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{{Short description| | {{Short description|West Bengal government institution for management of transport}} | ||
{{For|reading about the current operator|West Bengal Transport Corporation}} | {{For|reading about the current operator|West Bengal Transport Corporation}} | ||
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With a fleet of 782 buses, CSTC was able to set up a number of bus routes in the southern part of West Bengal which were till then not connected to any other means of transport. CSTC also pioneered the running of air-conditioned Volvo buses in Kolkata, replacing the aging fleet. | With a fleet of 782 buses, CSTC was able to set up a number of bus routes in the southern part of West Bengal which were till then not connected to any other means of transport. CSTC also pioneered the running of air-conditioned Volvo buses in Kolkata, replacing the aging fleet. | ||
Air conditioned buses were launched | Air conditioned buses were launched in July 2014 on 40 routes across the city and suburbs. They were in blue and white livery, the buses included a complete fleet of [[Volvo]] 8400 units as well as [[JanBus]] models from [[Ashok Leyland]], the first low floor front entry public buses in the country. These were bought under the central [[JNNURM]] scheme.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/City-gets-bus-fleet-the-world-is-waiting-for/articleshow/39255119.cms|title=City gets bus fleet the world is waiting for|date=30 July 2014|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> | ||
In 2019, the West Bengal state government made a decision to transition the city's bus fleet, along with its ferry fleet, to be entirely electric by 2030, to reduce the levels of air pollution in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kolkata is electrifying buses and ferries |url=https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Cities100-Kolkata-is-electrifying-buses-and-ferries? |website=C40 |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> | |||
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