JOIN USIn view of Independence Day, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has made arrangements for operating 450 to 500 extra buses to provide transportation facility to public travelling between August 11 and 12. Additional buses will also be provided from different places to Bengaluru on August 15.
Special buses will be operated on the following routes: From Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Sringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppal, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupati and other places.
From Mysuru Road Bus Station towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar and Madikeri.
Premier special buses will be operated from Shanthinagar BMTC Bus Stand to Madurai, Kumbakonam, Trichy, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Special buses will be operated from Vijayanagar, J P Nagar, Jayanagar 4th Block, Jalahalli Cross, Navarang (Rajajinagar), Malleswaram 18th Cross and Kengeri Satellite Town to Shivamogga, Davangere, Tirupati, Mangaluru, Kundapur, Sringeri, Horanadu, Kukke Subramanya, Dharmasthala and other places based on the traffic potential.
Facility to book computerised reservation tickets in advance for the special buses is available on www.ksrtc.in. Booking can also be made through KSRTC counters.
A discount of 5% on the fare will be extended on group bookings of four or more passengers. A discount of 10% is offered on the return journey ticket if onward and return journey tickets are booked simultaneously.
For details, call 080-49596666.