India, Feb. 25 -- PUNE As the interstate bus services between Maharashtra and Karnataka remained suspended for the third day on Monday, passengers travelling from Swargate station in the city faced difficulty and were forced to use private mode of transport.

Daily, from the Swargate ST stand seven buses ply to Karnataka, including two each to Bidar and Belagavi, and one each to Gulbarga, Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, and Gangapur. Similarly, six buses from Karnataka arrive at Swargate ST stand every day.

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) officials stated that the buses are now operating only up to Kolhapur and are being redirected back from there.

"I wanted to go to Gulbarga on Saturday and there was no direct bus of M...