The West Bengal Transport Corporation, which runs on subsidy from the state government, has of late been trying to popularise the age old mode of transport...
From 37 routes covering 70km in the 1960s, only six routes covering about 20km were left operational till Cyclone Amphan struck south Bengal on May 20...
Suburban rail services in Bengal have recently resumed under Howrah and Sealdah divisions, but don’t extend beyond Burdwan. Commuters in districts such as Birbhum are left out of the loop...
A fall in the passenger count in the past few months because of the pandemic has hit their earnings and many bus operators have said they would not run their vehicles to avoid paying huge fines...