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	{{Infobox company		{{Infobox company
	\| name = Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation		\| name = Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
			\| image = KSRTC-Scania-Airavat-Diamond-Class.jpg
	\| logo =		\| logo =
	\| logo_size = 200px		\| logo_size = 200px
	\| type = Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State [[Government of Karnataka]]		\| type = Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State [[Government of Karnataka]]
	\| foundation = {{Start date and age\|1948\|09\|12\|}}<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> as ~~MGRTD~~		\| foundation = {{Start date and age\|1948\|09\|12\|}}<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> as Mysore Government Road Transport Department
	\| location_city = [[Bengaluru]] Karnataka		\| location_city = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]
	\| location_country = [[India]]		\| location_country = [[India]]
	\| key_people = M. Chandrappa (Chairman)<ref name="Setc ksrtc">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/management.html \|title=Management \| Book Bus Ticket Online – KSRTC \|publisher=ksrtc.in\|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref><br />S. N. Eshwarappa <ref>http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/management.html</ref><br/>(Vice-Chairman)		\| key_people = Sri. M. Chandrappa (Chairman)<ref name="Setc ksrtc">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/management.html \|title=Management \| Book Bus Ticket Online – KSRTC \|publisher=ksrtc.in\|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref><br />Sri. S. N. Eshwarappa <ref>http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/management.html</ref><br/>(Vice-Chairman)
	\| area_served = [[Karnataka]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]		\| area_served = [[Karnataka]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]
	\| industry = [[Public transport bus service]]		\| industry = [[Public transport bus service]]
	\| services = [[Public transport]]		\| services = [[Public transport]]
	\| revenue = {{INR convert\|16.3585\|b}} (2008–09)<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://ksrtc.in/FinancialPerformance.html \|title=KSTRC financial info \|access-date=25 January 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221055232/http://ksrtc.in/financialperformance.html \|archive-date=21 February 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		\| revenue =
	\| operating_income =		\| operating_income =
	\| net_income =		\| net_income =
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	\| subsid = <div>		\| subsid = <div>
	*[[Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation]]		*[[Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation]]
	*[[North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]]
	*[[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]]		*[[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]]
			*[[Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]]
	</div>		</div>
	\| caption = \|		\| caption =
			\| website = https://ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in/english (main website)<br/>https://m.ksrtc.in/ (ticket booking)
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	}}		}}

			The '''Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation''' (formerly known as '''KSRTC''')<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Narayanan \|first1=Nirmal \|title=Karnataka loses 'KSRTC' to Kerala, Trade Marks Registry pronounces verdict \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/karnataka-loses-ksrtc-kerala-trade-marks-registry-pronounces-verdict-837078 \|access-date=2 June 2021 \|work=www.ibtimes.co.in \|date=2021-06-02 \|language=en}}</ref> 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 Southern part of Karnataka and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Telangana]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]] and the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]. It offers online booking of ticket along with its subsidiaries.

	The '''Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation''' (known as '''KSRTC''')<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Narayanan \|first1=Nirmal \|title=Karnataka loses 'KSRTC' to Kerala, Trade Marks Registry pronounces verdict \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/karnataka-loses-ksrtc-kerala-trade-marks-registry-pronounces-verdict-837078 \|access-date=2 June 2021 \|work=www.ibtimes.co.in \|date=2021-06-02 \|language=en}}</ref> is a state-owned public road transport ~~company~~ in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. ~~Corporation has~~ the ~~largest fleet of~~ [[~~Volvo~~]] ~~buses among state owned transport companies in India~~.~~{{citation needed\|date=June 2021}}~~ It ~~is wholly owned by~~ the [[~~Government~~ of ~~Karnataka~~]].

