Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will operate 2,600 additional special buses to facilitate travel during the Diwali festival rush.
The special services will run from Bengaluru to various destinations across Karnataka and neighbouring states between November 6 and 8, in view of Naraka Chaturdashi on November 8 and the weekend holidays on November 7 and 8. Additional buses will also operate from various places to Bengaluru on November 10 and 11 to facilitate the return journey after the festivities, the corporation said.
Services from major bus terminals
Special buses will depart from Kempegowda Bus Station to destinations including Udupi, Kundapur, Mangaluru, Puttur, Dharmasthala, Kukke Subrahmanya, Sringeri, Horanadu, Shivamogga, Davanagere, Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Bidar and Raichur. Services will also be operated to Tirupati, Vijayawada and Hyderabad.
Buses to Mysuru, Hunsur, Periyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalnagar and Madikeri will depart from the Mysuru Road bus station.
Premium services to destinations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, including Madurai, Kumbakonam, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchy, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam and Kozhikode, will operate from the BMTC bus station at Shantinagar.
Multiple boarding points
Additional buses with advance reservations will also operate from Shantinagar, Vijayanagar, Yeshwantpur, Jayanagar TTMC, Malleswaram 18th Cross, Sharada Colony in Basaveshwaranagar, Electronic City, Attibele and Tin Factory.
Passengers have been advised to check the boarding point mentioned on their tickets before proceeding to the bus station.
Discounts on advance bookings
Passengers can book seats in advance through the KSRTC website, www.ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in, or at its reservation counters across Karnataka and major cities in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Puducherry.
A 5% discount will be offered to groups of four or more passengers booking tickets together. Those booking onward and return tickets together will receive a 10% discount on the return journey fare.
Details of special bus schedules, departure points and other information are available on the KSRTC website and online reservation portal. Additional services will also be operated from taluk and district bus stations depending on passenger demand, the corporation said.