The additional services will cater to increased passenger demand on November 9 and 10 during the Deepavali and Balipadyami celebrations.
The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) will operate 340 additional special buses to facilitate travel during the Deepavali festival, according to a release from the corporation reported by The Hindu.
These services will be operated from the NWKRTC divisions in Hubballi, Dharwad, Gadag, Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, Haveri, Chikkodi and Bagalkot.
The corporation stated that the additional buses will cater to increased passenger demand on November 9 for Deepavali and November 10 for Balipadyami.
Special buses will also run from Bengaluru to various destinations within the NWKRTC jurisdiction from November 6 to 8.
These Bengaluru services will originate from major bus stations, including Kempegowda Bus Station, Vijayanagar TTMC, Malleswaram, Sharada Colony, Yeshwanthpur TTMC and Basaveshwara Nagar TTMC.
The NWKRTC has urged passengers to use these additional services for a safe and comfortable journey during the festival.
