Pandit Nehru bus station

Pandit Nehru Bus Station
Passenger Transportation
Expansion Works on Arrival Block of PNBS
Location Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°30′32″N 80°36′56″E / 16.50889°N 80.61556°E / 16.50889; 80.61556Coordinates: 16°30′32″N 80°36′56″E / 16.50889°N 80.61556°E / 16.50889; 80.61556
Owned by APSRTC
Operated by APSRTC
Platforms 62
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code VJA
History
Opened 23 September 1990
Location
PNBS Station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS) is a bus station in Vijayawada.[1] It is owned by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. This is one of the major bus stations in Andhra Pradesh; it was also known as Telugu Satavahana Prayana Pranganam.[2]

Administration

The bus station has an administrative block named 'RTC House', which is the headquarters of APSRTC.[3]

Structures and services

The Deccan Queen bus at Vijayawada bus station

The Deccan Queen of the Nizam State Railways - Road Transport Division is one of the notable features of the station.[4]

It is the busiest and second biggest bus complex in Asia after Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus. This bus stand is associated with a city bus station adjacent to it. This bus stand operates city buses in and outside of the city.

The station operates buses to major destinations of the state and to neighbouring states like Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Amaravati, Deluxe, Telugu Velugu, Express, Garuda, Garuda Plus, Indra, Super Luxury and Vennela are the fleets of buses operated from the station by the APSRTC.

Palle velugu, Express, Deluxe, Super Luxury, Indra A/C, Garuda, Garuda Plus are some of buses operated by TSRTC.[1]

The station provides amenities such as miniplex, ticket-vending and kiosks for passengers, and has a city bus port for local passengers.[5]

Vijayawada City Bus Port

The Vijayawada City Bus Port, formerly Vijayawada City Terminal, is situated to the north of the Pandit Nehru Bus Station. Built in 1990, it is a bus station that caters the city bus services. The bus station has 10 platforms and an office for city bus related information.

City Bus Services

  • City Ordinary - These city buses are the cheapest mode of transport in the city and connect all the parts of the city with its suburbs, exurbs and rural areas.
  • Metro Express and Metro Deluxe - These city buses operate as superfast services on trunk routes connecting the important centres of the city with its suburbs, exurbs and rural areas.
  • Metro Deluxe AC and Metro Luxury AC - These buses connect the city with the Vijayawada International Airport and the city of Guntur.

Platform Information

  • PF 1 - Towards Mahatma Gandhi Road/Bandar Road, Benz Circle, Vijayawada Autonagar, Poranki, Kankipadu, Vuyyuru, Gudivada, Pamarru.
  • PF 2 - Towards Karl Marx Road/Eluru Road, Ramavarappadu, Nidamanuru, Medha IT Park, Airport, Gannavaram, Hanuman Junction.
  • PF 3 - Towards Gandhi Nagar, Satyanarayanapuram, Madhura Nagar, Devi Nagar.
  • PF 4 - Towards Vijayawada Railway Station, Pipula Road Junction, Payakapuram, Nunna, Agiripalli, Edara, Nuzividu.
  • PF 5 - Towards Besant Road, Moghalrajapuram, Siddhartha Arts College, Ramesh Hospital, Guru Nanak Colony.
  • PF 6 - Towards Kummaripalem, Bhavanipuram, Gollapudi, Rayanapadu, Ibrahimpatnam, Kondapalli, Secretariat
  • PF 7 - Towards Kummaripalem, Bhavanipuram, Gollapudi, Rayanapadu, Ibrahimpatnam, Kondapalli.
  • PF 8 - Towards Kaleswara Rao Market, Chitti Nagar, Sitara Theatre, Milk Project, Jakkampudi JnNURM Colony.
  • PF 9 - Towards Kaleswara Rao Market, Chitti Nagar, Sitara Theatre, Milk Project, Jakkampudi JnNURM Colony.
  • PF 10 - Towards Kanakadurga Temple on Indrakeeladri Hill. 'Durgamma Divyaratham' buses operate from here.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bus stations across AP to be linked to PNBS". The Hindu. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Heritage activists See Red Over Nizam Era Bus". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. ↑ "APSRTC: First govt agency to shift staff to Vijayawada". The New Indian Express. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Call to preserve 'Deccan Queen' for posterity – Times of India". The Times of India. Vijayawada. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "APSRTC HQ shifts to Vijayawada". The New Indian Express. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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