North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
The Kitturu Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KrKRTC), is a state-owned public transport corporation of Karnataka, India. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in the North-Western part of Karnataka and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It offers online booking of tickets in association with Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, its parent organisation.
| Type | Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State Government of Karnataka |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport bus service |
| Founded | November 1, 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Goa |
Key people | Sri. V. S. Patil (Chairman) Dr. Basavaraj S. Kelagar (Vice-Chairman) |
| Services | Public transport |
| Parent | Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation |
| Website | https://nwkrtc.karnataka.gov.in/english (main website) https://m.ksrtc.in/ (ticket booking) |
History
The Kitturu Karnataka Road Transport Corporation was established on November, 1st 1997 (on the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava) as North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, under the provision of the Road Transport Corporation Act 1950, upon bifurcation from Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to provide adequate, efficient, economic and properly coordinated transport services to the commuters of North-Western part of Karnataka. It was renamed to the current name in 2021.
Organisation
KrKRTC's jurisdiction covers 6 districts, 44 talukas and 4596 villages and serves 4428 (96.3%) villages with transport facilities. The organisation is split into 8 divisions with their respective headquarters at Belagavi, Hubballi, Sirsi, Bagalkote, Gadag, Chikkodi, Haveri and Dharwad. It has 48 depots functioning under the administrative control of respective divisions and one regional workshop at Hubli having one bus body building unit and one Regional Training Institute] at Hubballi.[1]
Fleet
The KrKRTC operates 4,440 schedules with 4,716 vehicles, covering 1.55 million kilometres and carrying 2.2 million commuters every day.
Types of services
Premium services
- Airavat Club Class (Volvo multi-axle Air-conditioned semi-sleeper with white livery)
- Airavat Gold Class (Volvo multi-axle Air-conditioned semi-sleeper with Golden livery)
- Airavat (Volvo single-axle Air-conditioned semi-sleeper)
- Ambaari Dream Class (Volvo multi-axle Air-conditioned sleeper)
- Ambaari Corona Class (Corona single-axle Air-conditioned sleeper)
- Ambaari (Non-Air-conditioned semi-sleeper)
- Rajahamsa Ultra Deluxe (Non-Air-conditioned semi-sleeper)
Normal services
- Kitturu Karnataka Sarige (Non-Air-conditioned seater)
- Gramantara Sarige (Village bound Non-Air-conditioned seater)
- Suvarna Sarige (Intratown Non-Air-conditioned seater)
- Nagara Sarige (Intracity Non-Air-conditioned seater)