	==History==		==History==
	The state of Mysore, Mysore Government Road Transport Department (MGRTD) was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> The transport department of The Mysore state is administrated until 1961. After the Government of Mysore 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 ~~converted~~ into an independent corporation all assets and liabilities of MGRTD ~~has~~ transferred to MSRTC.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> In 1 October 1961 Bangalore Transport Service [BTS~~] also~~ merged with the MSRTC.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> In 1 November 1973 the Mysore ~~state~~ was renamed ~~into~~ Karnataka ~~state~~, ~~also 1 November 1973 MSRTC is rename~~ into Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. In August 1997, ~~Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation 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]]~~.<ref name=KSRTChistory>{{cite web\|title=KSRTC History\|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/city/bengaluru/Wheels-of-change-turn-Karnataka-State-Road-Transport-Corporation-into-a-winner/articleshow/15085055.cms\|website= timesofindia.com\|access-date=24 Jul 2016}}</ref><ref name=KSRTCHIS>{{cite web\|title=Ksrtc history\|url=http://www.ksrtc.in/site/history\|website=www.ksrtc.in\|access-date=24 Jul 2016\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317003217/http://www.ksrtc.in/site/history\|archive-date=17 March 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 2 June 2021, the rights to use the acronym KSRTC, logo and the name 'Ana Vandi' were fully given to [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] according to the trademarks act 1999.		The state of Mysore, Mysore Government Road Transport Department (MGRTD) was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> The transport department of The Mysore state was administrated until 1961. After the Government of Mysore 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 was transferred to MSRTC.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> On 1 October 1961, Bangalore Transport Service (BTS) was merged with the MSRTC.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> On 1 November 1973, the state of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka thus, renaming it into Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. On 15 August 1997, [[Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation]] (BMTC) was bifurcated out of KSRTC, on 1 November 1997, North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) was bifurcated to cater to the transportation needs of North Western parts of Karnataka and on 15 August 2000, Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) was bifurcated to cater to the transportation needs of North Eastern parts of Karnataka.<ref name=KSRTChistory>{{cite web\|title=KSRTC History\|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/city/bengaluru/Wheels-of-change-turn-Karnataka-State-Road-Transport-Corporation-into-a-winner/articleshow/15085055.cms\|website= timesofindia.com\|access-date=24 Jul 2016}}</ref><ref name=KSRTCHIS>{{cite web\|title=Ksrtc history\|url=http://www.ksrtc.in/site/history\|website=www.ksrtc.in\|access-date=24 Jul 2016\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317003217/http://www.ksrtc.in/site/history\|archive-date=17 March 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 2 June 2021, the rights to use the acronym KSRTC, logo and the name 'Ana Vandi' were fully given to [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] according to the trademarks act 1999.
	<ref>{{cite web \|title=Karnataka loses 'KSRTC' to Kerala, Trade Marks Registry pronounces verdict \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/karnataka-loses-ksrtc-kerala-trade-marks-registry-pronounces-verdict-837078 \|website=International Business Times \|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web \|title=Karnataka loses 'KSRTC' to Kerala, Trade Marks Registry pronounces verdict \|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/karnataka-loses-ksrtc-kerala-trade-marks-registry-pronounces-verdict-837078 \|website=International Business Times \|access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>

