North Bengal State Transport Corporation
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{{Infobox bus company
| name = North Bengal State Transport Corporation
| native_name = উত্তরবঙ্গ রাষ্ট্রীয় পরিবহণ সংস্থা
| parent =
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1960}}{{Cite web |date=1999 |title=ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF NBSTC AND PERFORMANCE DURING 1980-81 TO 1997-98. |url=https://ir.nbu.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/565/9/09_CHAPTER_04.pdf |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=University of North Bengal}}
| headquarters = Paribahan Bhavan, Sagar Dighi West, Coochbehar-736101
| service_area = West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Bihar and Jharkhand
| service_type = Bus transport network
| jurisdiction = Government of West Bengal
| alliance =
| destinations =
| Divisions = Cooch Behar, Siliguri, Raiganj, Berhampore
| stations =
| lounge =
| ridership = 100,000+{{Cite web |title=North Bengal State Transport Corporation |url=https://nbstc.in/index.php |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=nbstc.in}}
| annual_ridership = 1.2 million+
| fuel_type = Diesel fuel
| operator = Government of West Bengal
| ceo = {{Flatlist|
- Partha Pratim Ray (Chairman)
- Dipankar Piplai (Managing Director){{Cite web |title=Management - North Bengal State Transport Corporation |url=https://nbstc.in/managment.php |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=nbstc.in}}
}}
| agency_type = Regional Transport Agency
| parent_agency = Department of Transport, Govt. of West Bengal
| website = {{URL|nbstc.in}}
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North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) is a state government run transport corporation in West Bengal, India. It plies buses mainly in North Bengal but operates services to other parts of West Bengal and neighboring states like Sikkim, Assam, and Bihar.{{cite web|url=http://www.wbgov.com/E-gov/English/Departments/DeptDetails.asp?DpId=250&LinkId=8&type=1|title=Department of Transport from the Government of West Bengal}} The corporation runs premium long haul buses as well as local buses. It is one of the most favoured bus operators in West Bengal.
Incidents
- In Early October 2021, a NBSTC bus rammed into a standing truck in Murshidabad, killing 3 people and leaving 10 injured. Later the police concluded that the bus driver could not estimate that the truck was motionless and this caused the fatal crash.{{Cite web|title=3 killed as bus rams into standing truck in Murshidabad|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/three-killed-as-bus-rams-into-standing-truck-in-murshidabad/cid/1833730|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}
- An incident took place in Alipurduar in October 2020, where a car collided with a NBSTC bus leaving 5 dead and 6 injured. As per police reports, both the vehicles were speeding when the accident took place. The car collided with the bus when it was in a sharp turn with high speed.{{Cite web|author=Pinak Priya Bhattacharya|date=Oct 6, 2020|title=Five killed in head-on car-bus crash in Alipurduar {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/five-killed-in-head-on-car-bus-crash-in-alipurduar/articleshow/78503342.cms|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
- A NBSTC bus fell into a deep canal in January 2018 killing 36 people. This incident occurred in Murshidabad. Few survivors claim that it was the driver's fault as he was speaking over his phone while driving.{{Cite news|date=2018-01-29|title=36 killed as bus falls into deep canal in Murshidabad|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/bus-falls-into-canal-breaking-bridge-railing-in-west-bengals-murshidabad-many-feared-dead/article22548647.ece|access-date=2021-10-19|issn=0971-751X}}
References
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Category:State agencies of West Bengal
Category:Bus companies of India
Category:State road transport corporations of India
Category:1982 establishments in West Bengal
Category:Government agencies established in 1982
Category:Transport companies established in 1982
Category:Indian companies established in 1982
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