Mangalore: Seven KSRTC Buses Start Functioning in City

please put ksrtc buses to bajal route

I heard that some private bus owners are putting efforts to terminate ksrtc bus service from Mangalore to Mudipu. I am so sad by hearing this. so I am requesting all those people who travel in this route to register their complaint in DC office. One of traffic controller in ksrtc bus stand told that by registering complaint the issue may be resolved in favour of public.

can anyone tel me the bus timings of KSRTC from mangalore railway station to mangalore airport?

can you the timing and routes in proper manner an the 3 routes how they fly

can someone please post the timing of buses M11 and M12

We are happy with the KSRTC city bus service... we had been waiting for the buses... we expect more buses on the route.. mangalore.. mudipu.. vittla.. bcroad.. even to holy places like kateel.. dharmastala... subramanya..

all this are bull shits, there is no ksrtc city bus to NITK. yesterday evening i went to check this thing. Any worker in KSRTC office don't know about this bus. in the timing list at 7pm was the bus departure timing and i was till 730 in the bust stand and there was no bus to NITK.when i again asked about this NITK bus, the inquiry officer showed the old private bus stand and asked to catch 15 number bus.

Who ever have traveled in BMTC Bangalore, they know the felicity it provides. Just take a Rs 40 Pass and travel unlimited for 24 hrs in any bus/route. Pay Rs 650 and travel unlimited for a whole month. Free transport for kids upto 7th. 10 month 80% discount passes for college students. 30 % discount for senior citizens, and freedom fighters, free annual passes for physically impaired, Rs 1 lakh insurance cover if a passenger dies because of accident. Direct bus felicity to all major city centers avoiding it to travel to central bus station every the time.
Large spacious buses with low floors and wider seats. Also luxury Volvo and Macropolo AC buses at a reasonable fares, best for people who often take an auto.
No waiting at bus stands and no whistling of conductors. Automated doors to make sure of the safety.
People of Mangalore, Lets support the begining of KSRTC city buses and hope we also get all these felicities when the expand to 100%.

It's surprising to read from the comments that KSRTC is charging more and takes more time to reach destinations than private buses take.

As it is people in coastal region never like to depend on KSRTC, which is the last resort!!

Cleanliness of KSRTC buses is very dubious too.

I have spoken to KSRTC Volvo drivers who have spoken about their exploitation by Ashok, the transport minister who is only interested in taking kickbacks from Volvo and others in procurments of buses, and penalising the drivers even if it is a manufacturers fault relating to guarantee and performance of parts of the buses they drive. This aspect must be exposed fully.

BMTC, KSRTC are running shoddy and unsafe buses all over Bangalore and places like Bijapur, Gulbarga, Hublic, and rual Karnataka which i have travelled many times very recently.

Finally some relief to the commuters ,it would be well and good if more and timely services are delivered to remote areas where private buses do not complete their routine trips.

tel u r minister to hike employees salary

just ask with employes whether they r get atractive salary in ksrtc.....whether they r woking mentaly peaceful...they r paying very small amount of salary with huge fine n with out probitionay...pls daijiworld look on this

good news to manglorians. i request to govt put many buses to all ares as manglore. so people can travel safely.

keep smiling

Rajesh Gonsalves, Mangalore / Cairo in your previous comment you credit to congi in support of Ismailji. Now you are giving credit to JH Patel ex CM. Please think properly whom to give credit to this good work and come back with your comment. Also for your kind information KSRTC got a very good shape under the present BJP govt. The good no of multi excel, benz buses were introduced during during BJP rule. Now please dont come with the comment giving credit to the Italian madam. Please except the fact what is right.

DEAR MR. RAMDAS,
WE CAN COMPROMISE WITH SPEED & TIME FOR SAFETY IF MORE GUARANTEED.
WHAT IS THE USE OF GOING FASTER & CHEAPER IF THERE IS NO SURETY OF REACHING WHERE YOU ARE GOING?
HOWEVER GOVT MUST MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE EMPLOYMENT TO EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS.

