The South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) was a state-owned road transport corporation operating in the southern districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. Headquartered in Durgapur, it operated bus services connecting cities, towns and rural areas across south Bengal, as well as inter-state services to neighbouring states. SBSTC functioned under the Department of Transport, Government of West Bengal.
| Type | State-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public road transport |
| Headquarters | Durgapur, West Bengal, India |
| Area served | Southern districts of West Bengal and adjacent states |
| Owner | Government of West Bengal |
| Parent department | Department of Transport, Government of West Bengal |
SBSTC operated a fleet of buses providing intra-state and inter-state passenger services. Its network covered districts such as Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia, Hooghly, Howrah, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Jhargram and the Kolkata metropolitan region. The corporation ran ordinary, express and air-conditioned services, including Volvo coaches on long-distance routes.
Public road transport in West Bengal was historically organised through several regional state corporations, each catering to specific zones. SBSTC served the south Bengal region, while parallel bodies such as the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC), the Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) and the Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) operated in their respective areas.
As part of a broader restructuring of state transport undertakings in West Bengal, the Government of West Bengal moved to merge its surface transport corporations. Under this reorganisation, SBSTC, CSTC and the West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation (WBSTC) were brought together to form the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC), consolidating bus and tram operations under a single entity for greater operational efficiency.
SBSTC played an important role in providing affordable and accessible public transport across the southern districts of West Bengal, connecting smaller towns and rural areas to major urban centres such as Kolkata, Durgapur, Asansol and Bardhaman. It contributed to regional mobility, employment and economic integration of the region.