Bhagirathi Express
West Bengal · LUXURY AC · 1990s–today

Blue and white out of Kolkata, every seat taken — the Victoria Memorial, the Shaheed Minar and a rickshaw drawn in gold along the skirt.
The bus
- OPERATOR
- WBTC
- STATE
- West Bengal
- CLASS
- LUXURY AC
- ON THE ROAD
- 1990s–today
What it plays
Board the Bhagirathi Express and the radio comes up in Bengali (बंगाली) — starting with Prithibi Ta Naki Chhoto Hote Hote by Moheener Ghoraguli. Open the Bengali playlist on YouTube Music ↗
Where it runs
Kolkata to Ranchi — about 410 km of it, with the scenery, the light and the weather of the 1990s 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)
- Himmat · HRTC
- Sethu Express · TNSTC / SETC
- Kantara Express · KSRTC (Karnataka)
- K-Swift · KSRTC (Kerala)
- DTC Premium · DTC
- PRTC Express · PRTC
- Janrath · UPSRTC
- 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