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			{{Short description\|Transport corporation in India}}
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	{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2014}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2014}}
	{{Infobox Bus transit		{{Infobox Bus transit
	\| name = '''South Bengal State Transport Corporation'''		\| name = '''South Bengal State Transport Corporation'''
	\| logo = ~~South_Bengal_State_Transport_Corporation_Logo~~.~~png~~		\| logo = South Bengal State Transport Corporation Logo.svg
	\| logo_size =		\| logo_size =
	\| image =		\| image =
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	\| ~~company_slogan~~ =		\| founded = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|1963\|8\|1}}<ref name="sbstc">{{cite web\|url=http://sbstc.co.in/about_us.php\|title=Historical Background, SOUTH BENGAL STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION\|access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref>
	\| ~~type~~ = ~~Public Sector Corporation under the [[Ministry of Transport (West Bengal)]]~~		\| headquarters = [[Durgapur]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
	\| ~~founded =~~ 1 ~~August 1963~~<ref name="sbstc">{{cite web\|url=http://sbstc.co.in/about_us.php\|title=Historical Background, SOUTH BENGAL STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION\|access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref>		\| locale =
	\| headquarters = [[Durgapur]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]		\| service_area = Southern West Bengal
	\| locale =		\| service_type = Limited – Stop Service (LS), Express Service, Non – Stop Service, Normal Air – conditioned Service, Premium Air – conditioned With Bio – Toilet Enabled Service.
	\| service_area = ~~[[South~~ Bengal]]		\| fleet = 898
	\| service_type = Limited – Stop Service(LS) , Express Service , Non – Stop Service , Normal Air – conditioned Service , Premium Air – conditioned With Bio – Toilet Enabled Service.		\| ridership =
	\| fleet = 898		\| fuel_type = Diesel & CNG
	\| ridership =		\| operator = [[Ministry of Transport (West Bengal)\|Ministry of Transport]], [[Government of West Bengal]]
	\| fuel_type = Diesel & CNG		\| website = [http://sbstc.co.in sbstc.co.in]
	\| operator = [[Ministry of Transport (West Bengal)\|Ministry of Transport]], [[Government of West Bengal]]
	\| website = [http://sbstc.co.in sbstc.co.in]
	}}		}}
	'''South Bengal State Transport Corporation''' ('''SBSTC''') is a [[West Bengal]] [[state government]] [[Public Sector Undertaking\|undertaken]] transport [[corporation]]. It ~~plys~~ [[bus]]es in South Bengal and other parts of West Bengal to [[Durgapur, West Bengal\|Durgapur]] and [[Kolkata]]. SBSTC owns many [[Bus garage\|depots]] in West Bengal to station their buses. It is headquartered in Station Road, [[Durgapur, West Bengal\|Durgapur]].		'''South Bengal State Transport Corporation''' ('''SBSTC''') is a [[West Bengal]] [[state government]] [[Public Sector Undertaking\|undertaken]] transport [[corporation]]. It plies [[bus]]es in [[South Bengal]] and other parts of West Bengal to [[Durgapur, West Bengal\|Durgapur]] and [[Kolkata]]. SBSTC owns many [[Bus garage\|depots]] in West Bengal to station their buses. It is headquartered in Station Road, [[Durgapur, West Bengal\|Durgapur]].

	~~<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Sbstc old bus.jpg\|thumb\|A SBSTC bus parked near Shaktigarh,[[Burdwan]]]] -->~~		By providing link between Jharkhand and West Bengal, it is the backbone of many people residing in the border areas between these two states. It also connects many cities in West Bengal, particularly major cities and towns like [[Durgapur]], [[Kolkata]], [[Dankuni]], [[Bardhaman]], [[Rampurhat]], [[Arambagh]], [[Krishnanagar, Nadia\|Krishnanagar]], [[Berhampore]], [[Suri, Birbhum\|Suri]], [[Purulia]], [[Digha]], [[Midnapore\|Medinipur]], [[Bankura]], [[Haldia]] etc. which extend up to North Bengal.

