π BMTC Route Update: New Express Bus Numbers
Attention Bengaluru commuters! The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has updated its Express Bus route numbering system to make service types instantly identifiable.
Under the updated scheme, route numbers now carry explicit prefixes reflecting the bus type:
OPrefix: Ordinary Non-AC Express BusesV/VVPrefix: Vajra / Volvo AC Express Buses
π Updated Express Bus Route Table
Here is the complete list transcribed directly from the official route updates:
| Bus Type | Updated Route Number |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP V-STRR-1 |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-213V |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-213VJ |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-226N |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-258C |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-258C YBS-NGM |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-258DK |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-285M |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-298M |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-298MP |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-317CH |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-317HT |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-356KA |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-356KA CSB-ANK |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-600F |
| Ordinary Express | O EXP-KBS3A |
| Vajra / Volvo Express | VV-EXP CPT-1 |
| Vajra / Volvo Express | VV-EXP KNP-1 |
| Vajra / Volvo Express | VV-EXP RMN-1 |
| Vajra / Volvo Express | VV-EXP RMN-1 MRBS-RMN |
| Vajra / Volvo Express | VV-EXP TMK-1 |
| Vajra / Volvo Express | VV-EXP TMK-1A |
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