| Kanpur City Transport Services Limited | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Locale | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Transit type | Bus |
| Daily ridership | 10,000+ |
| Website | uputd |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | Kanpur City Transport Services Limited |
| Number of vehicles | 340 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 215 kilometres (134 mi) |
Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service (KMBS), is a committee which oversees bus service in the Kanpur metropolitan area.
History[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "Transport in Kanpur". Kanpur Online. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Upkar's State of India. Upkar Prakashan. p. 18.