North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation

North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
Native name
Vāyavya Karnāṭaka Raste Sārige Nigama
Vāyavya Karnāṭaka Raste Sārige Nigama
Company typePublic
IndustryPublic transport bus service
PredecessorPart of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Founded1 November 1997; 27 years ago (1997-11-01)
HeadquartersNWRTC Central Office, Sarige Sadana, Gokul Road, Industrial Estate,, ,
Number of locations
  • 51 Depots
  • 174 Bus Stations
  • NWKRTC Central Office, Hubli
  • Regional Workshop, Hubli
  • Regional Training Institute, Hubli
Area served
Primary Base

Intrastate

Interstate

Key people
  • Bharath. S, IAS
    Managing Director
  • Nitish. K, IAS
    Deputy Secretary (Budget & Resources), Department of Finance
  • N. V. Prasad, IAS
    Secretary to Government, Department of Transport
  • Paresh Kumar Goel, ISDE
    Director (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Central Govt. Representative
  • Ramalinga Reddy, MLA
    Chairperson, NWKRTC & Minister for Transport & Muzrai, Government of Karnataka
Brands
  • Vayavya Karnataka Sarige
  • Vayavya Gramantara Sarige
  • Vayavya Nagara Sarige
  • Rajahamsa Executive Class
  • Non-AC Sleeper Class
  • Airavat Club Class
  • Ambaari Class
ServicesPublic transport
OwnerGovernment of Karnataka
Number of employees
21633
ParentDepartment of Transport, Government of Karnataka
Divisions9 Divisions
WebsiteNWKRTC Main Website
All Karnataka's RTCs Ticket Reservation
Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services
Footnotes / references
4813 buses serve 22 lakh passengers per day

The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation - (NWKRTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in the Northwestern part of Karnataka except Bijapur district and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.