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Parent | Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation |
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Commenced operation | August 15, 1997 |
Headquarters | BMTC Central Office, Sarige Sadana, Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road, Shantinagara, Bangalore, Bangalore Urban district, Karnataka, India |
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Service area | Bangalore Metropolitan Region and Chikkaballapur |
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Alliance | Karnataka's Road Transport Undertakings |
Routes | 5563 |
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Stations | Minor Bus Stations
Travel and Transit Management Centers (TTMCs)
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Lounge | A/C lounge available in major bus stations and TTMCs |
Depots | 49 Depots |
Fleet | 6798 buses [3] |
Daily ridership | 4,910,000 (27 November 2017) |
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Operator | Government of Karnataka |
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Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, officially Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian city of Bangalore. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves the Bangalore Metropolitan Region. As of August 2022, it has a fleet of 6798 buses. [3]
A new app named "Namma BMTC" has been launched to assist commuters to track buses live, check schedules, plan their journey and calculate fare between stages. [4] A special feature of this app is the SOS feature that can help women in case of emergencies by alerting any near-by police station. [4]
Mysore Government Road Transport Department was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses. [1] The transport department of The Mysore state administered it until 1961.
It was subsequently converted into an independent corporation under Section 3 of the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950 on 1 August 1961, In 1961, after successfully converting into an independent corporation all assets and liabilities of MGRTD were transferred to Mysore State Road Transport Corporation. [1]
On 1 October 1961, Bangalore Transport Service was merged with it. [1]
On 1 November 1973, the Mysore state was renamed as Karnataka thus, renaming it Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation .
This left the corporation to serve the Southern part of Karnataka.
Name of the Service | Description | Manufacturer | Gallery |
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Astra | It is a non-AC electric bus service with a turquoise livery for JBM brand buses, violet-white for Ashok Leyland's Switch brand buses and light blue-dark blue for Tata Motor's Starbus EV brand buses.. | ![]() | |
Bengaluru Sarige | It is a non-AC bus service built on Ashok Leyland, Tata and Eicher urban chassis with a dark blue-white livery for Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) and light blue-white livery or turquoise-white livery for Bharat Stage VI (BS VI) connecting all parts of the Metropolitan region. | ![]() | |
Bengaluru Darshini (Bengaluru Rounds) | It is an AC bus service built on Volvo 8400LE urban chassis with a special livery of pencil sketch depiction of important sites in Bangalore on a white background. This service was introduced for sightseeing in Bangalore. It covered routes connecting about twenty landmarks of great historical, religious and scientific significance. | ![]() | |
Metro Feeder | These are AC and Non-AC services that act as feeders to major metro stations and provide last mile connectivity. They are usually prefixed with 'MF'. [9] | ||
Vajra | It is an AC bus service built on Volvo 8400LE urban chassis, Corona and UD SLF with a light blue livery running on important routes serving the tech parks, industrial areas, major bus stations and major residential areas. |
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Vayu Vajra | It is an AC bus service built on Volvo 8400LE urban chassis with a light blue livery connecting 21 routes in the Metropolitan region to Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport. Free Wi-Fi access is provided to the commuters on these buses. [10] | ![]() |
Serial Number | Route Number | Service Start Place in the city | Via | Journey Time | Route Map |
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1 | KIA 4 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) |
| 1 hour 50 minutes | |
2 | KIA 4A | Whitefield ITPL TTMC |
| 2 hours | |
3 | KIA 5 | Banashankari |
| 1 hour 50 minutes | |
4 | KIA 5D | Brigade Meadows, Kanakapura Road |
| 2 hours 20 minutes | |
5 | KIA 6 | Kadugodi Bus Station |
| 2 hours | |
6 | KIA 6A | Kadugodi Bus Station |
| 2 hours | |
7 | KIA 7 | HSR KEB Junction |
| 1 hour 50 minutes | |
8 | KIA 7A | HSR BDA Complex |
| 1 hour 50 minutes | |
9 | KIA 8 | Electronic City |
| 2 hours | |
10 | KIA 8A | Kuvempunagara |
| 2 hours | |
11 | KIA 8C | Chandapura |
| 3 hours | |
12 | KIA 8D | Sarjapura Bus Stand |
| 3 hours | |
13 | KIA 8E | Electronic City Wipro Back Gate |
| 2 hours 10 minutes | |
14 | KIA 9 | Kempegowda Bus Station |
| 1 hour 20 mins | |
15 | KIA 9H | Hebbala |
| 1 hour | |
16 | KIA 10 | Mysuru Road Bus Station |
| 1 hour 45 minutes | |
17 | KIA 14 | Royal Meenakshi Mall |
| 1 hour 50 minutes | |
18 | KIA 15 | Whitefield ITPL TTMC Back Gate |
| 1 hour 45 minutes | |
19 | KIA 15A | Whitefield ITPL TTMC Back Gate |
| 2 hours | |
20 | KIA 17 | BEML Layout 5th Stage |
| 2 hours | |
21 | KIA 18 | Madhavara NICE Road (BIEC) |
| 2 hours | ![]() |
Note: The Parisara Vahini/Parisara Snehi, Suvarna Sarige, Samartha Sarige/BIG Trunk, Nera Sarige/BIG 10, Samvrutha Sarige/BIG Circle, Metro Feeder, Nimbus and Samparka still retain the same numbering and function despite the change in branding.