	~~[[File:Sbstc cng bus.jpg\|thumb\|A New CNG Model just arrived in Esplanade, [[Kolkata]] depot.]]~~

	~~[[File:A S.B.S.T.C bus ready to leave Asansol bus stand for Kolkata.jpg\|thumb]]~~

	By providing link between Jharkhand and West Bengal, it is the backbone of many people residing in the border areas between these two states. It also connects many cities in West Bengal, particularly major cities and towns like Durgapur, Kolkata, ~~Singur~~, ~~Gobindapur~~, ~~Bardhaman~~, Arambagh, Suri, Purulia, Digha, Medinipur, Bankura, Haldia etc. which extend up to North Bengal.

	== Bus/Coaches ==		== Bus/Coaches ==
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	[[File:SBSTC20160820.jpg\|thumb\|SBSTC bus ticket sample]]		[[File:SBSTC20160820.jpg\|thumb\|SBSTC bus ticket sample]]


	This Corporation has operations in the inter-State routes like the present link with state of [[Jharkhand]]. Some inter-state routes on which the Corporation runs buses are Durgapur to Tata (Jamshedpur) via Bankura and Purulia, and Durgapur to Bokaro Steel City via Asansol and Dhanbad, Durgapur to Dumka via Suri. The [[Corporation]] has planned to contact some more areas in more States in the near future.		This Corporation has operations in the inter-State routes like the present link with state of [[Jharkhand]]. Some inter-state routes on which the Corporation runs buses are Durgapur to Tata (Jamshedpur) via Bankura and Purulia, and Durgapur to Bokaro Steel City via Asansol and Dhanbad, Durgapur to Dumka via Suri. The [[Corporation]] has planned to contact some more areas in more States in the near future.
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	\|Belghoria Depot		\|Belghoria Depot
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Durgapur~~ Depot ~~and HQ (Station Road)~~ \|\| Howrah Depot		\| Katwa Depot \|\| Howrah Depot
	\|-		\|-
	\| Asansol Depot\|\| Falta Depot		\| Asansol Depot\|\| Falta Depot
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	\| Durgapur City Centre/		\| Durgapur City Centre/
	~~Durgapur~~ Rail Station		Rail Station
			Bus Terminus

	Bus Terminus		\|
	~~\|Esplanade~~		Santragachi Bus Terminus
	~~Haldia/Digha/~~

	~~Midnapore~~ Bus ~~Terminus~~		Garia Bus Depot
	\|-
	~~\| Burdwan Stand (Nawabhat)\|\|Esplanade North Bengal Counter~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Asansol Bus Terminus~~ \|\|		\| Burdwan Stand (Nawabhat)\|\|Manbazar Depot
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Bolpur Shantiniketan~~ Depot		\| Asansol Bus Terminus \|\| Krishnanagar Depot
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	\|-		\|-
			\|Kudghat Bus Terminus
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	* [http://www.wbgov.com/E-gov/English/Departments/DeptDetails.asp?DpId=250&LinkId=8&type=1 Department of Transport from the Government of West Bengal website]		* [http://www.wbgov.com/E-gov/English/Departments/DeptDetails.asp?DpId=250&LinkId=8&type=1 Department of Transport from the Government of West Bengal website]
	* [http://sbstc.co.in Official Website of S.B.S.T.C]		* [http://sbstc.co.in Official Website of S.B.S.T.C]
	* [https://indiancustomer.in/sbstc-contact-numbers/ SBSTC Contact Numbers and Office Addresses]

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	== Divisions, depots and routes ==		== Divisions, depots and routes ==
	SBSTC provides its services through two divisions, namely Durgapur and Belghoria. It has a total fifteen depots, four bus terminus, two bus counter and one bus stand.		SBSTC provides its services through two divisions, namely Durgapur and Belghoria. It has a total fifteen depots, four bus terminus, two bus counter and one bus stand.

