Haridwar to Manali Volvo bus / Dehradun to Manali Volvo bus fare & timings

HRTC or Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation has purchased and introduced a lot of new luxury Volvo buses for various routes in North India. We told you about the Narkanda - Rampur route yesterday (read Delhi-Narkanda-Rampur Volvo article) and another successful new route is that of Haridwar - Dehradun - Manali route Volvo bus service.

The bus is run under 'HRTC Kullu' and takes the route passing via Dehradun, Paonta Sahib, Chandigarh, Bilaspur, Mandi and Kullu. As per HRTC Facebook page, the bus is running at high occupancy and has been welcomed by locals and tourists.

The ticket cost for the journey is Rs 1311
The distance of the journey is 574 km
The running time of the journey is 15 hours
The dinner halt is at Harabagh (one hour after Mandi)

Here is the schedule timing of the Haridwar - Dehradun - Manali Volvo bus service

Departure from Haridwar: 6:00 pm
Departure from Dehradoon: 8:20 pm
Departure from Chandigarh sec.43: 1-1:15 am
Arrival at Kullu: 8:30-9:00pm
Arrival at Manali: 9:30-10:00 am approx.

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Manali to Haridwar Volvo / Manali to Dehradun Volvo bus cost & timing

HRTC or Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation has been inducing a lot of Volvo Himsuta buses in its fleet. They are starting new routes as well (read Delhi-Narkanda-Rampur Volvo article) and one of these include the successful Manali - Dehradun - Haridwar route Volvo bus service.

The bus is run under 'HRTC Kullu' and takes the route passing via Kullu - Mandi - Bilaspur - Chandigarh - Paonta Sahib and Dehradun. As per HRTC Facebook page, the bus is running at high occupancy and has been welcomed by locals and tourists.

The ticket cost for the journey is Rs 1311
The distance of the journey is 574 km
The running time of the journey is 15 hours
The dinner halt is at Harabagh (one hour after Mandi)

Here is the schedule timing of the Manali - Haridwar Volvo bus service

Departure from Manali: 4:30 pm
Departure from Kullu:  6:00 pm
Departure from Mandi: 8:05 pm
Departure from Chandigarh Sec.43: 2:00 am
Arrival at Dehradoon: 6:30 am
Arrival at Haridwar: 7:30-8 am

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Delhi to Narkanda Volvo bus / Narkanda to Delhi Volvo bus cost and details

HRTC or Himachal Road Transport Corporation has finally started Volvo bus service from New Delhi to Rampur, Himachal Pradesh via Shimla, Kufri and Narkanda. This Volvo bus service is called Himsuta and details are as follows

Delhi to Rampur HRTC Himsuta Volvo bus Departure: 6:45am
Expected Arrival at Shimla: 2:30pm
Expected Arrival at Narkanda: 5:30pm
Expected Arrival at Rampur: 7:45pm

Rampur to Delhi HRTC Himsuta Volvo bus Departure: 8:30am
Departure from Shimla: 1:45pm
Arrival at Delhi (ISBT): 10:00pm

The fare for the journey stands at Rs 1,335 which is very high considering its a journey of about 500km only.

Route: This bus goes to Rampur from Delhi via Shimla bypass (Malyana), Kufri and Narkanda. Infact, at 8800 feet, the bus passes through Narkanda which makes this the highest elevation for a Volvo bus route in India. This route is also snow bound from mid December to end of February. During snowfall, the bus will be routed via Basantpur and will take a couple of hours extra.

All details via HRTC Facebook page!!

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Another Volvo accident : Haryana Roadways Shimla-Chandigarh Volvo crashes at Parwanoo

WHEN: 11th Feb 2014
ROUTE: Shimla - Chandigarh

According to Indian Expres, Another accident involving a Volvo bus took place in North India on the Shimla-Chandigarh route. The bus, a Volvo B7R, being run by Haryana Roadways reportedly fell into a 200-foot-deep gorge at Datiyar near Parwanoo. The accident happend on Tuesday and has left two dead and six injured.

The accident occurred around 12.30 pm after the bus driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle. One of the deceased was identified as Satinder Bhan, a resident of Thane (Maharashtra), while the other deceased was yet to be identified. Bus driver Jitender and bus conductor Pankaj along with passengers Birbal Tahim, Kavita, Ranveer Singh and Tejinder Kaur suffered injuries. According to the Parwanoo police, the accident happened around 12.30 pm when the Chandigarh-bound bus was coming from Shimla. Being driven at a high speed, the bus was supposed to take a right turn. But the driver lost control of the vehicle and it fell into the gorge, the police said. Soon, the locals went down the gorge and helped in rescuing the passengers. A call was made to the police and on 108 for ambulance as well. “We received a call at 12.43 pm about the accident. We reached the spot in about six minutes.