	==Present status==		==Present status==
	The corporation has its Corporate office at ~~Shanthi Nagar~~, Bangalore. Presently, excluding its subsidiaries, it covers seventeen Districts (Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, [[Ramanagara district\|Ramanagara]], Kolar, ~~Chickballapur~~, ~~Tumkur~~, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Shivamogga, ~~Mangaluru~~, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya, ~~Chamarajnagar~~, Kodagu) in the State under its operational jurisdiction. It has totally 17 Divisions – 16 operating Divisions viz. Bengaluru Central, ~~Ramanagar~~, ~~Tumkur~~, Kolar, ~~Chickballapur~~, Mysuru City, Mysuru Rural, Mandya, ~~Chamarajnagar~~, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Mangaluru, Puttur, Davanagere, Shivamogga, Chitradurga and one bus station division viz., ~~KBS~~. 84 Depots, 166 Bus station, 4 Regional Workshops, 1 Central Training Institute, 2 Regional Training Institutes, 1 Printing Press and 1 Hospital. It has a workforce of about 37019 employees (excludes its subsidiaries). It operates 26.65 lakh km daily holding a fleet of ~~'''~~8744''(excludes its subsidiaries) and it earns traffic revenue of Rs. 976.10 lakh daily catering to 30.12 lakh passengers on average (excludes its subsidiaries).<ref name=":0"/> It stands fifth amongst STUs in the Nation by size (excludes its subsidiaries).		The corporation has its Corporate office at [[Shantinagar Bus Station\|Shanthinagar]], [[Bangalore\|Bengaluru]]. Presently, excluding its subsidiaries, it covers seventeen Districts i.e., [[Bangalore Urban district\|Bengaluru Urban]], [[Bengaluru Rural District\|Bengaluru Rural]], [[Ramanagara district\|Ramanagara]], [[Kolar district\|Kolar]], [[Chikkaballapura district\|Chikkaballapura]], [[Tumakuru district\|Tumakuru]], [[Chitradurga district\|Chitradurga]], [[Davanagere district\|Davanagere]], [[Shimoga district\|Shivamogga]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi]], [[Chikmagalur district\|Chikkamagaluru]], [[Hassan district\|Hassan]], [[Mysore district\|Mysuru]], [[Mandya district\|Mandya]], [[Chamarajanagar district\|Chamarajanagara]], [[Kodagu district\|Kodagu]] in the State under its operational jurisdiction. It has totally 17 Divisions – 16 operating Divisions viz. Bengaluru Central, Ramanagara, Tumakuru, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Mysuru City, Mysuru Rural, Mandya, Chamarajanagara, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Mangaluru, Puttur, Davanagere, Shivamogga, Chitradurga and one bus station division viz., [[Kempegowda Bus Station]] in Bengaluru City. 84 Depots, 166 Bus station, 4 Regional Workshops, 1 Central Training Institute, 2 Regional Training Institutes, 1 Printing Press and 1 Hospital. It has a workforce of about 37019 employees (excludes its subsidiaries). It operates 26.65 lakh km daily holding a fleet of 8744(excludes its subsidiaries) and it earns traffic revenue of Rs. 976.10 lakh daily catering to 30.12 lakh passengers on average (excludes its subsidiaries).<ref name=":0"/> It stands fifth amongst STUs in the Nation by size (excludes its subsidiaries).

	==Services==		==Services==
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	*'''Gramantara Sarige'''		*'''Gramantara Sarige'''
	Buses which connects villages with ordinary fare (slightly costs lesser than Suvarna Sarige).		Buses which connects villages with ordinary fare (slightly costs lesser than Suvarna Sarige).
	*'''Nagara Sarige'''[[File:~~Nagara Sarige~~.jpg\|thumb\|Nagara Sarige.]]		*'''Nagara Sarige'''[[File:KSRTC-MCTC-Bus.jpg\|thumb\|Nagara Sarige.]]
	These are intra city/town buses plying in Tier-2 cities and towns across Karnataka built on [[Ashok Leyland]], [[Tata Motors\|Tata]] and [[Eicher Motors\|Eicher]] chassis.		These are intra city/town buses plying in Tier-2 cities and towns across Karnataka built on [[Ashok Leyland]], [[Tata Motors\|Tata]] and [[Eicher Motors\|Eicher]] chassis.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[List of bus ~~stations~~ in Karnataka]]		* [[List of bus depots in Karnataka]]
	* [[Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation]] (BMTC)		* [[Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation]] (BMTC)
	* [[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]] (NWKRTC)		* [[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]] (NWKRTC)
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{{Short description|Transport corporation of Karnataka}}
{{About|the state-owned road transport corporation in Karnataka|the Kerala state corporation|Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|other uses|KSRTC (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
| logo =
| logo_size = 200px
| type = Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State [[Government of Karnataka]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1948|09|12|}}<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> as MGRTD
| location_city = [[Bengaluru]] Karnataka
| location_country = [[India]]
| key_people = M. Chandrappa (Chairman)<ref name="Setc ksrtc">{{cite web|url=http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/management.html |title=Management | Book Bus Ticket Online – KSRTC |publisher=ksrtc.in|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref><br />S. N. Eshwarappa <ref>http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/management.html</ref><br/>(Vice-Chairman)
| area_served = [[Karnataka]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| industry = [[Public transport bus service]]
| services = [[Public transport]]
| revenue = {{INR convert|16.3585|b}} (2008–09)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ksrtc.in/FinancialPerformance.html |title=KSTRC financial info |access-date=25 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221055232/http://ksrtc.in/financialperformance.html |archive-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| subsid = <div>
*[[Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation]]
*[[North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]]
*[[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]]
</div>
| caption = |
| footnotes =
}}

