Himmat
Himachal Pradesh · HILL ORDINARY · 1980s–today
Short wheelbase, strong heart. Takes hairpins to Manali with a shrine on the dashboard.
The bus
- OPERATOR
- HRTC
- STATE
- Himachal Pradesh
- CLASS
- HILL ORDINARY
- ON THE ROAD
- 1980s–today
What it plays
Board the Himmat and the radio comes up in Hindi (हिंदी). On the road it can also tune Hindi Golden Hits — the one live band in this language that reliably streams. Open the Hindi playlist on YouTube Music ↗
Where it runs
Manali to Delhi — about 520 km of it, with the scenery, the light and the weather of the 1980s to drive through.
The rest of the fleet
- Safarnama Express · Safarnama
- Tiranga Rider · Safarnama
- Lalpari · MSRTC
- Asiad · MSRTC
- Shivneri Express · MSRTC
- Rajahamsa · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- Airavat · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- Ana Vandi · KSRTC (Kerala)
- Sethu Express · TNSTC / SETC
- Kantara Express · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- K-Swift · KSRTC (Kerala)
- DTC Premium · DTC
- PRTC Express · PRTC
- Janrath · UPSRTC
- Bhagirathi Express · WBTC
- GSRTC Volvo · GSRTC
- Marudhar Express · RSRTC
- Kadamba · Kadamba
- JKSRTC Service · JKSRTC
- State Express · Haryana Roadways
- Assam Rajani · ASTC
- Kakatiya Express · TSRTC
- Amaravathi · APSRTC
- Devbhumi Express · UTC
- Bodhi Express · BSRTC
- Kanchenjunga Express · SSRTC
- Heritage Express · MPSRTC
- Baibhav · OSRTC