			*Services From
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
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	*Services From
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	!Durgapur Division !! Belghoria Division		!Durgapur Division !! Belghoria Division

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	\|Rampurhat Depot		\|Rampurhat Depot

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = '''South Bengal State Transport Corporation'''
| logo = South_Bengal_State_Transport_Corporation_Logo.png
| logo_size =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| company_slogan =
| type = Public Sector Corporation under the [[Ministry of Transport (West Bengal)]]
| founded = 1 August 1963<ref name="sbstc">{{cite web|url=http://sbstc.co.in/about_us.php|title=Historical Background, SOUTH BENGAL STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION|access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref>
| headquarters = [[Durgapur]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| locale =
| service_area = [[South Bengal]]
| service_type = Limited – Stop Service(LS) , Express Service , Non – Stop Service , Normal Air – conditioned Service , Premium Air – conditioned With Bio – Toilet Enabled Service.
| fleet = 898
| ridership =
| fuel_type = Diesel & CNG
| operator = [[Ministry of Transport (West Bengal)|Ministry of Transport]], [[Government of West Bengal]]
| website = [http://sbstc.co.in sbstc.co.in]
}}
'''South Bengal State Transport Corporation''' ('''SBSTC''') is a [[West Bengal]] [[state government]] [[Public Sector Undertaking|undertaken]] transport [[corporation]]. It plys [[bus]]es in South Bengal and other parts of West Bengal to [[Durgapur, West Bengal|Durgapur]] and [[Kolkata]]. SBSTC owns many [[Bus garage|depots]] in West Bengal to station their buses. It is headquartered in Station Road, [[Durgapur, West Bengal|Durgapur]].



[[File:Sbstc cng bus.jpg|thumb|A New CNG Model just arrived in Esplanade, [[Kolkata]] depot.]]

[[File:A S.B.S.T.C bus ready to leave Asansol bus stand for Kolkata.jpg|thumb]]

By providing link between Jharkhand and West Bengal, it is the backbone of many people residing in the border areas between these two states. It also connects many cities in West Bengal, particularly major cities and towns like Durgapur, Kolkata, Singur, Gobindapur, Bardhaman, Arambagh, Suri, Purulia, Digha, Medinipur, Bankura, Haldia etc. which extend up to North Bengal.

== Bus/Coaches ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Manufacturer
|-
|[[Ashok Leyland]]
|-
|[[Tata Motors|Tata]]
|-
|[[Eicher Motors|Eicher]]
|}

== History ==
The South Bengal State Transport Corporation started its journey on 1 August 1963 in Durgapur industrial township by the Government of West Bengal with an aim to provide a clean and hassle free ride to the people of Durgapur. initially, it started with only 8 buses operated inside the township covering a total route length of 65 km. In 1964–65, the fleet strength increased to 25 with and total operating route length increased to 102 km. In 1965–66, the fleet strength is increased to 62 and route length became 428 km.

On 15 August 1967, it was renamed to "Durgapur State Transport Board (DSTB)".In 1968–69, DSTB extended its activities through augmentation of fleet strength of 100 buses operating in 11 long distance routes and 8 township routes covering a total route length of 1200 km and 176 km respectively. In 1972–73, [[Durgapur]]-[[Siliguri]] bus service was introduced with 3 new town services and the total route length of long distance and town services went up to 1650 km and 143 km respectively.

In 1973, DSTB was ultimately converted into public sector undertaking under the name and style of " Durgapur State Transport Corporation(DSTC)" and many new routes has been introduced. DSTC got its present name in 1988 with an objective of increasing its service to the entire south Bengal.<ref name="sbstc" />

== Organizational Set up ==
The [[Corporation]] has a three-tier system of management which is, Depot, Division and Corporate. The entire operational network of the [[Corporation]] is carried out through its two Divisional [[headquarters]] – one located at [[Durgapur]] and other at [[Belghoria]]. At the Corporate level, the Deputy Managing Director, Chief Accounts Officers and HODs of other discipline assist the Managing Director. At Divisional level, the office is headed by Divisional Managers of the respective Divisions who is assisted by Works Manager or Works In-charge on the technical site, Traffic Manager for traffic and operation, Sr. Administrative Officer and other officers for general administration, Dy. Chief Accounts Officer for accounts matter. The Divisional Managers are directly reporting to the Managing Director. At the depot level, the Depot Manager or Depot In-charge is assisted by senior foremen, foreman or assistant foreman (depending upon the size of the Depot) for repair and maintenance work, Assistant Manager – Administration and Account, for general administration, accounts and disciplinary matters, Assistant Traffic Manager/Traffic Superintendent in the matter of traffic and operation. The Depot Manager or Depot In-charge directly reports to the Divisional Manager.