The '''Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation''' (known as '''KSRTC''')<ref>{{cite news |last1=Narayanan |first1=Nirmal |title=Karnataka loses 'KSRTC' to Kerala, Trade Marks Registry pronounces verdict |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/karnataka-loses-ksrtc-kerala-trade-marks-registry-pronounces-verdict-837078 |access-date=2 June 2021 |work=www.ibtimes.co.in |date=2021-06-02 |language=en}}</ref> is a state-owned public road transport company in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. Corporation has the largest fleet of [[Volvo]] buses among state owned transport companies in India.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} It is wholly owned by the [[Government of Karnataka]].

==History==
The state of Mysore, Mysore Government Road Transport Department (MGRTD) was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> The transport department of The Mysore state is administrated until 1961. After the Government of Mysore 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 converted into an independent corporation all assets and liabilities of MGRTD has transferred to MSRTC.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> In 1 October 1961 Bangalore Transport Service [BTS] also merged with the MSRTC.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.ksrtc.in/pages/history.html</ref> In 1 November 1973 the Mysore state was renamed into Karnataka state, also 1 November 1973 MSRTC is rename into Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. In August 1997, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation 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]].<ref name=KSRTChistory>{{cite web|title=KSRTC History|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/city/bengaluru/Wheels-of-change-turn-Karnataka-State-Road-Transport-Corporation-into-a-winner/articleshow/15085055.cms|website= timesofindia.com|access-date=24 Jul 2016}}</ref><ref name=KSRTCHIS>{{cite web|title=Ksrtc history|url=http://www.ksrtc.in/site/history|website=www.ksrtc.in|access-date=24 Jul 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317003217/http://www.ksrtc.in/site/history|archive-date=17 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 2 June 2021, the rights to use the acronym KSRTC, logo and the name 'Ana Vandi' were fully given to [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] according to the trademarks act 1999.
<ref>{{cite web |title=Karnataka loses 'KSRTC' to Kerala, Trade Marks Registry pronounces verdict |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/karnataka-loses-ksrtc-kerala-trade-marks-registry-pronounces-verdict-837078 |website=International Business Times |access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>

==Present status==
The corporation has its Corporate office at Shanthi Nagar, Bangalore. Presently, excluding its subsidiaries, it covers seventeen Districts (Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, [[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]], Kolar, Chickballapur, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Shivamogga, Mangaluru, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajnagar, Kodagu) in the State under its operational jurisdiction. It has totally 17 Divisions – 16 operating Divisions viz. Bengaluru Central, Ramanagar, Tumkur, Kolar, Chickballapur, Mysuru City, Mysuru Rural, Mandya, Chamarajnagar, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Mangaluru, Puttur, Davanagere, Shivamogga, Chitradurga and one bus station division viz., KBS. 84 Depots, 166 Bus station, 4 Regional Workshops, 1 Central Training Institute, 2 Regional Training Institutes, 1 Printing Press and 1 Hospital. It has a workforce of about 37019 employees (excludes its subsidiaries). It operates 26.65 lakh km daily holding a fleet of '''8744''(excludes its subsidiaries) and it earns traffic revenue of Rs. 976.10 lakh daily catering to 30.12 lakh passengers on average (excludes its subsidiaries).<ref name=":0"/> It stands fifth amongst STUs in the Nation by size (excludes its subsidiaries).

