North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
April 15, 2024
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.
North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
Mysore Government Road Transport Department was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses.[1] The transport department of The Mysore state administered it until 1961.
Corporatizationedit
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.[1]
Mergeredit
On 1 October 1961, Bangalore Transport Service was merged with it.[1]
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.[2][3][4]
This left the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to serve the Southern part of Karnataka.
On 23 November 2009, Bijapur division was transferred from NWKRTC to KKRTC.
Servicesedit
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 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.
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 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 single-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 single-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.
Pallakki 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 chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur 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 chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district.
Airavat Club Class: It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining seats built on a multi-axle Volvo, Scania and Mercedes-Benz chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka (Northwestern Karnataka) except Bijapur district.[5]
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 Bijapur district.
Former Servicesedit
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 Bijapur 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 Bijapur 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 Bijapur district. Currently defunct.
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. Rebranded and merged with Airavat Club Class.
'Shakti Scheme' Free Bus Service for womenedit
'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.[6]
Terms and conditions of the schemeedit
The scheme will apply to all four Road Transport Corporations in the state (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC).
Nagara Sarige, Gramantara Sarige, Karnataka Sarige, Vayvya Nagara Sarige, Vayavya Gramantara Sarige, Vayavya Karnataka Sarige, Kalyana Nagara Sarige, Kalyana Gramantara Sarige, Kalyana Karnataka Sarige, Bengaluru Sarige, Samparka and Astra services will be part of the scheme.
Women can travel for free only on bus services within the state. Bus services to destinations outside Karnataka will be outside the scheme's purview even if women travel within the state. For example, a woman travelling to Belagavi in Karnataka i.e., within the state on a Hubli-Kolhapur bus service which is an interstate service to Kolhapur in neighbouring Maharashtra, then the woman passenger will have to buy a ticket.
The scheme will not apply to luxury buses (Rajahamsa Executive Class, Airavat Class, Airavat Club Class, Pallakki Class, Amoghavarsha Class, Ambaari Class, Ambaari Dream Class, Ambaari Utsav Class, Kalyana Ratha Class, Fly Bus, EV- Power Plus+, Bengaluru Darshini, Vajra and Vayu Vajra services).
Half of the seats on KSRTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC's ordinary and express buses will be reserved for men. Luxury, AC and interstate buses as well as BMTC buses will be exempted from this.
The government will reimburse the RTCs based on the distance women travel.
NWKRTC, Hubli: Operates out of North-Western Karnataka except Bijapur district.
KKRTC, Gulbarga: Operates out of North-Eastern Karnataka and Bijapur district.
BMTC, Bangalore: Operates in Bangalore Metropolitan Region offering transit service.
Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Servicesedit
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.[7]
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^"About Us - Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation". kkrtc.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
^. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^"Guidelines released for free travel bus scheme for women in Karnataka". Deccan Herald. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^"Karnataka govt launches 'Namma Cargo' parcel and cargo service, to be run by KSRTC". The News Minute. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
April 15, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 North Western Karnataka Road Transport CorporationNative nameVayavya Karnaṭaka Raste Sarige NigamaRomanized nameVayavya Karnaṭaka Raste Sarige NigamaCompany typePublicIndustryPublic transport bus servicePredecessorPart of Karnataka State Road Transport CorporationFoundedNovember 1 1997 26 years ago 1997 11 01 HeadquartersNWRTC Central Office Sarige Sadana Gokul Road Industrial Estate Hubli Dharwad district Karnataka IndiaNumber of locations51 Depots 174 Bus Stations NWKRTC Central Office Hubli Regional Workshop Hubli Regional Training Institute HubliArea servedPrimary Base Dharwad Uttara Kannada Belagavi Gadag Bagalkot HaveriIntrastate Bangalore Urban Bangalore Rural Ramanagara Kolar Chikkaballapura Tumakuru Chitradurga Davanagere Shimoga Dakshina Kannada Udupi Chikmagalur Hassan Mysore Mandya Chamarajanagara Kodagu Kalaburagi Bijapur Bidar Yadgir Raichur Koppal Ballari VijayanagaraInterstate Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana Maharashtra GoaKey peopleBharath S IASManaging Director Nitish K IASDeputy Secretary Budget amp Resources Department of Finance N V Prasad IASSecretary to Government Department of Transport Paresh Kumar Goel ISDEDirector Transport Ministry of Road Transport amp Highways Central Govt Representative Ramalinga Reddy MLAChairperson NWKRTC amp Minister for Transport amp Muzrai Government of KarnatakaBrandsVayavya Karnataka Sarige Vayavya Gramantara Sarige Vayavya Nagara Sarige Rajahamsa Executive Class Non AC Sleeper Class Airavat Club Class Ambaari ClassServicesPublic transportOwnerGovernment