Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated and better known as KSRTC is a state-owned public road transport company in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Bus Depot A bus depot is an operating base of a Transport corporation. It accommodates parking, servicing and maintenance facilities for vehicles, an administrative function and facilities for staff. KSRTC have facilities for servicing and maintenance work in-house at the depot. The principal operational tasks to be carried out at a bus depot includes allocating and dispatching buses with crews according to schedule, processing cash paid in by conductors or drivers. Facilities required for these purposes often includes a signing-on office where crews report for duty and a cash office where conductors or drivers pay in the cash collected during their duties and an office for managerial and supervisory staff. Chargeman, supervisors report to the depot manager, which is the highest designation on the management front.

Adequate and satisfactory storage will be required for operating, engineering, personnel and financial records as well as for equipment such as ticket machines and tickets and associated documents such as waybills. KSRTC has its own-account maintenance workshops with specialist facilities catering Coach building (at Kengeri, Hassan, Hubli and Yadgir) and vehicle maintenance. Minimum servicing and maintenance requirements at depots include facilities for vehicle fueling, washing and cleaning, inspection pits, tools and equipment for minor routine servicing and mechanical repairs, facilities for changing and maintaining tires, storage accommodation for spare parts and office accommodation for supervisory staff. Many minor maintenance tasks are carried out while vehicles are waiting for their next trips. Another important function of a bus depot is the accommodation of buses which are not immediately required for operation or maintenance. There must be sufficient space for parking all buses based at the depot together with any others based elsewhere that require temporary accommodation and for safe maneuvering of vehicles in and out of the parking area. In the case of urban bus operations usually there will be a normal requirement for the entire fleet to be parked overnight, unless a significant number of vehicles are required for all-night operation.

Environmental friendly initiative The environmental problems can be minimized with good design of the facilities, proper maintenance, good discipline and housekeeping. KSRTC is making efforts to increase fuel efficiency of its buses. This relies on drivers and maintenance staff at the bus depot. KSRTC also uses alternative bio fuel like ethanol fuel, CNG, Millettia pinnata seed Oil (Indian Beech seed Oil) and procuring to plan electric buses so that it can reduce carbon emissions as an environmental friendly approach. In 2017–18, KSRTC managed to save more than 3 lakh litres of diesel compared to 99,373 litres in 2016–17. The increased mileage of KSRTC buses has also resulted in savings of Rs 59.73 lakh and Rs 1.68 crore in 2016-17 and 2017–18, respectively. The depot in Mysore also contributed to the health sector by converting buses to ICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

List of existing Government Bus depots in Karnataka by Transport Corporation

KSRTC

+ Sl Depot NumberDepot NameDivisionDistrict Ref1 Bagepalli Chikballapur Chikkaballapura2 Chikballapur Chikballapur Chikkaballapura3 Shidlaghatta Chikballapur Chikkaballapura4 Chintamani Chikballapur Chikkaballapura5 Gauribidanur Chikballapur Chikkaballapura6 Doddaballapur Chikballapur Bangalore Rural7 1 Bangalore Mofussil-1 Bangalore Central Bangalore Urban8 2 Bangalore Mofussil-2 Bangalore Central Bangalore Urban9 4 Bangalore Mofussil-4 Bangalore Central Bangalore Urban10 5 Bangalore Mofussil-5 Bangalore Central Bangalore Urban11 6 Bangalore Mofussil-6 Bangalore Central Bangalore Urban12 Nelamangala Bangalore Central Bangalore Urban13 Anekal Bengaluru South Bangalore Urban14 Channapatna Bengaluru South Ramanagara15 Harohalli Bengaluru South Bengaluru South District 16 Kanakapura Bengaluru South Bengaluru South District 17 Magadi Bengaluru South Bengaluru South District 17 Ramanagara Bengaluru South Bengaluru South District 19 Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar20 Gundlupet Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar21 Kollegal Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar22 1 Mysore Mofussil-1 Mysore Rural Mysore23 3 Mysore Mofussil-2 Mysore Rural Mysore24 Heggadadevanakote Mysore Rural Mysore25 Hunsur Mysore Rural Mysore26 Krishnarajanagara Mysore Rural Mysore27 Piriyapatna Mysore Rural Mysore28 2 Kuvempunagar Mysore City Mysore29 3 Sathagalli Mysore City Mysore30 4 Vijayanagara Mysore City Mysore31 Nanjangudu Mysuru City Mysore32 Chikmagalur Chikmagalur Chikmagalur33 Kadur Chikmagalur Chikmagalur34 Mudigere Chikmagalur Chikmagalur35 Arsikere Chikmagalur Hassan36BelurChikmagalurHassan37 Sakleshpur Chikmagalur Hassan38 Arkalgud Hassan Hassan39 Channarayapatna Hassan Hassan40 1 Hassan-1 Hassan Hassan41 2 Hassan-2 Hassan Hassan42 Holenarasipur Hassan Hassan43 Ramanathapura Hassan Hassan44 KGF Kolar Kolar45 Kolar Kolar Kolar46 Malur Kolar Kolar47 Mulbagal Kolar Kolar48 Srinivasapura Kolar Kolar49 Krishnarajapet Mandya Mandya50 Maddur Mandya Mandya51 Malavalli Mandya Mandya52 Mandya Mandya Mandya53 Nagamangala Mandya Mandya54 Pandavapura Mandya Mandya55 Madikeri Puttur Kodagu56 BC Road Puttur Dakshina Kannada57 Puttur Puttur Dakshina Kannada58 Sullia Puttur Dakshina Kannada59 Dharmasthala Puttur Dakshina Kannada60 1 Mangalore-1 Mangalore Dakshina Kannada61 2 Mangalore-2 Mangalore Dakshina Kannada62 3 Mangalore-3 Mangalore Dakshina Kannada63 Kundapura Mangalore Udupi64 Udupi Mangalore Udupi65 Kunigal Tumkur Tumkur66 Tiptur Tumkur Tumkur67 1 Tumkur-1 Tumkur Tumkur68 2 Tumkur-2 Tumkur Tumkur69 Turuvekere Tumkur Tumkur70MadhugiriMadhugiri Tumkur71 Sira Madhugiri Tumkur72PavagadaMadhugiri Tumkur73 Chitradurga Chitradurga Chitradurga74HiriyurChitradurgaChitradurga75ChallakereChitradurgaChitradurga76HosadurgaChitradurgaChitradurga771Davanagere-1DavanagereDavanagere78 2 Davanagere-2 Davanagere Davanagere79 Harihara Davanagere Davanagere81 Channagiri Davanagere Davanagere81 Sagar Shimoga Shimoga82 Shimoga Shimoga Shimoga83BhadravatiShimogaShimoga84ShikaripuraShimogaShimoga85HonnaliShimogaDavanagere