==Services==

Corporation services covers 92% villages in Karnataka (includes it's subsidiary's).<ref name="ksrtc.in">{{Cite web |url=http://ksrtc.in/Milestones.html |title=KSRTC milestones |access-date=19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208183553/http://ksrtc.in/Milestones.html |archive-date=8 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It operates with a total fleet of '''24,138''' buses (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation-8657,<ref name=":0" /> NEKRTC-4343,<ref name=":1" /> NWKRTC-4716,<ref name=":2" /> BMTC–6422<ref name=":3" />). 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 (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Goa]] and [[Kerala]]. It was the first state transport corporation to introduce [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] [[B7RLE]] low floor city buses in India in 2005. At present, it operates Tata, Ashok Leyland, Eicher Motors, [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]], Mercedes-Benz, Scania buses under the non A/C and A/C (Airavat) services (Airavat means the mythical white elephant in Kannada).<ref name="gpstrack">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article918913.ece|title=GPS to track movement of 2,000 KSRTC buses|date=28 November 2010|access-date=9 September 2012|agency=[[The Hindu]]|location=Bengaluru}}</ref>

===Number of bus by corporation===
* Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation – 8657<ref name=":0">https://ksrtc.in/pages/key-statistics.html</ref>
* NEKRTC – 4343<ref name=":1">http://www.nekrtc.com/aboutus.html</ref>
* NWKRTC – 4716<ref name=":2">http://www.nwkrtc.in/eng/about_us.html</ref>
* BMTC – 6422<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mybmtc.com/en/bmtc_glance |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912063013/https://www.mybmtc.com/en/bmtc_glance |archive-date=12 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Total – 24,158

==Types of services==
*'''Ambaari Dream Class'''
Longest bus in Asia (15m long) with 40 spacious sleeper berths fabricated as per AIS 119 standards with more headroom and legroom. The 410 HP Volvo B11R bus customized by [https://www.smkpl.in/ Prakash] features panoramic windows, roof ventilator, emergency door at the middle of the bus as per CMVR regulations, fire detection and suppression systems, mobile charging points, bottle holders and headrests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/ksrtc-to-roll-out-volvo-multi-axle-sleeper-buses/articleshow/68504876.cms|title=KSRTC to roll out Volvo multi-axle sleeper buses|access-date=2019-10-26}}</ref>

*'''Flybus'''
Fully air conditioned nonstop luxury, [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] multi axle bus service between [[Kempegowda International Airport]] and [[Mysuru]] with chemical toilet

*'''Airavat'''[[File:Bangalore Bus.jpg|thumb|Airavat]]
Fully air conditioned luxury bus service operated using [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] and Mercedes Benz buses with semi-recliner seats.

*'''Airavat Bliss'''
Fully air conditioned luxury [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] multi axle bus service with chemical toilets, wifi, pantry and individual TV screens.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/today's-paper/tp-national/tp-Karnataka/ksrtc-launches-Volvo-buses-with-pantry-and-toilet/article3655889.ece|title= KSRTC launches volvo with pantry|access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref> This service was stopped in 2017.

*'''Airavat Superia'''
Fully air conditioned luxury [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] multi axle bus service with chemical toilets, wifi, and auto hand wash system. The service was stopped in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/KSRTC-launched-its-multi-axle-volvo-with-toilets-and-pantry-segments-today-Bus-with-chemical-toilet-and-in-house-pantry-will-be-called-Airavat-Bliss-and-one-with-only-chemical-toilets-will-be-called-Airavat-Superia-Two-Airavat-Bliss-and-four-Airavat-Superia-were-launched/articleshow/15029641.cms|title=KSRTC launched four Airavat Superia buses with chemical toilets. }}</ref>

*'''Airavat Diamond Class'''
Fully air conditioned luxury bus service operated using [[Scania AB|Scania]] multi-axle buses with hi-definition night vision cameras for recording inside the bus and fleet management system for performance monitoring in the bus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.motorindiaonline.in/buses/scania-delivers-first-batch-of-airavat-diamond-class-premium-buses-to-ksrtc/|title= Scania delivers first batch to KSRTC|access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref> Currently this service was renamed to Airavat Club Class .

