Kanpur City Transport Services Limited

Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service (KMBS), is a committee which oversees bus service in the Kanpur metropolitan area.

Kanpur City Transport Services Limited
Overview
LocaleKanpur,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Transit typeBus
Daily ridership10,000+
Websiteuputd.gov.in/kanpurctsl
Operation
Operator(s)Kanpur City Transport Services Limited
Number of vehicles340
Technical
System length215 kilometres (134 mi)

History

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The city bus service began in 2006 with a fleet of 100 buses. The city buses were brought under the control of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the Indian government's urban-modernisation scheme, in 2009.[1].The service, formerly known as Mahanagar Bus Seva in Hindi, began operating on 6 July 1922.[2]

Routes

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The following table includes private bus routes.[1]

Route Origin Terminus Via
1 Sarai Mita Bada Chauraha, Sarsiya Ghat Barra Bypass → Yasoda Nagar → Kidwai Nagar State Highway → Chalis Dukan → Tatmil → Kanpur Central
2 Chakeri Mod Mandhana Ramadevi, Shyam Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Chandari, Shahid Major Salman Khan Bus Station, Anwarganj, Rawatpur, Kalyanpur, IIT, Naramau
3 Shyam Nagar Bada Chauraha NH 2, Chandari, Civil Aerodrome
4 Yashoda Nagar Barra
5 Raniya Ghanta Ghar
6A Bada Chauraha Bithoor
6B Kanpur Central Mandhana
7 Barra Barra Jarauli Barra Bypass → Sachan GuestHouse, Barra → Nandlal, Govind Nagar → Baradevi → Chalis Dukan → Tatmil → Kanpur Central
8 Bada Chauraha Ramdevi
9 Afim Kothi Bingava
10 Ghanta Ghar Raniya
11 Bada Chauraha Mandi Samiti
12 World Bank Moolganj
13 Jarib Chauki Moolganj
14 Yasoda Nagar Kanpur Zoo
15 Mandi Samiti Naubasta Kanpur Central
16 Baghpur Tekra Bada Chauraha
17 Kanpur Zoo Kisan Nagar
18 Jajmau Kisan Nagar
19 Jajmau Bithoor
20 Bithoor Bada Chauraha
21 Ramadevi Raniya
22 Shastri Chowk, Barra Rawatpur Gutiya
23 Shivrajpur Maharajpur
24 Bithor Jajmau
25 Bhaunti Shuklaganj
26 Wazidpur Bithoor
27 Bithoor Wazidpur

Airport service

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KMBS operates air-conditioned buses from outlying areas to Kanpur Airport. The route includes:

  • IIT Gate
  • Kalianpur Railway Station
  • Kanpur University Gate
  • Gurudev Crossing
  • Vikas Nagar Bus Depot
  • KDA Signature
  • Allen Forest Zoological Park
  • Dr. Tilak Crossing
  • Company Bagh Crossing
  • Emerald Garden
  • Gastro Liver Hospital
  • Hallet Crossing
  • GSVM Medical College
  • Model Town
  • Mariampur Hospital
  • Chawla Crossing
  • Nirala Nagar
  • Gaushala Road Crossing
  • Naubasta Crossing
  • Via Bypass Flyover:
    • U-turn near Chakeri
    • U-turn near Axis Bank ATM Ahirwan
  • Airport

References

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  1. ^ a b "Transport in Kanpur". Kanpur Online. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ Upkar's State of India. Upkar Prakashan. p. 18.