All the three buses are Super (Duper) Fast buses, one each from Kottayam, Thrissur and Ernakulam. Bus from Thrissur and Ernakulam is running via Kozhikkode, Bathery, Mysore and the bus from Kottayam is taking the Kozhikkode, Mananthavadi, Kutta, Mysore route.
RNK 448, Of Kottayam @ Satellite bus station, Bangalore.
This is a Dussehra special service which runs via
Thrissur, Kozhikkode, Mananthavadi, Kutta, Mysore.
Now comes, the very interesting facts regarding these buses. These buses are new buses constructed by Regional Workshops in Kozhikkode and Edappal. As, the buses are brand new, they hardly take the maximum speed of 50-55kmph. The speed governors are the villain here. Some crew of these bus's told KSRTCBlog that, they find it's very difficult to drive the bus, especially in the Ghat regions. "We started from Kottayam by 3.00 Pm and reached Bangalore by 12.00 Pm, the next day", One driver told to KSRTC Blog.
These buses are almost empty during the weekdays and in weekends too. I still wonder, why KSRTC has taken such type of decision to run these buses in this route. If they are not getting the permit to run buses via Salem or Bathery, it's better not to run via Mananthavadi and waste the diesel.
At present, KSRTC is running buses to Bangalore via 4 different routes.
2) Thrissur, Perinthalmanna, Vazhikkadavu, Gundalpet, Mysore
3) Thrissur, Kozhikkode, Bathery, Gundalpet, Mysore
4) Thrissur, Kozhikkode, Mananthavadi, Kutta, Mysore
I think these buses will only benefit people staying in wayanad who travel to Bangalore/Mysore. No one else will be preferring to travel in a super-fast up to KTM!
ReplyDeleteoh my god..manathavadi - kutta road is in bad condition..KSRTC better stop this service otherwise it will create a great damage to both bus and financially great damage to KSRTC
ReplyDeleteSome govt buses now have passes to run through the bandipur forest in the night..the newly introduced KarSRTC volvo run likes this...KeSRTC, please introduce a volvo in KKD-BLR route!!! this request is not from me but few of my friends who are from KKD!!...they are relying on train or KaSRTC volvos for a comfortable journey(better not talk about globus!)...An incident happened at KKD bus stand on Monday night...KeSRTC cancelled a 10pm AC bus service because only 2 seats out of 44 were booked!! at the same time, KaSRTC volvo was waiting to whisk away the passengers who cancelled their tickets on KeSRTC buses..so pls introduce a volvo on this route..
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