Sandesh Shetty, Bangalore/Kudla
You may abuse the Congress party or its leaders as much as you want. Makes no difference to me. Let credit be given where its due. If KSRTC is in a good position today, a lot goes out to Late JH Patel, former CM. He was the one who split KSRTC (Also KEB) into divisions(NWKRTC, NEKRTC, KSRTC & BMTC). Interestingly he not only renamed BTS as BMTC, but changed its outlook from Red to Blue. Each divison was made accountable for its profit & loss. Thats what made the difference. Lastly all the best in your "congress hatavo desh kho bachavo" campaign. Hope your campaign does not end up like the one by Anna Hazare.

Thank u KSRTC. Pl. start more buses in all routes including Mangalore-Udupi-Manipal. Rly stn-Bajpe Airport buses should be extended till Bajpe city and State Bank.

The bus which is marked for Mangalore Rly Station to Bajpe airport may please be extended to Bajpe Busstand as the passengers can take their onward journey bus from this stand.

Welcome and support the KSRTC city bus services. We expect More KSRTC city buses in more roots very soon.
All the best KSRTC.

Thanks Ashoka.
The private buses charge too much.
Their drivers drive like suicide bombers.
They don't care for the safety of people.
Too rash with young girls/students.
Start more KSRTC buses in Mangalore & Udupi.
Give them a healthy competetion.

very good, welcome to u ksrtc. private buses kill so many people bkz of their negligency. rash driving, all the best to u K.S.R.T.C

Itis a very good news,Thanks ksrtc & mangalore city management. We need sum more buses.

But fares are expensive and time taken also more compared to private buses.

KSRTC Bus stand to mudipu -16rs - 65 mins

KSRTC Bus stand to suratkal -14rs-45mins

Railway station to bajpe -15rs-45mins.

If its this way than people will prefer private buses itself. Concerned authority should make this changes soon.

I appreciate the the Govt actions introducing the KSRTC buses. Finally the fundamental facilities like transportation, water, electricity, Roads infrastructure, its Govt responsibility to provide to the public. It is very dangerous for the mangalorean to keep all the transportation systems in private hands for long run, Mangalorean are real lossers of govt facility, Now a days KSRTC buses are better than private buses, if compare the no of accidents cases, and type of buses, u can see very narrow high steps in the private buses whereas eldery people are struglling use it also the seats in the private buses are unscientific it is difficult accomodate 2 persons, unncessary competition, uneducated, untrainined drivers and coductors for public transport system. Introduce the KSRTC buses slowly 100% keeping in mind that pvt bus owners not fall in trouble at once. Let them find out some alternative in these times. Finally the provding safe transporation to the public is the own baby of the Govt. It is duty of the each public welcome the good gesture of the Govt.

check todays udayavani.. timings are given in it

please give buss sheduld from manglore airport......

My request is to provide jobs for local people who may loose their jobs if private buses are cut down. Just imagine how many local people will loose thier job and how many non united-South-karana people will be migrated to our place who will wont be knowing even the local language and culture. Also KSRTC will wont maintain clean buses. Regarding rash driving i dont have give any pride to KSRTC because i had lost my uncle when he was hit from behind by a KSRTC bus right in front of our government college in hampankatta a few years back.

Rajesh so you sitting in cairo and teaching us who did what? Do u think ur italian madam knows any abcd abt BMTC blore? But as mr sudarshan shetty commented it's the nature of your double standard party congress to grab the credit of good works done by others. Anyways you people keep barking sitting in cairo with your cheap comments. I would say we need more and more cheap mentality people like you to make BJP much more stronger. So atlast i will one thing congress hatavo desh kho bachavo.

Dinesh Poojary, I have seen your PRO & CON Pj on facebook. I know you are good in & . Ismail is right. Dont you see the number of buses BMTC has got under the centre's JNURM scheme plying in Bangalore. Even the 108 Ambulances are from the centre's fund. Yeddy has just posted his pictures for publicity. You need to read this comment thrice to understand.

