North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation

North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
ವಾಯುವ್ಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಸ್ತೆ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ
Abbreviation NWKRTC
Type Governmental organization
Headquarters Hubballi
Region served
Belagavi, Dharwad, North Canara, Bagalkot, Gadag & Haveri districts of Karnataka
Services Transportation Services
Official language
Kannada
Key people
 Mr. Noor Mansoor C M, KAS (Managing Director)[1]
Parent organization
 KSRTC
Staff
22,262[2]
Website home page

The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), is the state run bus service of Karnataka, India. It serves routes to towns and cities within the North-Western part of Karnataka and adjoining states of Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.It also offers a facility for online booking of tickets in association with KSRTC, its parent organisation.

History

The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation was established on November, 1st 1997 (this day is also celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava), under 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.

Organisation

NWKRTC's jurisdiction covers 6 revenue districts, 44 talukas and 4596 villages and serving 4428 (96.3%) villages with transport facility. The organisation is split into 8 divisions with their respective headquarters at Belagavi, Hubballi, Sirsi, Bagalkot, 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 Hubli.[3]

Fleet

NWKRTC operates 4440 schedules with strength of 4716 vehicles, covering 15.50 lakh kilometers and carrying 22.00 lakhs commuters every day.

Types of Services

Premier services

Normal services

See also

Express(Vayavya Karnataka Sarige)

References

  1. ↑ :: NWKRTC :: North - Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
  2. ↑ 1,364 posts lying vacant in NWKRTC - The New Indian Express
  3. ↑ :: NWKRTC :: North - Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
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