BENGALURU, 11 JULY

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is preparing to launch its longest-run daily bus services, connecting Bengaluru with Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Puri in Odisha.

These European-style air-conditioned sleeper buses will cover a distance of 1,500km.

 Speaking to Salar News, V Anbukumar, Managing Director of KSRTC said, “We have taken permission from the states through which these buses will pass. We will soon meet about the service with the other state transport department. These buses will pass through Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Gujarat.”

 With these services, the KSRTC aims to meet a significant demand for long-distance buses from Bengaluru and provide KSRTC’s reliable services and extensive fleet of Volvo buses. KSRTC’s longest routes are from Bengaluru to Mumbai and Shirdi, each approximately 1,000 km long.

 The decision to expand the KSRTC services to other north Indian states is to analyse the experience and profits of the state transport department.  —Salar News