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{{Infobox bus transit
| name = Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

| logo = Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation logo.png
| logo_size = 160
| image = BMTC Volvo.jpg
| image_size = 200
| image_caption = BMTC Vajra [[Volvo B7RLE]]
| company_slogan = Moving you most economically<br/>Bringing Bangalore to your doorstep
| founded = 1997<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kharola-appointed-bmrcl-md/article5010501.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Kharola appointed BMRCL MD | date=10 August 2013}}</ref>
<ref>{{citation | url=https://www.mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/info-1/History/en | title=BMTC History | date=14 May 2019}}</ref>
| headquarters = Central Office, K H Road, Shanthinagar, [[Bengaluru]]
| locale = [[Bengaluru]]
| service_area = [[Bengaluru Urban]] and [[Bangalore rural|Bengaluru Rural]]
| service_type = Local, limited-stop, express, and [[bus rapid transit|BRT]] bus service
| fleet = 6,501 <ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=https://www.mybmtc.com/en/bmtc_glance |title=BMTC at a glance |publisher=Mybmtc.com |date=2014-07-05 |access-date=2014-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912063013/https://www.mybmtc.com/en/bmtc_glance |archive-date=12 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| # of tickets sold = 4,910,000 (November 27, 2017)<ref name="NB"/>
| parent = [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]]
| operator = [[Government of Karnataka]]
| website = [https://www.mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/ www.mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/]
|Chairman = [[N.A Haris]]}}

'''Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation''' ('''BMTC''') is a government agency that operates the [[public transport]] bus service in [[Bengaluru]], India. It has the highest number of Volvo buses operated by a public transport company in [[India]].<ref name="volvooper">{{cite web|url=http://www.volvobuses.com/bus/india/en-in/news_and_events/press%20releases/_layouts/CWP.Internet.VolvoCom/NewsItem.aspx?News.ItemId=1370&News.Language=en-gb|title=Volvo's first city buses in India operating|date=25 January 2006|publisher=[[Volvo Buses]]|access-date=23 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="volvoforay">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/02091502.htm |title=Volvo to foray into city bus segment in India |date=9 January 2006 |work=Businessline |access-date=23 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525183807/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/02091502.htm |archive-date=25 May 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="lwfloortohit">{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Volvo-intra-city-buses-to-hit-B'lore-roads-on-Jan-17/152460/|title=Volvo intra-city buses to hit B'lore roads on Jan 17|date=11 January 2006 |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=23 June 2009}}</ref> C.Shikha is the Managing Director of BMTC.

==History==
The BMTC is one of the three Subsidiaries of [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]], in the context of the city's expansion in the year 1997, Bangalore Transport Service(BTS) was formed . Later Bangalore Transport Service(BTS) became Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. and the colour scheme of BTS was also changed from red to a blue and white combination. To this day BMTC still remains a division of [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]]. The profits earned by BMTC are used to cover the losses from the NWKRTC and NEKRTC divisions of KSRTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travel2karnataka.com/bmtc_bangalore_metropolitan_transport_corporation.htm|title=BMTC Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|website=travel2karnataka.com|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref> Indian actor superstar Rajinikanth began acting in plays while working in the Bangalore Transport Service as a bus conductor.<ref>CBSE students to now study Rajinikanth's life story". The Times of India. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015</ref>

==Types of services==
[[File:Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Volvo B7RLE bus, India.jpg|thumb|200px|A BMTC [[Volvo]] bus.]]
[[File:BMTC-342F-Volvo-UD-Sarjapura.JPG|thumb|200px|A BMTC [[UD Trucks|UD]] bus.]]
[[File:BMTC-Corona-500CA.jpg|thumb|200px|A BMTC Corona bus.]]
The following are the services run by BMTC:

