Inter City Bus Terminal, Hyderabad

Inter City Bus Terminal
Location Miyapur, Hyderabad, India
Owned by HMDA

Inter City Bus Terminal (ICBT)[1] is an upcoming bus terminus at Miyapur area of the Indian city of Hyderabad. It is owned by the HMDA and operated under a public–private partnership. The terminal once completed, would be one of the largest in Asia.[2] The buses belonging to TSRTC will operate here. It will be one of the largest bus stations in India, with 200 bus bays.[3][4] The project was cancelled in June 2018[5]

Location

It is built on 70 acres located on Miyapur-Kompally Intermediate Ring Road connecting NH-65 & NH-44.[6] It is 2 km from Hyderabad Metro's station, 2 km from Inner Ring Road and 4 km from Outer Ring Road.

The Terminal

The terminal is being built with 200 bus bays and 30 city bus bays. The infrastructure for 1,000 buses to idle along between arrivals and departures. It will have a 1 lakh sft of commuter and passenger terminal space. The total cost is 100 crores.

History

After repeated delays it was approved in June 2011 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.[7]

The other existing bus stations in Hyderabad are Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station and Jubilee Bus Station.

References

  1. ↑ "Work on inter city bus terminal to begin soon". The Hindu, Hyderabad. 1 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Miyapur to get Asia's biggest bus terminal at cost of Rs 100 crore - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "City awaits its mega bus bay". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Singh, T. Lalith (29 December 2012). "Cash crunch hits HMDA projects". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  5. ↑ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/180618/hmda-shelves-miyapur-icbt-project.html
  6. ↑ "Inter-city bus terminal to be developed as 1 lakh sft facility". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Kiran approves inter-city bus terminal project at Miyapur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 January 2012.

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