BMTC unveiled a smart card for its bus services for the first time in June 2016. The company introduced smart cards on trial-basis on BMTC Bus No. 335 operating between Majestic and Kadugodi bus stations in March 2017. [18] Apart from serving as an identification document, the smart cards can be used to purchase bus tickets and also swiped at point-of-sale (POS) enabled merchant establishments. The card costs ₹5 (6.3¢ US) and can be recharged for up to ₹10,000 (US$130). Recharges higher than ₹10,000 require the customer to provide identification. According to Axis Bank, the BMTC's partner in the project, the smart card is India's "first open loop EMV contactless smart card". The cards "open-loop" structure allows other agencies to integrate their smart card schemes by adopting the standards of the BMTC smart card. [19] This scheme was finally dropped and integration with National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) is already under process. City's Namma Metro is already using NCMC and Bengaluru Suburban Railway will also be using it in future when the system is completed so therefore, one will be used to travel seamlessly across different transit modes in the city and its suburbs. [20] [21]
Introduced on 4 February 2010, Bus Day is an event calling all the citizens of Bangalore to use public transport. The idea behind Bus Day is to observe the changes which can be brought in the city in trying to respect environment, traffic situation, health of individuals perception. [22] The 4th of every month is observed as a "Bus Day". [23]
BMTC along with BTP initiated the bus lanes between Central Silk Board Junction and Tin Factory Junction on Outer Ring Road branded as Nimbus. Bus lanes give priority to buses, cutting down on journey times where roads are congested with other traffic especially private cars and increasing the reliability of buses. The introduction of bus lanes can significantly assist in the reduction of air pollution due to individual cars and traffic pile up because of cars. [24] Currently, the bus lane has been removed due to reduction in road width due to the ongoing work on Namma Metro's Blue Line on the median.
To benefit the commuters and promote the usage of public transportation, the BMTC launched its Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on 25 May 2016. [25] Under this project, BMTC buses were equipped with GPS in a phased manner which would transmit the location of the bus to the ITS control room. On 20 May 2023, A mobile app called Namma BMTC was launched on the android and iOS platform which was made available in two languages, English and Kannada. The app provides information about bus routes and bus stops. Real time location of buses on a particular route can also be tracked, which requires the users to switch on the GPS on their device. [26] In 2017, BMTC would be introduced prepaid smart cards for commuting, which eliminated the need to pay the exact amount of change, this was not introduced widely, instead NCMC cards are proposed to be released as an open loop payment system. [27] [28] On 6 April 2022, Bus Passes started to be issued on TUMMOC mobile app, passengers have to scan the QR code in the bus to verify the pass bought on the app. [29] In 2022, BMTC has also started to accept ticket payments using UPI in a ON and OFF manner, finally launching it properly in June 2023. A QR code card is either stuck in the bus or with the bus conductor, passengers can scan and pay for tickets.
Electronic City is an information technology hub in Bangalore, India, located in Anekal taluk. Spread over 800 acres (3.2 km²) near Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur it houses a large number of electronic/IT industrial parks.
Namma Metro, also known as Bengaluru Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bengaluru, the capital city of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the second longest operational metro network in India with an operational length of 73.75 kilometers, just behind Delhi Metro. Upon its inauguration, it became the first underground metro system in South India. Namma Metro has a mix of underground, at grade, and elevated stations. Out of the 66 operational metro stations of Namma Metro as of October 2023, there are 57 elevated stations, eight underground stations and one at-grade station. The system runs on standard-gauge tracks.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in the southern part of Karnataka and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa and the Union territory of Puducherry. In June 2021, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation KSRTC was awarded the acronym KSRTC by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks, which is part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India when Kerala filed a case against Karnataka SRTC in response to a legal notice by the Karnataka SRTC to stop using the acronym KSRTC. As of January 2022, it has a fleet strength of 8113 buses.