Just seven Busses!its peanuts.Start with 50 Buses atleast and Gradually increase it to 500 busses for a full-fleadged operatin to get rid of these ruthless private buses,they think they own the roads of Mangalore.

At last a very good begining.But please dont stop it,put more KSRTC buses from mangalore to udupi and other places.Because daily i see in DAIJIWORLD peoples loosing there lifes because of these privare buses,many family has lost there daily bread winner and its not because of his mistake,its the rash driving also drivers are many times drunk they dont care for any bodies life they want money end of the day.So please please dont stop this servies and people should also co operate if the buses are late or not in time seeing this more buses are put.HATS OFF TO DAIJIWORLD FOR THIS PHOTOS.Also very good work by MR ASHOK AND BJP GOVERNMENT

At last a very good begining.But please dont stop it,put more KSRTC buses from mangalore to udupi and other places.Because daily i see in DAIJIWORLD peoples loosing there liVes because of these privare buses,many family has lost there daily bread winner and its not because of his mistake,its the rash driving also drivers are many times drunk they dont care for any bodies life they want money end of the day.So please please dont stop this servies and people should also co operate if the buses are late or not in time seeing this more buses are put.HATS OFF TO DAIJIWORLD FOR THIS PHOTOS.Also very good work by MR ASHOK AND BJP GOVERNMENT

I do not care if they use Leyland or Tata or Volvo or Mercedes buses as long as they provide safe and convenient service unlike the killing machines that are on the roads today. KSRTC is the best government transport organization in the country today and it is not because of any party.They have had the current management since many years during the reign of all three parties.

There should be more buses in certain routs such as 44,51,3,45,15,3d,13D,47,11.they should start buses from mangalore junction railway station to airport,pilikula,panambur,sulthan bathery,kunjathbail.mangaladevi,ullal,mangalore university etc.i hope our mangalore public .will support govt city buses as much they can instead of private bus.best of luck to ksrtc,jai ho mangalore

Keeping aside all political affiliations, let us appreciate this move of our Govt. Better late than never, the lobby of private bus operators would be more cautious henceforth.

Let us make full use of this facility provided by the Govt.

i travelled in the bus from deralakatte to mangalore today- had to pay rs. 14 instead of rs. 9 charge of pvt. bus! KSRTC looting people?

ANY MOVE TO TRANSFORM COMMON TRANSPORT PLATFORM HAS TO BE VERY GRADUAL & INCLUSIVE.
KSRTC INTRODUCTION SHOULD NOT UNDERMINE THE ALREADY WORKING PRIVATE WORKFORCE WHO SUPPORT A LOT OF FAMILIES.
THOUGHT MUST BE EXERCISED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM ALSO IN THE PROPOSED MIGRATION.

its not petrol ,its diesel.....

Good News but pls. make it 100% Ksrtc buses, because we are fedup with private bus.
pls make standing only 10-12 members.
these private buses are fighting everyday. they are not waiting also. this my own experience in the city.

Shameer, UAE for most of the mangaloreans travelling in KSRTC buses is like an insult and i think you are one among them. So dont spell out poision now. Those buses have been implemented just now. Wait for few days. It might work well like our udupi volvo buses.

One thing is clear there are some (time pass) commentators are jealous with the way some ministers work in this government. If you see the reality, After Ashok took over Transport ministry, he took our state transport to the new heights.

Sudharshan Shetty/Dinesh poojari,try to scroll down to check my comments first,I did not politicalize govt's 'SUVIDHA' but as business normal Dinesh poojari did it.But to bring actual contribution of Central Govt under JN NURM Yojana, i just remind him and like minded people that's it.I don't know whether your answer is SPLENDOUR or YAMAHA !!!!!

great news for the city of Mangalore. Its high time the private buses learnt from KSRTC. The very look of these new buses adds beauty to our Mangalore, unlike the poorly maintained, rash driven private buses, with rude staff.

Congratulation, transport minister Ashok.We need more city buses with numbers like B'lore as well as the name like MTC ( mangalore transport company )under KSRTC.I Hope once pumpwell BUS station will open KSRTC will start buses to all the places.