* '''General:''' The regular Non-AC buses with a blue-white colour scheme. (Now all Non-AC buses come under this category)
*'''Samartha''': Green Coloured newly bought buses replacing the older ones.
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*'''Suvarna''': Similar fare to ordinary buses serving important feeder routes, painted in red or green/white scheme. Now merged with the regular ones with blue-white colour.
*'''BIG 10''': Suvarna class buses with special green and bottle green livery plying on 12 major corridors towards the central commercial district. These buses are numbered with a '''G''' prefix. Now same livery as the general ones.
*'''BIG Circle''': Suvarna class buses with special white colored BIG Circle livery. These buses ply on inner and outer ring roads . Buses are numbered with a '''C''' prefix or a '''K''' prefix. Now same livery as the general ones.
*'''Atal Sarige''': Low fare buses painted with Indian tri-colour livery.<ref name="atalsarigeexpress">{{cite news|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article124421.ece|title=CM flags off Atal Sarige for the poor|date=31 May 2009|work=[[Indian Express|Express Buzz]]|access-date=8 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="atallaunched">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/31/stories/2009053153650400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701040059/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/31/stories/2009053153650400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2009|title='Atal Sarige' launched in Bangalore|date=31 May 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|page=1|access-date=8 June 2009|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
*'''Vajra''': Air conditioned [[Volvo]] buses painted in blue livery (earlier red) running on important routes serving the IT companies and major residential areas.
*'''Vayu Vajra''': Blue coloured (Earlier green/red) Volvo buses operated in 12 routes connecting to [[Kempegowda International Airport]]. Free Wi-Fi access is provided to the commuters in these buses.<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=404982 BMTC to run Mercedes Benz buses on trial basis]</ref>
*'''Marcopolo AC''' and '''Corona AC''': Air conditioned buses with lower fare than Vajra services plying on select routes.(Marcopolo AC & Corona AC is now out of service )
*'''Metro Feeder''': Special buses running on 18 routes as feeder network to the Metro stations
*'''Hop On Hop Off''': This service was introduced for sightseeing in [[Bengaluru]]. It covers a route connecting about twenty landmarks of great historic, religious and scientific significance.(no service now)

BMTC has also introduced Mercedes Benz buses on a trial basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/92237/mercedes-bus-trial-run-over.html |title=Mercedes bus trial run over next month |publisher=Deccanherald.com |access-date=2014-07-17}}</ref> BMTC has also introduced buses powered by solar energy on trial basis in Bengaluru.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3505672.ece | title=Apoorva Renewable Energy to make solar-electric buses for transport body | date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

The BMTC announced that it would acquire 150 [[electric bus]]es by September 2017. The project will be funded by the Union Government's Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles scheme of National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eco-friendly commute: 150 electric buses to hit namma Bengaluru streets|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/mar/07/eco-friendly-commute-150-electric-buses-to-hit-namma-bengaluru-streets-1578545.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Bangalore Today">{{cite web|url=https://bangaloretoday.in/bangalore-metropolitan-transport-corporation-bmtc/ |title= BMTC- Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is provides totally 3 kinds of Bus passes which are Daily Pass, Monthly pass, Student bus pass(Bengaluru) |publisher=Bangalore Today |access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref>

==Major bus stations==
[[File:BMTC bus stop on Mysuru road.jpg|thumb|200px|BMTC Bus Station on Mysore Road]]
BMTC has 34 bus stations across the city and the 3 major bus stations are located at:
# [[Kempegowda Bus Station|Kempegowda Bus Station, Majestic]]
# [[K.R Market|K. R. Market]]
# [[Shivajinagar, Bangalore|Shivajinagar]]

BMTC has 10 Travel and Transit Management centers (TTMCs) located at [[Shantinagar Bus Station|Shantinagar]], [[Banashankari]], [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar 4th block]], [[Koramangala]], [[Kengeri]], [[Yeswanthpur]], [[Vijayanagar]], [[Domlur]], [[ITPL]] and [[Mysore Road Satellite Bus Station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BMTC Bus Stations|url=http://www.mybmtc.com/bus_stations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031190421/http://www.mybmtc.com/bus_stations|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 October 2018|website=mybmtc.com|publisher=BMTC|access-date=16 July 2014}}</ref>

