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Meet the Team The Faces of Our Organization Meet the Team: Meet the Team Souvik Mukherjee President Aniket Banerjee General Secretary Arnab Roy Vice President Abhinaba Paul Joint Secretary Bijan Dutta Treasurer Abhiraj Das Joint Treasurer Meet the Team: Meet the Team Trishik Bose Instagram in-charge Pratim Saha Facebook Group In-charge Soumen Mondal Moderator Souvanik Sanyal Moderator Suvodeep Bhattacharya Moderator/Page Editor Saurav Mukherjee Moderator/Page Editor Meet the Team: Meet the Team Arunopal Banerjee Web Developer Sayantan Maiti Web Developer Group Experts Debarun Bhattacharjee Debangsu Mukherjee Sagarmoy Banerjee Meet the Team: Meet the Team

We work for the betterment of transportation in Kolkata/West Bengal. Our group mainly works with buses and trams. We believe in a cleaner and greener Earth. Home: Who We Are BUS YATRA : THE FIRST OF IT'S KIND View More CLICK FOR BUS YATRA NEWS COVERAGE Kolkata bus-o-pedia, aka KBOP, is the largest bus fanning organization in Eastern India. With over 4,50,000 followers and a monthly social media reach of over 12 Million , we work to popularise the necessity of buses and trams as the most important means of public transport. Kolkata is a unique city with a variety of modes of public transportation. We have been working since 2018 with all the stakeholders (operators, passengers and staff) of buses and trams to ensure the smooth functioning and operation of these unsung heroes of the city. Currently, we are based in 8 districts of West Bengal, namely, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Purba Bardhaman, Malda and North Dinajpur. Note: We do not operate any bus or tram routes. Contact for any queries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Home: Welcome Milestone for KBOP KBOP reaches 450000 followers on Facebook More news and notifications coming soon! Achieving 450k followers on Facebook is a massive feat for Team Kolkata bus-o-pedia. We're thankful to all the members, admins, moderators, ex admins/moderators, group experts, bus owners, bus staffs, and every other follower of our Facebook Page who have made this possible. On behalf of the entire admin panel, I thank you from the bottom of our hearts. I hope you'll continue to support the biggest bus fanning Facebook page of Eastern India forever. Read More Search Your Bus Route Search all sorts of bus routes by clicking on the link below CLICK HERE

Save route 3 A programme was conducted by our team with the effort to revive the legendary route 3 of Hooghly RTA, whose fleet has been reduced drastically without replacements, the reason being the extensive increase in the number of small vehicles. A legendary route which was once the only local connection between North Kolkata and Hooghly's Serampore was standing at the verge of extinction. With KBOPs valiant efforts we started collecting signatures from the local people and shopkeepers near Serampore Station who had supported the initiative a lot. In fact a number of people from around the city seemed to be very happy as they faced inconveniences because of the drastic reduction in fleet count, as they needed this bus service a lot for their daily commutation. The owners also supported and helped us to reintroduce this legendary route again. Finally with everyone's support, encouragement and media coverage we helped Hooghly 3 to relaunch another bus and the route is now successfully alive with 2 buses running every day. Before this pandemic lockdown, it used to visit Salt Lake and Bagbazar but due to ongoing demand and absence of local trains between GT Road, it usually runs up to Dakshineshwar. Our efforts and campaign were successful and we were very much grateful to everyone who supported us in saving the legendary route 3. In fact, we would like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Sudip Goswami, owner of WB15A0663 for his assistance and cooperation in our attempt to make this programme successful. Save Route 3: Text

Electric Bus Inauguration We were also present during the auspicious inauguration of Electric Buses for our city. Our CM Mamata Banerjee along with transport department officials inaugurated brand new E-buses for different AC routes for our city, pink cabs for women and CNG Buses for Asansol and Durgapur. We exclusively covered the event at Nabanna which marked the beginning of a new era for the citizens of our state and making it pollution free. We were also present during the inauguration of Pride Plaza Electric Bus Depot at Newtown which further influenced the go green movement, keeping in mind the future of our state. Today we hold a respectable position in the world, ahead of London in percentage penetration of Electric Buses and the state within India with the most number of Electric Buses. Electric Bus Inauguration: Text

