Calcutta State Transport Corporation
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Belghoria, West Bengal, India | |
| Service area | Kolkata Long Distance Services was till 2015 |
|---|---|
| Service type | limited-stop, express bus service |
| Depots | 11 till 2017 |
| Fleet | 782 till 2017 |
| Daily ridership | 20,00,000 |
| Operator | Government of West Bengal |
| Website | wbtc |
Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) was a
History
Calcutta State Transport Corporation started its journey on 31 July 1948 as State Transport Services with an objective to provide efficient, adequate, economical and properly coordinated passenger bus service particularly in and around the city of Kolkata and in the state of West Bengal in general.
On 15 June 1960 the name of State Transport Service has changed to Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) under the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. By 1966, it had upgraded its services and was connected to 90 percent of the national highways. To fulfill the demand of rural passengers, CSTC introduced one of the earliest Long Distance Bus Services (LDS) from Calcutta to Digha in April 1968.
Merger with WBTC
In 2017, the
Operations
Fleet
With a fleet of 782 buses, CSTC was able to set up a number of bus routes in the southern part of West Bengal which were till then not connected to any other means of transport. CSTC also pioneered the running of air-conditioned Volvo buses in Kolkata, replacing the aging fleet.
Air conditioned buses were launched in July 2014 on 40 routes across the city and suburbs. They were in blue and white livery, the buses included a complete fleet of
In 2019, the West Bengal state government made a decision to transition the city's bus fleet, along with its ferry fleet, to be entirely electric by 2030, to reduce the levels of air pollution in the city.[3]
Routes
Depots
Former CSTC Depots used for parking and repairing buses.
- 1 BelghoriaDepot (Head Office) (BD)
- 2 Garia Depot (GD)
- 3 Howrah Depot (HD)
- 4 Kasba Depot (KD)
- 5 Lake Depot (LD)
- 6 Maniktala Depot (MD)
- 7 Nilgunge Depot (ND)
- 8 Paikpara Depot (PD)
- 9 Salt LakeDepot (SLD)
- 10 Taratala Depot (TD)
- 11 Thakurpukur Depot (TPD)
- 12 Pride Plaza Depot (PRD)
References
- ^ a b "Kolkata Road transport". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "City gets bus fleet the world is waiting for". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Kolkata is electrifying buses and ferries". C40. Retrieved 9 December 2021.