A release issued by the State run corporation, here on Tuesday said 800 extra buses have been pressed into service to meet the additional passenger rush, expected for Deepavali.
Buses for the festival will operate from Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS) to Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya, Shimoga, Hassan, Davangere, Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum, Bijapur, Raichur, Gulbarga, Bellary and Tirupati among other places.
Special buses will also operate from the Mysore Road, satellite bus station and Shanthi Nagar BMTC bus station towards Mysore, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalnagara, Madikeri and Tamil Nadu.
Buses to North-West and North-East Karnataka are also being introduced for the festival season.
Advance reservation facilities through computerised tickets can be done through, www.ksrtc.in.
A discount of five percent on advanced group booking of four or more passengers is being offered by KSRTC, on this occasion.
Published 13 October 2009, 18:39 IST