of KarnatakaNumber of employees21633ParentDepartment of Transport Government of KarnatakaDivisions9 Divisions Belagavi Uttara Kannada Gadag Dharwad Rural Hubli Rural Chikkodi Bagalkote Haveri Hubli DharwadWebsiteNWKRTC Main WebsiteAll Karnataka s RTCs Ticket ReservationNamma Cargo Logistics and Parcel ServicesFootnotes references4813 buses serve 22 lakh passengers per day Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation 1 2 Corporatization 1 3 Merger 1 4 Renaming 1 5 Bifurcation 2 Services 3 Former Services 4 Shakti Scheme Free Bus Service for women 4 1 Terms and conditions of the scheme 5 Karnataka s Road Transport Undertakings 6 Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services 7 See also 8 ReferencesHistory editFoundation edit Mysore Government Road Transport Department was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses 1 The transport department of The Mysore state administered it until 1961 Corporatization edit 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 1 Merger edit On 1 October 1961 Bangalore Transport Service was merged with it 1 Renaming edit On 1 November 1973 the Mysore state was renamed as Karnataka thus renaming it Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Bifurcation edit On 15 August 1997 Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation was bifurcated to cater to the transportation needs of Bangalore 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 2 3 4 This left the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to serve the Southern part of Karnataka On 23 November 2009 Bijapur division was transferred from NWKRTC to KKRTC Services editVayavya Karnataka Sarige It is a non AC bus service with 3 2 non reclining seats built on single 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 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 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 single 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 single 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 Pallakki 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 chassis with a white livery It is a long distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka Northwestern Karnataka except Bijapur 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 chassis with a white livery It is a long distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka Northwestern Karnataka except Bijapur district Airavat Club Class It is an AC luxury bus service with 2 2 reclining seats built on a multi axle Volvo Scania and Mercedes Benz chassis with a white livery It is a long distance service operating out of Kitturu Karnataka Northwestern Karnataka except Bijapur district 5 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 Bijapur district Former Services editMeghdooth 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 Bijapur 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 Bijapur 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 Bijapur district Currently defunct 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 Rebranded and merged with Airavat Club Class Shakti Scheme Free Bus Service for women edit 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 6 Terms and conditions of the scheme edit The scheme will apply to all four Road Transport Corporations in the state KSRTC BMTC NWKRTC and KKRTC Nagara Sarige Gramantara Sarige Karnataka Sarige Vayvya Nagara Sarige Vayavya Gramantara Sarige Vayavya Karnataka Sarige Kalyana Nagara Sarige Kalyana Gramantara Sarige Kalyana Karnataka Sarige Bengaluru Sarige Samparka and Astra services will be part of the scheme Women can travel for free only on bus services within the state Bus services to destinations outside Karnataka will be outside the scheme s purview even if women travel within the state For example a woman travelling to Belagavi in Karnataka i e within the state on a Hubli Kolhapur bus service which is an interstate service to Kolhapur in neighbouring Maharashtra then the woman passenger will have to buy a ticket The scheme will not apply to luxury buses Rajahamsa Executive Class Airavat Class Airavat Club Class Pallakki Class Amoghavarsha Class Ambaari Class Ambaari Dream Class Ambaari Utsav Class Kalyana Ratha Class Fly Bus EV Power Plus Bengaluru Darshini Vajra and Vayu Vajra services Half of the seats on KSRTC NWKRTC and KKRTC s ordinary and express buses will be reserved for men Luxury AC and interstate buses as well as BMTC buses will be exempted from this The government will reimburse the RTCs based on the distance women travel Karnataka s Road Transport Undertakings editKSRTC Bangalore Operates out of Southern Karnataka NWKRTC Hubli Operates out of North Western Karnataka except Bijapur district KKRTC Gulbarga Operates out of North Eastern Karnataka and Bijapur district BMTC Bangalore Operates in Bangalore Metropolitan Region offering transit service Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services editNamma 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 7 See also edit nbsp Buses portal nbsp Transport portalList of bus depots in Karnataka List of bus stations in Karnataka Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Bangalore Metropolitan Transport CorporationReferences edit a b c KSRTC Official Website for Online Bus Ticket Booking KSRTC in KSRTC History The Times of India 22 July 2012 Retrieved 24 July 2016 Ksrtc history www ksrtc in Archived from the original on 17 March 2016 Retrieved 24 July 2016 About Us Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation kkrtc karnataka gov in Retrieved 4 October 2021 KSRTC starts service to Nashik Archived from the original on 23 December 2015 Retrieved 20 December 2015 Guidelines released for free travel bus scheme for women in Karnataka Deccan Herald 5 June 2023 Retrieved 5 June 2023 Karnataka govt launches Namma Cargo parcel and cargo service to be run by KSRTC The News Minute 26 February 2021 Retrieved 19 August 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation amp oldid 1207865687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
