South Bengal State Transport Corporation
Ministry of Transport, Government of West Bengal | |
Website | sbstc.co.in |
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South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) is a
By providing link between Jharkhand and West Bengal, it is the backbone of many people residing in the border areas between these two states. It also connects many cities in West Bengal, particularly major cities and towns like Durgapur, Kolkata, Singur, Gobindapur, Bardhaman, Arambagh, Suri, Purulia, Digha, Medinipur, Bankura, Haldia etc. which extend up to North Bengal.
Bus/Coaches
Manufacturer |
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Ashok Leyland |
Tata |
Eicher |
History
The South Bengal State Transport Corporation started its journey on 1 August 1963 in Durgapur industrial township by the Government of West Bengal with an aim to provide a clean and hassle free ride to the people of Durgapur. initially, it started with only 8 buses operated inside the township covering a total route length of 65 km. In 1964–65, the fleet strength increased to 25 with and total operating route length increased to 102 km. In 1965–66, the fleet strength is increased to 62 and route length became 428 km.
On 15 August 1967, it was renamed to "Durgapur State Transport Board (DSTB)".In 1968–69, DSTB extended its activities through augmentation of fleet strength of 100 buses operating in 11 long distance routes and 8 township routes covering a total route length of 1200 km and 176 km respectively. In 1972–73, Durgapur-Siliguri bus service was introduced with 3 new town services and the total route length of long distance and town services went up to 1650 km and 143 km respectively.
In 1973, DSTB was ultimately converted into public sector undertaking under the name and style of " Durgapur State Transport Corporation(DSTC)" and many new routes has been introduced. DSTC got its present name in 1988 with an objective of increasing its service to the entire south Bengal.[1]
Organizational Set up
The
Traffic Operational Activities
Traffic operational activities of this
This Corporation has operations in the inter-State routes like the present link with state of Jharkhand. Some inter-state routes on which the Corporation runs buses are Durgapur to Tata (Jamshedpur) via Bankura and Purulia, and Durgapur to Bokaro Steel City via Asansol and Dhanbad, Durgapur to Dumka via Suri. The Corporation has planned to contact some more areas in more States in the near future.
Divisions, depots and routes
SBSTC provides its services through two divisions, namely Durgapur and Belghoria. It has a total fifteen depots, four bus terminus, two bus counter and one bus stand.
- Services From
Durgapur Division | Belghoria Division |
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Rampurhat Depot | Belghoria Depot |
Katwa Depot | Howrah Depot |
Asansol Depot | Falta Depot |
Bankura Depot | Haldia Depot |
Burdwan Depot | Midnapore Depot |
Purulia Depot | Digha Depot |
Arambagh Depot | Esplanade Bus Terminus |
Kalna Depot | Karunamoyee Bus Terminus |
Suri Depot | Jhargram Depot |
Durgapur City Centre/
Rail Station Bus Terminus |
Santragachi Bus Terminus Garia Bus Depot |
Burdwan Stand (Nawabhat) | Manbazar Depot |
Asansol Bus Terminus | Krishnanagar Depot |
Bolpur Shantiniketan Depot |
The list of depots in different years after the inception of SBSTC are as follows: [1]
Year | Depots |
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1977–78 | 1 |
1987–88 | 4 |
1988–89 | 6 |
1989–90 | 10 |
1990–91 | 11 |
1995–96 | 12 |
1996–97 | 14 |
2011–12 | 15 |
2014–15 | 13 |
2016–17 | 14 |
Routes
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Historical Background, SOUTH BENGAL STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION". Retrieved 21 December 2012.