KKRTC

+ Sl Depot NumberDepot NameDivisionDistrict Ref1 Harapanahalli Hospet Vijayanagara2 Hagari Bommanahalli Hospet Vijayanagara 3 Hospet Hospet Vijayanagara4 Huvina Hadagali Hospet Vijayanagara5SandurBellaryBellary6 Kudligi Hospet Vijayanagara7 1 Bellary-1 Bellary Bellary8 2 Bellary-2 Bellary Bellary93Bellary-3BellaryBellary104KurugoduBellaryBellary11 Siraguppa Bellary Bellary12 Aurad Bidar Bidar13 Basavkalyan Bidar Bidar14 Bhalki Bidar Bidar15 1 Bidar-1 Bidar Bidar16 2 Bidar-2 Bidar Bidar17 Humnabad Bidar Bidar18 Chincholi Gulbarga-1 Kalaburagi19 Chittapur Gulbarga-1 Kalaburagi20 1 Gulbarga-1 Gulbarga-1 Kalaburagi21 4 Gulbarga-4 Gulbarga-1 Kalaburagi22 Kalagi Gulbarga-1 Kalaburagi23 Sedum Gulbarga-1 Kalaburagi24 Aland Gulbarga-2 Kalaburagi25 2 Gulbarga-2 Gulbarga-2 Kalaburagi26 3 Gulbarga-3 Gulbarga-2 Kalaburagi27JewargiGulbarga-2Kalaburagi28AfzalpurGulbarga-2Kalaburagi29 Gangavati Koppal Koppal30 Koppal Koppal Koppal 31 Kuknur Koppal Koppal32 Kustagi Koppal Koppal33 Yelburga Koppal Koppal34 Devadurga Raichur Raichur35 Lingasugur Raichur Raichur36 Manvi Raichur Raichur37 Maski Raichur Raichur38 1 Raichur-1 Raichur Raichur39 2 Raichur-2 Raichur Raichur403Raichur-3RaichurRaichur41 Sindhanur Raichur Raichur42 Gurmitkal Yadgir Yadgir43 Shahapur Yadgir Yadgir44 Shorapur Yadgir Yadgir45 Yadgir Yadgir Yadgir46 1 Bijapur-1 Bijapur Bijapur472Bijapur-2BijapurBijapur48Bijapur-3BijapurBijapur49IndiBijapurBijapur50MuddebihalBijapurBijapur51SindgiBijapurBijapur52TalikotBijapurBijapur53Basavana BagewadiBijapurBijapur

