Ambaari Class
| Parent | Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation,North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation,Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 10 January 2015 |
| Locale | Karnataka |
| Service area | Karnataka |
| Service type | AC Sleeper Inter-city, Inter-State with Corona bus chassis |
| Fleet | 20 |
| Operator | KSRTC,NWKRTC,KKRTC (all under Government of Karnataka) |
| Website | ksrtc |
Ambaari Class(in Kannada it means pavilion mounted on the back of an elephant specially used in Mysore Dasara) is a series of AC-Sleeper bus service operated by Karnataka RTC's (except for Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) across cities and districts of Karnataka. It consists buses of Corona Chassis.
History
It was launched on 10 January 2010 by then district incharge minister of Gadag District H. K. Patil by launching bus services from Gadag to Bengaluru.[1]
Description
It is an AC-Sleeper service[2] which is operated by KSRTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC. It has 2+1 sleeping layout on both upper and lower berths. It consists bi-axle corona bus unlike its successor like Ambaari Utsav Class and Dream Class as it consist of multi-axle Volvo buses. It is being slowly replaced by Sleeper services like Ambaari Utsav Class(in KSRTC and NWKRTC) and Ambaari Dream Class(in KSRTC),[3] Kalyana Ratha(Operated by KKRTC),AC-Sleeper bus(Tata chasis operated by KSRTC) and Raja Ratha(Operated by NWKRTC)
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References
- ^ Pattanashetti, Girish (11 January 2015). "AC sleeper bus service starts from Gadag". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ "KSRTC rolls out bus dashcams". Bangalore Mirror. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ "KSRTC launches Ambari Dream Class service to Pune". The Hindu. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2026.