KSRTC should not be accepted in Tulu Nadu. People should reject these kesar rattisi busses. It will take away jobs of our tulu nadu bus drivers, conductors and support staff. Tulu nadu should be a separate state and tulu nadu trasport should be formed

When will they stop plying on these routes?

We have seen this drama several times.

KSRTC won't work in Mangalore due to its lethargic timing and laid back attitude of the department and public has got used to private bus network.

Bas yaar..bandh karo iss bus ko aur apne natak ko and use this money for something productive and useful.

SERVICE RENDRED BY PVT.CITY BUSSES IN MANGALORE ARE LAUDABLE AND KNOW ONE CAN THERE ENOUGH TO RENDER SUCH SERVICE TO THE COMMON PEOPLE FOR DOOR TO DOOR.

Sudharsan Shetty, Mangalore/Bangalore

Splendid reply to Ismail and other congis. Good Knock. Keep it up.

Central Govt is giving funds to all states, not only for us. In fact Karnataka received very minimal compared to congress ruled states. But is the intelligence and skills our BJP ministers to use that effectively.

@nithin poojari MANGALORE/UK
maybe you having 3-4 buses...sitting in UK and travelling in private buses..

Buses from Bejai to Suratkal may be extended upto Suratkal Railway Station or upto NITK. There is further need to introduce services from Airport to Suratkal and also buses passing through Industrial Areas of Baikampady & Yeyyadi as well as MRPL & BASF areas.

ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA cant help it. It's the nature of your secular party kangress always trying to grab the credit of good works done by others. By the way would like to remind you. This bus is from Karnataka not from Italy. When our state gets buses from Italy we will give the credit to your so called secular party kangress.

Dinesh Poojari...well well..ask your minister how many thousand Crore Central govt given away for KSRTC under NURM YOJANA.FYI information KSRTC getting awards since 1996 ..Safety award from Central and intl institutions(2000-01),Parisara(2001)TRTE PINCE AWARD(2001).......But one thing either you are feigning ignorance about Central Govt's aid to KSRTC or misleading public.

RAKESH SHETTY, please comment. We are missing your big capital letter comment. Without your comment this fortal looks like tea without sugar, full meal without pickle, saas bina sasuraal.

Its Very Good News to Mangaloreans!! But The Bad news is how fast its started its operation in the same speed it will shut down the operation!!!, Hence please don't exite much in this matters!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If CON is the opposite of PRO, then what is the opposite of PROGRESS ???

Daiji readers, answer to yourself...

The Mayor and the Chamber of Commerce of Mangalore with the consent of the Govt and the DC should advice the RTO to stop giving permission to different bus operators instead let them all join together and form a common 'KUDLA ROADWAYS'. The legal identity of Kudla Roadways should be Kudla Bus Limited (KBL), and it should be a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for KSRTC that manages bus services within Karnataka State. Buses are required to carry similar design and colour schemes and conform to the same fare scheme. All services are provided by private sector operators. However, Kudla Roadways should maintain a close control over both the age and specification of the vehicles. If they have close control on the age of the fleet the old buses will be operated in other parts of the country after a few years' service.
The KSRTC department should sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Top Private Bus Operating Company and the Participation Framework Agreement should outline a process for which bus operators could turn in their vehicles and become shareholders in the new Bus Operating Company. This paved the way for the removal of all the private buses from the roads.
There should be a commonly designed Pole-Flag Bus Stops of high quality and also Bus Ticket Issuing Machines at important junctions close to any ATMs for passenger’s conveniences.
Long live Kudla! Jai Hind!!

Hats off to our ASHOKA and KSRTC Officials.

Under the leadership of Ashoka, KSRTC has grown to become number one transport org in India and no 4 in the world.

This is what we call DEVELOPMENT and PROGRESS.

Congis, read my comment twice if you don't understand.