== Traffic Operational Activities ==
Traffic operational activities of this [[Corporation]] which was previously confined to Durgapur and its nearby areas, has been now gradually extended to cover the districts of Burdwan, Bankura, Purulia, Midnapur, North-24 Paraganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Kolkata. At the present, SBSTC operates road transport services from its two Divisional Offices – one at [[Durgapur]] and other at [[Belghoria]]. It is operated throughout the entire State of [[West Bengal]] and covers almost all historical places and tourist points like [[Digha]], Garbeta forest, Bishnupur, Mukutmonipur, Susunia Hill, Kangsabati project, Ajodhya hill, Santiniketan, Mushidabad Hazarduari (Nawab Palace), Tarapit temple, Massanjore dam, Farakka barage, Gour, Nabadwip, Mayapur, Siliguri and Darjeeling, Tarakeswar, Thakurnagar and many more.

[[File:SBSTC20160820.jpg|thumb|SBSTC bus ticket sample]]

This Corporation has operations in the inter-State routes like the present link with state of [[Jharkhand]]. Some inter-state routes on which the Corporation runs buses are Durgapur to Tata (Jamshedpur) via Bankura and Purulia, and Durgapur to Bokaro Steel City via Asansol and Dhanbad, Durgapur to Dumka via Suri. The [[Corporation]] has planned to contact some more areas in more States in the near future.

== Divisions, depots and routes ==
SBSTC provides its services through two divisions, namely Durgapur and Belghoria. It has a total fifteen depots, four bus terminus, two bus counter and one bus stand.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
*Services From
|-
!Durgapur Division !! Belghoria Division

|-
|Rampurhat Depot
|Belghoria Depot
|-
| Durgapur Depot and HQ (Station Road) || Howrah Depot
|-
| Asansol Depot|| Falta Depot
|-
| Bankura Depot || Haldia Depot
|-
| Burdwan Depot || Midnapore Depot
|-
| Purulia Depot || Digha Depot
|-
| Arambagh Depot || Esplanade Bus Terminus
|-
| Kalna Depot || Karunamoyee Bus Terminus
|-
| Suri Depot || Jhargram Depot
|-
| Durgapur City Centre/
Durgapur Rail Station

Bus Terminus
|Esplanade
Haldia/Digha/

Midnapore Bus Terminus
|-
| Burdwan Stand (Nawabhat)||Esplanade North Bengal Counter
|-
| Asansol Bus Terminus ||
|-
|Bolpur Shantiniketan Depot
|
|-
|}

The list of depots in different years after the inception of SBSTC are as follows:
<ref name="sbstc" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Depots
|-
| 1977–78 || 1
|-
| 1987–88 || 4
|-
| 1988–89 || 6
|-
| 1989–90 || 10
|-
| 1990–91 || 11
|-
| 1995–96 || 12
|-
| 1996–97 || 14
|-
| 2011–12|| 15
|-
| 2014–15|| 13
|-
| 2016–17|| 14
|}

=== Routes ===

== See also ==
* [[North Bengal State Transport Corporation]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.wbgov.com/E-gov/English/Departments/DeptDetails.asp?DpId=250&LinkId=8&type=1 Department of Transport from the Government of West Bengal website]
* [http://sbstc.co.in Official Website of S.B.S.T.C]
* [https://indiancustomer.in/sbstc-contact-numbers/ SBSTC Contact Numbers and Office Addresses]

{{State owned road transport companies in India}}

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