*'''Airavat Club Class'''[[File:KSRTC-Airavat-Club-Class-Volvo-B9R.jpg|thumb|Airavat Club Class]]
Fully air conditioned luxury bus service operated using [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] and Mercedes Benz multi-axle buses with semi-recliner seats and with calf support.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ksrtcblog.com/karnataka-rtc-2/karnataka-rtc-started-volvo-from-bangalore-to-nasik/|title=KSRTC starts service to Nashik|access-date=20 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223051830/http://www.ksrtcblog.com/karnataka-rtc-2/karnataka-rtc-started-volvo-from-bangalore-to-nasik|archive-date=23 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*'''Rajahamsa'''
Non air conditioned deluxe bus service with recliner seats in 2+2 configuration built on [[Tata Motors|Tata]] and [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis.
*'''Suhasa'''
Fully air suspension non AC reclinable seat bus, other than Raajahamsa which normally ply over North Eastern Karnataka regions.

*'''Ambaari'''[[File:KSRTC Corona AC Sleeper..jpg|thumb|Corona Ambaari.]]

Fully air conditioned sleeper and Non AC bus service. These busses were built CORONA chassis.

*'''Ambaari Non A\C Sleeper'''
Non air conditioned sleeper bus service built on [[Tata Motors|Tata]] chassis.

*'''Corona'''
Fully air conditioned and air suspension bus with 2+2 reclinable seats. Can consider it to be an alternate option for Airavat.

*'''Sheethal'''
Fully air conditioned and air suspension vehicle with 3+2 non-reclinable seats built on Ashok Leyland chassis. Mostly operates between Mysuru and Bengaluru, but now replaced with [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] Airavat.

*'''Vaibhav'''[[File:KSRTC Ambari Corona.JPG|thumb|Vaibhav]]
Non air conditioned deluxe bus service with recliner seats in 2+2 configuration built on [[Tata Motors|Tata]] and [[Ashok Leyland]] chassis. The seats recline less when compared to Rajahamsa.

*'''Karnataka Sarige, Suvarna Sarige, Vayavya Karnataka Sarige and Eshanya Karnataka Sarige'''

Widely abundant mode of bus service with 3+2 non reclining seats in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, NWKRTC and NEKRTC

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation livery: Dual horizontal bands consisting of Silver and Red colours.
Panchrangi Livery (NWKRTC): Consisting of 5 colours, with green being the dominant.

Tirangi Livery (NEKRTC) : Consisting of three colours, with a small green paint, although it may differ depending on the region served.
These are built on [[Ashok Leyland]], [[Tata Motors|Tata]] and [[Eicher Motors|Eicher]] chassis.

*'''Gramantara Sarige'''
Buses which connects villages with ordinary fare (slightly costs lesser than Suvarna Sarige).
*'''Nagara Sarige'''[[File:Nagara Sarige.jpg|thumb|Nagara Sarige.]]
These are intra city/town buses plying in Tier-2 cities and towns across Karnataka built on [[Ashok Leyland]], [[Tata Motors|Tata]] and [[Eicher Motors|Eicher]] chassis.

==See also==
* [[List of bus stations in Karnataka]]
* [[Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation]] (BMTC)
* [[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]] (NWKRTC)
* [[North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]] (NEKRTC)
* [[Nrupatunga city bus service]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation}}
* [https://ksrtc.in/ KSRTC Official Website]
* [https://ksrtc.in/pages/key-statistics.html]

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