Why this so much DRAMA, and why till Bajpe airport cant they come till Kinnigoli

Simply wasting Petrol ... Nonsense Idea

Rakesh shetty must be happy.Missing his blah blah big capital letters.

its good initiative by the transport minister. i hope they start buses to places where there are no regular buses. one of the other move much needed is starting a ladies special especially in the mornings and evening. i have seen how evil minded men take advantage of women and young school/college girls in crowded buses. the women must push for this cause and make it happen. i hope women are feeling this evil minds taking advantage of them and if they don't mind it then let it go on

Great news. No more rash driving and overtaking if more buses are started on regular routes in Mangalore. Private bus operators must learn from this

I dont understand why some people are cribbing here that the buses are KA 40, Leyland etc. What difference does it make? This is a good begining and let us wish KSRTC all success and give our wholehearted support.
VEERAPPA. D.N., MADIKERI, You got it spot on. Very very true.

Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Bahrain

Why BEST is success in Mumbai?
because of Leyland.

These KSRTC Buses have 'starting Point' at Bejai KSRTC Bus stand instead of State bank. The intention is to run these buses till next Assembly Election in May-2013, then show loss and stop the same. If they run these buses from State bank surely it will make profit, but they don't want it to happen. After all, the Private Bus owners are the people who give hefty Party fund to all Political parties.

Nice to see these buses but one worst thing is that these buses are registereed with KA40.

I APPRECIATE THIS MOVE!
HATS OFF TRANSPORT MINISTER!

PLEASE CONVERT ALL CITY BUSES IN TO KSRTC LIKE MUMBAI BEST NEW MODEL.
SO THAT MANGALORE WILLBE SECOND AFTER MUMBAI BEST ONE OF THE BEST TRANSPORT ORGANISER IN THE WORLD LIST.
GO GO PRIVATE CITY BUSES!!
JAI HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

At least now young girls can heave a sigh of relief, because the conductors of Private buses not only take opportunity to brush against the young girls intentionally, but also keep eye on the girls and inform Hinjave/Ramsena if at all any girl talks to any boy of other religion. The main informants (secret agents) of Hinjave/Ramasena are bus Conductors, Auto drivers, Bar-Resort-lodge Waiters, Roadside vendors, and salesmen of the Malls (all semi-literates).

hi good new for KUDLA" Starts only 7 buses. please start more buses for all routs. it is better. There is no competition. No overtake, no JAGALA. BUT ....... NO TIMINGS ALSO.

This is really great!!!!. We can expect discipline in road transport from now. Looking forward for descent service from Govt..

Hinduja's Ashok Leyland are chosen for the reasons 'best known' to KSRTC because Tatas deal straight.

There should be more KSRTC buses on all the routes. So jam packed private buses which carrying passengers like butchers fill trucks/pickups with cows or goats to slaughter houses. Hope to survive this long awaited very good.

it look better than our KERALA RTC

It's too late, at least now started service thank god escape from this private buss and this staff, what they do in bus,Now all places need ton start this ok..other wise no use... best of luck KSRTC....KARNATAKA

Mangalore make way for DAKOTA EXPRESS BUS...enklage private bus edde..right poyi

I am glad that KSRTC started bus services probably this is time for the private bus owners to think how to provide better bus service in Mangalore.
I have travelled few years in Mangalore by private buses. I have seen how at every major stop conductor fights with the agent or other bus conductor, how rude they were with passenger, they even used to board passenger when there was no place to stand inside bus. When there was increase in petrol or diesel price without anyone’s permission from next day onwards they used to collect extra charges. Drivers or conductors didn’t have the patience to stop/start the bus until passengers get off/inside the bus because they wanted to pick the passengers at the next stop before the next one arrives.

Please start mangalore-suratkal route bus from statebank as it would be rather convenient than starting from lalbagh.
I hope this reaches you Ashok.

This will hit the earnings of private bus owners.

It is really a good move from KSRTC buses should also run from the heart of Mangalore city& also addition of 1 bus for each private bus destination within the city where all Private buses runs.

as u r spending a lot to a new bus, kindly install cctv camera and indetify the damagers and make law to recollect the damges from the accused irrespect of their shawl colour. if u start just install people will away from destroy the public property.