All the passengers were taken to the hospital by 2.15 pm,” said a staff member of the ambulance. Varun Bhandari, an eyewitness to the accident, said, “The accident occurred right in front of my eyes while I was driving uphill towards Shimla. The bus was coming at a very high speed. After the driver lost control of the vehicle, the bus skidded for about 20 metres, rammed into the protection barrier on the road and fell into the gorge.” He added, “I was in a shudder when the accident happened. Before I saw the bus fall into the gorge, I was driving my car at 90 km/hr.” Of the many locals who helped in rescuing the passengers were Govind and his nephew Raju, both taxi drivers. “We were on our way ferrying customers towards Solan. We got to know about the accident as we saw a large number of people on one side of the road. It took us about 20 minutes to go down the gorge through thick bushes and plants. However, we managed to rescue two passengers and brought them up on our backs,” said Govind. All the eight passengers were taken to ESI Hospital, Parwanoo. Satinder, 50, and the unidentified woman, around 40, were declared dead on arrival. Ranveer, 24, and Kavita, 25, who are siblings, suffered minor injuries while Tejinder, 26, Birbal, 24, Jitender, 32, and Pankaj, 32, were critically injured and were referred to PGI. Jitender, Pankaj and Tejinder who suffered multiple injuries were in critical condition while Birbal was stable, said the doctors. A case was registered against the bus driver.

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Picture credit: Kshitij Mohan

Another Volvo fire accident (14th Nov 2013) : National Multi-axle volvo this time at Haveri

Just weeks after a Volvo bus caught fire on the Bangalore - Hyderabad route due to tank burst, another news has just come in

WHEN: Early morning of 14th Nov 2013 (2:30am)
ROUTE : Bangalore to Mumbai (6:30pm service)
OPERATOR: National Volvo (multi-axle model)
WHERE: Haveri (330km short of Bangalore)
PASSENGERS ON BOARD: 49 + drivers and cleaner

The inferno was caused when one the tyres burst causing the driver to lose control and inturn the bus hit the median. We guess as the bus might still be doing a great amount of speed, the impact damaged the fuel tank which in turn caught fire. The incident happened near Haveri in Karnataka.



The tank fire inturn captured the whole bus and as many as seven people are said to have been burnt alive. Over 30 are seriously injured. Thankfully, the drivers had enough time to warn the sleeping passengers and hence most of them were able to escape out.


For details about the accident, people may contact the Haveri Town police – 08375232333 and 9480804545; Haveri Police control room – 08375237368; Haveri Superintendent of Police – 9480804501; Additional SP – 9480804502; Deputy SP, Haveri – 9480804520 and Deputy SP, Shiggaon – 9480804522.

Scania Metrolink HD bus coach launched in India - all details / pictures

Scania has finally launched its range of inter-city bus coaches in the Indian market. The range is called Scania Metrolink HD and has three different versions of buses on offer - these range from 45 seaters to 57 seaters and the engine output ranges from 310 to 410! Yes, that over four hundred horses.

More details on the new Scania MetroLink HD buses in India:

Scania MetroLink HD 45 seater
: 12 metre long
: 4x2 model (single axle)
: 45 seats
: 9000cc 310Bhp Euro 3 engine
: 8 speed automatic transmission
: Length / Width / Height stand at 12m / 2.6m / 3.7m
: Fuel tank: 465 litres

Scania MetroLink HD 49 seater: 13.7 metre long
: 6x2 model (multi-axle)
: 49 seats (semi sleeper) or 53 (without calf support)
: 13000cc 360Bhp Euro 3 engine
: 8 speed automatic transmission
: Length / Width / Height stand at 13.7m / 2.6m / 3.7m
: Fuel tank: 465 litres

Scania MetroLink HD 53 seater: 14.5 metre long
: 6x2 model (single axle)
: 53 seats (semi sleeper seats) or 57 (without calf support)
: 13000cc 410Bhp Euro 3 engine
: 8 speed automatic transmission
: Length / Width / Height stand at 12m / 2.7m / 3.7m
: Fuel tank: 465 litres

Bangalore to Mumbai Neeta B9R Volvo picture

This is the picture of the Bangalore to Mumbai Volvo B9R run by Neeta Volvo. Picture shared on our official Facebook page by Kunal Jadhav