Road Transport
See also: List of National Highways in Karnataka and List of State Highways in KarnatakaAmong the network of roads in Karnataka, 3973 km. of roads are National Highways. Karnataka also has state highways of length 9829 km. The road from Bengaluru to Mysuru (State Highway 17) is also well maintained and equal to the standard of a National Highway.
The public bus transport in Karnataka is managed by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). It was set up in 1961 with the objective of providing adequate, efficient, economic and properly coordinated road transport services. It operates 5100 schedules using 5400 vehicles covering 1.95 million kilometres and an average of 2.2 million passengers daily. About 25000 people are employed in KSRTC. For better management of public transport, KSRTC was bifurcated into three Corporations viz., Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Bengaluru on 15th Aug 1997, North-west Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, Hubballi on 1st Nov 1997 and North-East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, Gulbarga on 1st Oct 2000. The reservation system is networked and computerised and tickets can be availed at designated kiosks in towns and cities. An online reservation system called AWATAR has also been devised by KSRTC using which travellers can reserve tickets online. KSRTC plies various categories of buses viz. Airavat Club-Class (high-end luxury Volvo/Mercedes-Benz multi-axle AC buses),Airavat (high-end luxury Volvo AC buses),Ambaari(Corona AC Sleeper/Executive),Non-AC Sleeper buses,Mercedes-Benz(high-end luxury AC buses), Rajahamsa Executive (deluxe buses),Karnataka Vaibhav (Semi-Deluxe), Karnataka Saarige(express buses). Grameena Sarige is another initiative by KSRTC to provide bus service to the rural populace of the state.
Buses run by private persons are allowed to operate in few districts of Karnataka.Inter district transportation are run by private operators, connecting capital Bangaluru and main cities like Mangaluru and Dharwad to district head quarters.Intra district transportation by private operators is currently allowed in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.Omni bus and Maxi cabs are also other modes of road transportation in the state, especially where KSRTC does not buses or run very few.
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