KALYANA RATHA| KKRTC| Bengaluru to Kalaburgi | Volvo 9600s Sleeper Bus

 KALYANA RATHA| KKRTC| Bengaluru to Kalaburgi | Volvo 9600s Sleeper Bus

Kalyana Ratha, KKRTC's newest crown jewel in its inventory. Introduced in August 2023 these swanky Volvo buses based on 9600s platform are the comfortable sleeper buses on the road. KKRTC initially introduced these buses between Bangalore and Sindhanoor and in January 2024 introduced buses from Kalaburgi(Gulbarga) to Bengaluru. The route from Bangalore to Kalaburgi is via Ananthapur, Gooty, Mantralaya, Raichur, Shahapur and Jewargi. Journey Date: 15th Feb 2024 Fare: 1517/- I reached Kempegowda Bus Stand appox 40mins before the departure time of 20:00hrs. However, the bus was not parked at the regular platform catering Gulbarga bound buses However, was parked at the Hyderabad bound bus terminal. I checked in my ticket and made my way to the seat. The bus was neat and well maintained. The bus departed at 20:15hrs, thanks to few passengers showing up late We made our way out of the city by picking up passengers at Esteem mall and Yelahanka and in no time crossed the toll gates near KIAL. The bus was speed locked and was cruising at a max speed of 80kmph. We soon pulled over for dinner near Chikkaballapur. Both the service and dinner here was average and very soon we were joined by other buses heading to Hyderabad We resumed over journey back on NH-44 with the bus steadily being driven. We crossed Karnataka border and entered Andhra Pradesh. We crossed Penukonda and in no time crossed Ananathapur toll. After crosing the toll, we took a deviation towards Gooty. With this deviation, we were all set to say good bye to smooth roads of National Highway and welcomed the battered and bruised roads leading to Gooty and beyond. The roads were narrow at some places making it very difficult for vehicles to pass. The battered roads meant we had to drive very slowly negotiating crater sized potholes. We reached Mantralaya by 3:30am and couple of passengers got down here. We resumed our journey towards Raichur with the road conditions showing no sign of improvement. We headed towards Devadurga and entered Shahapura. The roads here were quite challenging to drive on. The part of the roads where you could drive on were riddled with unscientific speed breakers at every few 100mts and the remaining stretch of the roads had no asphalt. However, the crew did their best to ensure a smooth ride. We were dropped off in Kalaburgi at 8:30am.