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Exclusive depot coverage of the WBTC operated CNG bus Team Kolkata bus-o-pedia paid a visit to WBTC(CSTC) Saltlake depot in order to make an exclusive coverage of the newly launched retro-fitted CNG buses. We are thankful to the MD(WBTC), Mr. Rajanvir Singh Kapur (IAS) for granting us permission for making this coverage possible. We are also thankful to Mr. Samiran Dey, former Dy. Chief Mechanical Engineer, WBTC and Mr. Bhaskar Sarkar, DM, WBTC(CSTC) Saltlake depot for their continuous support. Why CNG? Cheaper than diesel Eco-friendly 27% extra savings No safety hazards High flashpoint Currently, two CNG buses are being operated by WBTC(CSTC) Saltlake depot in the routes S12G: Newtown to Nabanna S12: Newtown to Howrah Exclusive video coverage CNG bus: Text Watch Now Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied CNG bus: Videos

The various ventures of KBOP Here you can find the various ventures done by KBOP over the years in service. Know More Exclusive coverage of the first private AC CNG bus service [operated by City Suburban Bus Service] Know More Celebrating 100 glorious years of route 52 Know More Filing of RTI to enquire about the resumption of tram service on route 18 [Bidhannagar to Howrah Bridge] Know More Exclusive depot coverage of the WBTC operated CNG bus Know More Joy Bangla Bus Parisheba Know More Make Buses Safer for Woman Know More Save Route 3 Know More Save Wooden Trams Know More Tramjatra Know More Don’t miss out on any of our other coverages. Miscellaneous Ventures Brand collaborations KBOP ventures: News

Buses and trams are an integral part of West Bengal's transportation system and they have served the people for over a century. However, recently they are under certain threats, and we vow to protect them. Brand Collaborations We here at KBOP have work with the most elite brands of Kolkata over the past few years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Lokenath Bus Service 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Royal Cruiser 1 2 3 4 5 Greenline 1 2 Calcutta Tram Users' Association (CTUA) 1 2 Calcutta Melbourne Tramjatra Brand Collabs: Get Involved

