KSRTC to run 1000 special inter and intra-state buses for Deepavali

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation on Tuesday said it will operate 1,000 additional buses during the Deepavali festival. The agency has also decided to operate interstate and intrastate buses to several locations from Bengaluru between November 13 and November 16.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Tuesday said it has made elaborate arrangements to run 1,000 extra buses during the Deepavali festival season.

It has also decided to operate special buses from various intra and interstate locations to Bengaluru between November 13-16.

The special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station (Majestic) to various destinations including Dharmasthala, Kukke Subrahmanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Sringeri and Tirupati.

There will be special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalnagar and Madikeri.

All premier special buses will be operated from Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) Bus Station at Shantinagar to Tirupati, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and other places in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala.

Tickets can be booked online and advance reservation of tickets for the special and scheduled buses of KSRTC can be booked through 706 counters within Karnataka and in other states.