The other major bus stands include: [[Yelahanka]], [[Krishnarajapuram|K R Puram]], Srinagar, [[Vidyaranyapura|Vidyaranya Pura]], [[Basaweshwara Bus Stand]], [[Uttarahalli]], [[Channamanakere Achukattu]], [[Basaveshwaranagar]], [[Malleshwaram|Malleshwaram 18th Cross]]

==Smart card==
BMTC unveiled a smart card for its bus services for the first time in June 2016. The company introduced smart cards on trial-basis on BMTC Bus No. 335 operating between Majestic and Kadugodi bus stations in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Get smart @ Rs 5|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/get-smart-rs-5/articleshow/57380943.cms|website=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=28 February 2017}}</ref> Apart from serving as an identification document, the smart cards can be used to purchase bus tickets and also swiped at point-of-sale (POS) enabled merchant establishments. The card costs {{INRConvert|5}} and can be recharged for up to {{INRConvert|10000}}. Recharges higher than {{INR}}10,000 require the customer to provide identification. According to [[Axis Bank]], the BMTC's partner in the project, the smart card is India's "first open loop EMV contactless smart card". The cards "open-loop" structure allows other agencies to integrate their smart card schemes by adopting the standards of the BMTC smart card.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Reporter|title=BMTC smart card by February 15|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/BMTC-smart-card-by-February-15/article17197667.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=10 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Bus Day==
Introduced on 4 February 2010, Bus Day is an event calling all the citizens of Bangalore to use public transport. The idea behind Bus Day is to observe the changes which can be brought in the city in trying to respect environment, traffic situation, health of individuals perception.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloreaviation.com/2010/02/february-4th-is-bus-day-in-bangalore.html |title=February 4th is 'Bus Day' in Bangalore |publisher=Bangalore Aviation |date=1 February 2010 |access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref> The 4th of every month is observed as a "Bus Day".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/events/show/2010-bangalore-bus |title=Bangalore Bus Day- Feb 4th: Citizen Matters |publisher=Bangalore.citizenmatters.in |date=4 February 2010 |access-date=28 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414133606/http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/events/show/2010-bangalore-bus |archive-date=14 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Bus Priority Lane ==
BMTC along with BTP initiated he Bus Lanes in Outer Ring Road, bus lanes give priority to buses, cutting down on journey times where roads are congested with other traffic especially private cars and increasing the reliability of buses. The introduction of bus lanes can significantly assist in the reduction of air pollution due to individual cars and traffic pile up because of cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/operations-on-bus-priority-lane-stutters-on-first-day-of-trial-run/article29752181.ece | title = Bus Priority Lane Operational in Bangalore}}</ref>

==Intelligent Transport System==
[[File:BMTC_mobile_app.png|thumb|upright|200px|Old interface of the MyBMTC app]]
[[File:MyBMTC app's new interface.png|thumb|Newly improvised interface of the MyBMTC app]]
To benefit the commuters and promote the usage of public transportation, the BMTC launched its Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on 25 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=BMTC launches Intelligent Transport Solution|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bmtc-launches-intelligent-transport-solution/article8645545.ece|access-date=25 May 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Under this project, BMTC buses were equipped with [[GPS]] in a phased manner which would transmit the location of the bus to the ITS control room. A [[mobile app]] was launched on the android platform which was made available in two languages, English and Kannada. The app provides information about bus routes and bus stops. Real time location of buses on a particular route can also be tracked, which requires the users to switch on the GPS on their device. In 2017, BMTC would be introduced prepaid smart cards for commuting, which eliminated the need to pay the exact amount of change.<ref>{{cite news|title=BMTC to roll out smart cards in January|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/BMTC-to-roll-out-smart-cards-in-January/article16666898.ece|access-date=18 November 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==See also==
[[List of bus stations in Karnataka]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation}}
*[http://travel2karnataka.com/orrca_bus_route_timings.htm ORRCA Bus Route Timings]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180708104635/http://www.mybmtc.com/route/search/ORRCA-PPBS/6076 BMTC ORRCA Bus Timings]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170910154355/http://www.mybmtc.com/ Official website]
*[http://travel2karnataka.com/bmtc_live_bus_tracking.htm BMTC Bus LIVE Tracking]

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