Karnataka, a state in South India has a well-developed transport system. Its capital city, Bengaluru is well-connected by air to domestic and international destinations and the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in the city is one of the busiest airports in India. It was also the headquarters of the airlines Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines. The road transport is also well developed in the state with many National and State highways providing means for fast transportation. The headquarters of the South-Western Railway division of Indian Railways is located at Hubballi and this division governs most of the railway network in the state. Konkan Railway which passes along the coastal region of the state is considered one of the toughest engineering projects being undertaken in India till date. Buses, cars and trains are the means of transport for moving across distant places in Karnataka. For transportation within the city or town limits; motorbikes, cars, autorickshaws and buses are used. With the advent of low-cost airlines, many people are choosing to travel via air as well.
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the country's oldest state-run public bus transport services. The corporation is divided into three zones, and its headquarters is in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Daily scheduled service has increased from 1,200,000 kilometres (750,000 mi) to 1,422,546 kilometres (883,929 mi), using 6,241 buses on 6,389 routes. The corporation transports an average of 3.145 million commuters per day.
Bangalore BRTS was a proposed bus rapid transit system in Bangalore, Karnataka. Beginning with a comprehensive report in 2007, and even earlier, several proposals were made to implement a BRTS in Bangalore.
Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS)(ಕೆಂಪೇಗೌಡ ಬಸ್ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ) is a integrated main bus station in Bengaluru, India. It is located opposite the KSR Bengaluru railway station. It is bordered by Seshadri Road to the north, Danavanthri Road to the east, Tank Bund Road to the south and Gubbi Thotadappa Road to the west.
The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Traffic and Transit Management Center (Atal Bihari Vajpayee TTMC) is a bus station in Shantinagara, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Long-distance luxury express buses of KSRTC, APSRTC, SETC and PRTC. Buses bound towards Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry depart from this bus station. It is also a transit bus station for BMTC buses.
Nadaprabhu KempegowdaStn., Majestic is an important underground interchange metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line and North-South corridor of Green Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, India. It opened to the public on 30 April 2016 as part of Namma Metro's Phase-1. This important metro station serves as the interchange station allowing passengers to transfer between these lines for ease of travel. The station is located within walking distance from BMTC & KSRTC's Kempegowda Bus Station, as also the City's Main Railway station.
The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation - (NWKRTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in the Northwestern part of Karnataka except Bijapur district and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.
The Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in the Northeastern part of Karnataka plus Bijapur district and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.
Kalasipalya is a locality in the central part of Bangalore, Karnataka, India, and one of the older and most congested places in the city. The locality is home to landmarks such as Bangalore Fort and Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace. The area is known for its high traffic congestion and unhygienic conditions of roads.
Mysore is one of the most important cities in Karnataka due to its tourism and proximity with the capital city of Bangalore. It is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state of Karnataka. It has a well established road and rail transport with other cities in the country.
Transport in Bangalore consists of several intracity commute modes such as BMTC buses, Namma Metro rail services, taxis and auto rickshaws, as well as several intercity forms of transport: Government operated KSRTC, NWKRTC, KKRTC, other states RTC buses, Private bus operators, trains, and flights.
Mysuru Road Bus Station (MRBS), is one of the four major bus stations that serve as mofussil bus station hubs for the city of Bengaluru, India. It is located on Mysuru road. The other three major bus stations in Bengaluru are Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS), Shantinagara Bus Station (SBS) and Basaveshwara Bus Station (BBS). It is the second busiest mofussil bus station in Bengaluru only after Kempegowda Bus Station. It started functioning in 2005.
Kalyan Nagar is an upcoming elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. Around this metro station holds the main Kalyan Nagar BMTC Bus Depot cum Bus Stop followed by many prime Jewellery retail stores like Lalitha Jewellery, Tanishq, Kalyan Jewellers, Jos Alukkas and neighbouring Kammanahalli, Hennur and Chelekkere suburban areas. This metro station is slated to become operational around June 2026.
KIAL Terminals is an upcoming underground eastern terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Blue Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. This will be an important metro station which will serve the passengers who would be flying to different destinations across the globe. Around this metro station, holds the main Kempegowda International Airport, along with the KIAL Bus Terminus which would commute passengers and the general public towards the city, Hebbal and important areas like Yelahanka, Krishnarajapuram, Marathahalli and towards Mysore or Madikeri or Kundapura via KSRTC flybus services. This metro station is slated to be operational around June 2026.
Whitefield (Kadugodi) (formerly known as Whitefield) is the elevated eastern terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India which serves the main Whitefield neighbourhood area. Around this station, is the Whitefield railway station followed by some locations like Whitefield Traffic Police Station, Kadugodi Police Station, Kadugodi Bus Terminus, MJR Pearl Apartment, BSNL Telephone Service Center, Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ashram and many more.