Kanpur City Transport Services Limited

Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service (KMBS), is a committee which oversees bus service in the Kanpur metropolitan area. KMBS operates a fleet of 300 low-floor buses, with and without air conditioning,[1] which serve many parts of the metropolitan area.

Kanpur City Transport Services Limited
Overview
LocaleKanpur,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Transit typeBus
Number of lines6
Number of stations106
Daily ridership70,000+
Websiteuputd.gov.in/kanpurctsl
Operation
Operator(s)Kanpur City Transport Services Limited
Technical
System length215 kilometres (134 mi)

History

The service, formerly known as Mahanagar Bus Seva in Hindi, began operating on 6 July 1922.[2] The city bus service began in 2004 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]

Routes

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

Electric-bus proposal

The Indian government think tank NITI Aayog has proposed the introduction of electric low-floor, air-conditioned city buses by 2020.[3]

Airport service

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
  • Vishnupuri
  • Company Bagh Crossing
  • Gastro Liver Hospital
  • Moti Jhil 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
  1. "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.
  3. Pandey, Alok (13 July 2018). "कानपुर को प्रदूषण मुक्त बनाने के लिए सड़कों पर इलेक्ट्रिक लो फ्लोर बसें चलेंगी" [Electric low floor buses will run on the roads to make Kanpur pollution free]. Patrika (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 13 August 2018.
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