige
Vayavya Gramantara Sarige It is a non-AC bus service with 3+2 non-reclining seats built on bi-axle Ashok Leyland, Tata and Eicher 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 Bijapur district.
Vayavya Nagara Sarige It is a non-AC bus service with 2+2 non-reclining seats built on bi-axle Ashok Leyland, Tata and Eicher urban chassis with various liveries depending upon the locale. It is an intracity and town service in Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district.
Rajahamsa Executive Class It is a non-AC ultra-deluxe bus service with 2+2 reclining semi-sleeper seats built on bi-axle Ashok Leyland, Tata and Eicher chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district. NWKRTC'S non-ac Ultra deluxe Rajhamsa bus
Non-AC Sleeper Class It is a non-AC ultra-deluxe bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on bi-axle Ashok Leyland, Tata and Eicher chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district. NWKRTC'S Non AC Sleeper
Pallakki Class It is a non-AC ultra-deluxe bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on bi-axle Ashok Leyland BS6 Prakash Capella model chassis with a dark livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district. NWKRTC'S non ac sleeper Pallakki bus
Raja Ratha Class It is a AC luxury bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on bi-axle Ashok Leyland Viking 222WB 11.3m chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district. NWKRTC'S Ac-Sleeper Raja Ratha bus
Airavat Club Class It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining seats built on a multi-axle Volvo chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district. NWKRTC'S Airavata-CLUB CLASS
Airavat Gold Class It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining seats built on a multi-axle Volvo chassis with a yellow livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district. Airavat -Gold Class
Ambaari Class It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats built on a bi-axle Corona chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district.
  • Corona
 NWKRTC'S Ambaari AC-Sleeper Class
Ambaari Utsav Class It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+1 lower and upper berth sleeper seats on a Volvo 9600 multi-axle sleeper with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district. NWKRTC'S Ambaari Utsav Class

Former Services

Name of the Service Description Manufacturer
Meghdooth Class It was 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 Bijapur district. This service was replaced with Sheethal Class.
Sheethal Class It was 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 Bijapur district. This service was replaced with Airavat Gold Class.
Vaibhav Class It was 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 Bijapur district. Currently defunct.

'Shakti Scheme' Free Bus Service for women

'Shakti Scheme' was announced by the Second Siddaramaiah ministry on 2 June 2023. It started on 11 June 2023, providing free-of-charge bus service to Karnataka domicile women. Beneficiaries show their government-issued photo identity and address proof for the first three months. Bus conductors will issue them zero-fare tickets Thereafter, beneficiaries will have to obtain Shakti smartcards (named after the name of the scheme) through an application process on the government's Seva Sindhu website Archived 2 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine.

Terms and conditions of the scheme

Karnataka's Road Transport Undertakings

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "KSRTC Official Website for Online Bus Ticket Booking - KSRTC.in". Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "KSRTC History". The Times of India. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ksrtc history". www.ksrtc.in. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "About Us - Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation". kkrtc.karnataka.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "KSRTC starts service to Nashik". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Bomnalli, Manjunath Hegde. "NWKRTC to launch ultra-luxury Ambaari Utsav fleet next week". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Guidelines released for free travel bus scheme for women in Karnataka". Deccan Herald. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Karnataka govt launches 'Namma Cargo' parcel and cargo service, to be run by KSRTC". The News Minute. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.