TERMINATE ALL THE STAGE CARRIER BUSES OPERATING FROM STATE BANK TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS AND KSRTC CITY BUSES TO OPERATE FROM STATE BANK BUS STAND.

ATLEAST 5 BUSES MUST OPERATE ON EACH CITY BUS ROUTES. THAT WILL BE THE BEST JOB DONE BY BJP GOVT. IF THAT HAPPENS.

THESE 5 BUSES MAY GO BACK TO THE GARAGE FOR LOW COLLECTION AND LOSS SINCE IT IS OPERATING FROM UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS.

Mr.ASHOK, ...you are acting too smart just for keeping up your word.

Nithin Poojary, Mangalore/UK what about the discipline of private bus conductors and drivers. Always talking to people in singular and never gives respects to the passengers. I am staying in Bangalore from so many years. Here the conductors and drivers are very well disciplined when compared to mlore private bus operators. Also things have improved a lot in BMTC buses. Please visit bangalore once and see. There are few cases which we cant help.I think you are passing negative comments here as the buses were started during BJP govt rule right??

KSRTC introducing local transport services in the city is highly appreciated. But they should concentrate on routes in which there are fewer or no buses rather than on congested routes.

Great News.. Talapady Ullal Route is always over crowed Start buses this route.. Jai Ho KSRTC

Good move by Govt. All we wish is slowly and steadily let network of these buses reach every villages who are deprived of public transport were people still depend on private sharing jeep / taxis...

Comment king "Rakesh Shetty" lets see what is your opinion about this..big fan of yours.

Its really a wonderful news to all mangloreans.KSRTC Must start service in all the city routes of Manglaore as BMTC in Bangalore. Recent Bus terminals constructed in Bangalore city are widely appriciated by the people.Play FMs,Use kannada.

KA40 YAA KA19
BUS S NO?
No 40, NO 19
Only KAKA...!
Now Y-U..C...

I am really grateful to the management and the officials who has put their efforts towards implement of City Service within the city limits.

I really appreciate the M.D, D.C, staff, driver & conductor to introduce more and more city bus service with quality.

I also hope that the City Regional Transport officer gives his full support towards the move taken by K.S.R.T.C. granting more and more permits for the K.S.R.T.C. city buses to serve our City.

Always remember that K.S.R.T.C has been serving rural areas of our state where even diesel cost is not covered....for which Private City buses are not ready, they only look for profits and nothing else.

Therefore its our duty to support the state transport by using more and more services and by supporting the move taken by K.S.R.T.C in introducing City bus Services.

BUT Y KA40 Y NOT KA19

mangalore-bajpe-kinnigoly route is always over crowded. start buses to this route.

Buses looks running empty, I think passegers are in habit of listening to conductors whistle,bale bale bega bega right poyeee... pheww....

Very nice...it will reduce rash driving by private buses..on the other hand KSRTC should also keep in mind the families of private bus drivers and conductors bcoz of public bus they might lose thier jobs...

Dear Jaison Nandalike
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Yaad aaaya Mujhe 'Walter'
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Has Rahaa hey wo peth 'Pakad Pakadkar...!!

Good job from KSRTC Put in route No 45 and 15 atleast 5 buses

really apritiated but the question is this buses will maintain same as shown as in pictures

GREAT NEWS..... EVERY ONE HAS TO TAKE THIS...

Jai ho BJP...

THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE !! AT LEAST COMMON MAN CAN GET RELIEF FROM THE "EXPRESS PLYING PRIVATE BUS'

I will always prefer private buses-always clean, on time. My advice to those who prefer govt buses is to travel in BMTC in Bangalore.

This is a very good news to the locals of Mangalore traveling within the city.But my humble request to the drivers of these buses is not to ply the buses on competition/overtaking basis. Since this is a public service ,the drivers should see that every needy passenger is picked up with patience and see that he reaches his destination safely.
May the guardian Angel guide and protect all the drivers and conductors of these buses.