General number series (1 - 99) and 200 Bus series (201 - 262) Out of these, some (like 15, 33) were government buses (including the famous double-decker red buses), while most others were the most common private buses of Kolkata. We can observe that in this series routes are not available for some numbers like 25, 31, 50, 60. It is because either some route numbers have a prefixed version (like L16 or L20) or permits were issued with those numbers but no bus operator was interested in running the route with those numbers. Such gaps can be found in all route series of Kolkata. Most government buses of this series have recently been replaced by their counterparts with an ‘S’ or ‘M’ prefix. Similarly, some private buses may also have ‘L’ or ‘E’ prefixes. The 200 series of bus routes were started from 1981 and can be considered as an extension to the General bus series. Similar numberings are also given by Howrah and Hoogly RTAs. All RTAs have their independent system of numbering, so 2 different routes may end up having the same number based on RTA issued. Minibus series (1 - 45 in Howrah and S101 to S190 in Kolkata) These smaller buses were started from around 1980, especially keeping in mind the office commuters. Earlier standing was not allowed in them, but due to the huge population, this rule was evoked. Most buses start from diverse locations in the city and end at the centre of the city (applicable for both). In South 24 Parganas, we have the M series of minibus routes serving as district connections. DN and SD series These routes are specially designated for districts North 24 Parganas (Barasat RTA) and South 24 Parganas (Alipore RTA). Most of them run within the respective districts but some buses do serve the metropolitan area as well. Along with DN series, MM and MN series of private buses are also available for interior areas of North 24 Parganas. JM series This series of routes was started from 2009 with the big buses received from Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) (Such buses were also run by normal RTA routes of Kolkata.) Owing to huge maintenance costs, most of the buses (most routes also) have been scrapped, but still some are available. K and KB and KS series These series of routes were started in around 2009 - 10 and 2014 respectively, K probably means Kolkata and KB means Kolkata Border (probably because of covering newer areas). Some employ small buses while others have buses similar to normal RTA buses. Also, we have some more minibuses like the KS series which also form some of the important routes in Kolkata and suburbs, however many are yet to be launched. Numberless RTA / STA buses There are a lot of RTA and STA permit private buses which are not numbered and are known by their source and destinations. Examples of RTA buses: Rajarhat to Nabanna and Chakla to Karunamoyee Examples of STA buses: Barasat Bgarden, Barasat Baruipur, etc. West Bengal Government Operated buses WBTC operated West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) is a West Bengal state government undertaken corporation. It plies buses, trams and ferries in the state. It was formed by merging existing state transport agencies, namely the Calcutta State Transport Corporation, the Calcutta Tramways Company and the West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation. WBTC was formed in the year 2016, and has since remained the governing body for most of the government-operated city bus routes in Kolkata (urban and suburban). WBTC (CSTC) non AC buses (S series (mostly), M, E series and others) These are the non AC government buses run by the CSTC wing of WBTC. Most employ either Ashok Leyland Janbus, Tata Marcopolo 1613 or 1624 buses. WBTC ( CTC) non AC buses (C, D, E, T series and others) These buses are run by the CTC wing of WBTC. They are mainly divided in 4 series, C means City services, D means District services, E means Express services (long routes), and so on. The CTC wing of WBTC mainly operated the following buses: Eicher 10.75, 10.90, 20.15, Tata 1512c Jupiter, Marcopolo 1613, and Ashok Leyland, Viking and Cheetah. WBTC (CSTC) AC buses (AC series) These routes were started in around 2014 and have been quite popular since then. Out of them, some routes employ Volvo 8400 buses, while most others employ Ashok Leyland Janbus (AC version). Since facilities in Volvo buses are a bit more than those in Janbuses, so the fare slab in those buses is higher than that in Janbuses. The minimum fare of the Ac buses are fixed at Rs. 20. There is an increment of Rs. 5 per distance slab in the Janbuses and the Electric buses, while there is an increment of Rs. 10 per slab for a Volvo. The CSTC wing of WBTC also operates smaller Ashok Leyland Lynx Smart buses and Tata 712 AC buses and they follow a similar fare structure to those of the Janbuses. Electric buses have been recently launched by the WBTC, in order to combat the pollution levels of Kolkata. Tata Ultra 9m and Tata 12m electric buses are being currently operated by them. WBTC (CTC) AC buses (ACT series, EB Series, BE Series) WBTC(CTC) employs Volvo or Bebbco buses in the form of ACT series and Banglashree express(BE) series. Generally, Volvo 9400, Volvo 9100 and Ashok Leyland 12m AC buses are used by the CTC. Examples: ACT3, ACT13, etc. The CTC wing of WBTC is known to operate Tata 9m AC Electric buses. The series is known as EB series. Examples: EB1, EB3, etc. WBTC(WBSTC) non AC buses (ST, AS series) These buses are run by the WBSTC wing of WBTC. ST series of buses are run by WBSTC themselves(Example: ST6, ST7, etc), while AS series of buses are run by franchisees(Example: AS3) WBTC(WBSTC) AC buses (VS series) VS series of buses were started in around 2008 and are run by WBSTC themselves. They employ Volvo 8400 buses(JNNURM Phase1). Earlier, V series of buses also used to operate with similar buses in partnership with Kaushik Global Logistics Private Limited. But due to heavy outstanding loans the company withdrew its services. Now 2 of its routes, V1 and V9 are operated by CSTC wing of WBTC. South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) SBSTC is known to operate several express services to various parts of Southern Bengal. Numerous services are available from Kolkata, which connect various parts of other districts. North Bengal State Transport Corporation (N BSTC) NBSTC is known to operate several express services to various parts of Northern Bengal. Numerous services are available from Kolkata, which connect various parts of other districts of Northern Bengal. The Kolkata to Siliguri route and the Kolkata to Malda routes are two of the most important routes operated by NBSTC. Buses of Kolkata: About Us