20 Pictures that prove Bus Drivers of Himachal Pradesh are the best in India
Treacherous terrain to be out in a heavy duty vehicle, the state has only roads to connect up many scenic valleys that lie sheltered in the Himalayas.These dare devil drivers keep the life blood flowing.
These dare devil drivers keep the life blood flowing.
1. A road barely enough to accommodate a bus.
2. Getting past hairpin bends? No problem.
3. Do you see the road?
4. Jostling for space.
5. Sometimes the carrier has to accommodate the extra passengers.
6. Looks pretty but someone has to shovel that snow off.
7. Slippery road? Just a little.
8. We told you.
9. HRTC bus drivers have seen the best, and the worst.
10. They know that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
11. Luxury vehicles crawl on these roads. HRTC goes like zoooommm.
12. Fog, bad weather or cloud bursts, nothing stops HRTC.
13. Some journeys like these in HRTC buses will remain alive for a lifetime.
14. You won’t dare look down the cliff.
15. Ah, a smooth run.
16. Views are awesome all year round.
17. But, a lifeline to Himachal, the service cannot wait.
18. No matter how difficult it gets.
19. Yes, really!
20.And finally, some of the men with their machines.
Himachal Road Transport Corporation, also referred to as HRTC, is the state run bus service of Himachal Pradesh, India. HRTC serves to towns and cities within Himachal Pradesh and adjoining states of Uttrakhand, Chandigarh, Punjab, and Delhi. HRTC is one of the first RTC’s in India to offer a facility for online booking of tickets for all types of buses.
Other than regular services connecting Himachal to Chandigarh, Delhi and Haridwar; HRTC operates buses on some of the highest motorable roads in the world. These routes include Leh-Delhi, Shimla-Kaza, Kullu-Kaza, Manali-Killar and others. The Leh-Delhi routes operated by HRTC is 1203 km long and is the longest route by any RTC in India with a travel time of approx. 35 hours. The roads to Kaza are also termed as the world’s most treacherous roads.