NWKRTC

+ Sl Depot NumberDepot NameDivisionDistrict Ref1BadamiBagalkotBagalkot2BagalkotBagalkotBagalkot3BilagiBagalkotBagalkot4GuledguddaBagalkotBagalkot5HungundBagalkotBagalkot6IlkalBagalkotBagalkot7JamakhandiBagalkotBagalkot8MudholBagalkotBagalkot9BailhongalBelgaumBelagavi101Belgaum-1BelgaumBelagavi112Belgaum-2BelgaumBelagavi123Belgaum-3BelgaumBelagavi134Belgaum-4BelgaumBelagavi14KhanapurBelgaumBelagavi15RamadurgaDHARWAD RURALBelagavi16AthaniChikkodiBelagavi17ChikkodiChikkodiBelagavi18GokakChikkodiBelagavi19HukkeriChikkodiBelagavi20NippaniChikkodiBelagavi21RaibagChikkodiBelagavi21SankeshwarChikkodiBelagavi23SavadattiDharwad RuralBelagavi24DandeliDharwad RuralUttara Kannada25HaliyalDharwad RuralUttara Kannada26Dharwad MofussilDharwad RuralDharwad district271Hubli City-1Hubli Dharwad CityDharwad282Hubli BRTSHubli Dharwad CityDharwad293Dharwad BRTSHubli Dharwad CityDharwad301Hubli Mofussil-1Hubli RuralDharwad312Hubli Mofussil-2Hubli RuralDharwad323Hubli Mofussil-3Hubli RuralDharwad33NavalgundHubli RuralDharwad34KalaghatagiHubli RuralDharwad35BetageriGadagGadag36GadagGadagGadag37GajendragadGadagGadag38LaxmeshwarGadagGadag39MundargiGadagGadag40NaragundGadagGadag41RonGadagGadag42ByadgiHaveriHaveri43HanagalHaveriHaveri44HaveriHaveriHaveri45HirekerurHaveriHaveri46RanebennurHaveriHaveri47SavanurHaveriHaveri48SirsiUttara Kannada (Sirsi)Uttara Kannada49KarwarUttara Kannada (Sirsi)Uttara Kannada50AnkolaUttara Kannada (Sirsi)Uttara Kannada51BhatkalUttara Kannada (Sirsi)Uttara Kannada52KumtaUttara Kannada (Sirsi)Uttara Kannada53YellapuraUttara Kannada (Sirsi)Uttara Kannada

BMTC

+ Sl Depot NumberDepot NameDivisionDistrict Ref12ShanthinagarSouthBangalore Urban23ShanthinagarSouthBangalore Urban34Jayanagara 4th T BlockSouthBangalore Urban46IndiranagarEastBangalore Urban57SubhashnagarCentralBangalore Urban68YeshwanthpuraNorthBangalore Urban79PeenyaNorth-WestBangalore Urban810HennurNorth-EastBangalore Urban911YelahankaNorthBangalore Urban1012KengeriWestBangalore Urban1113KathriguppeCentralBangalore Urban1214R. T. NagarNorth-EastBangalore Urban1315KoramangalaEastBangalore Urban1416DeepanjalinagarWestBangalore Urban1517Chandra LayoutWestBangalore Urban1618ITPLCentralBangalore Urban1719Electronics cityEastBangalore Urban1820BanashankariSouthBangalore Urban1921ChannasandraWestBangalore Urban2022PeenyaNorth-WestBangalore Urban2123KalyananagarNorth-EastBangalore Urban2224K. R. PuramNorth-EastBangalore Urban2325H. S. R. LayoutCentralBangalore Urban2426YeshwanthpuraNorthBangalore Urban2527JiganiSouthBangalore Urban2628HebbalaCentralBangalore Urban2729K. R. PuramNorth-EastBangalore Urban2830YelahankaNorthBangalore Urban2931SumanahalliNorth-WestBangalore Urban3032Surya cityEastBangalore Urban3133Poornapragna LayoutWestBangalore Urban3234Kothanur dinneSouthBangalore Urban3335KannalliNorth-WestBangalore Urban3436BidadiWestBangalore Urban3537KengeriWestBangalore Urban3638ChikkanagamangalaEastBangalore Urban3739HosakoteNorth-EastBangalore Urban3840NelamangalaNorth-WestBangalore Urban3941GunjurEastBangalore Urban4042KodathiEastBangalore Urban4143ShivanapuraNorth-WestBangalore Urban4244AnjanapuraSouthBangalore Urban4345M. S. PalyaNorthBangalore Urban4446SadenahalliNorthBangalore Urban4547MandurNorth-EastBangalore Urban4648ByrathiNorth-EastBangalore Urban4749BidadiWestRamanagara4850DevanahalliNorthBangalore Urban4951SadaramangalaEastBangalore Urban5052UttanahalliNorthBangalore Urban

List of upcoming Bus depots of KSRTC & BMTC