Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station
Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station Imlibun Bus Station Mahātmā Gāndhī Bas Sṭēṣan Imlibun Bas Sṭēṣan Mahaatma Gaandhee Bas Steshan Imaleebun Bas Steshan | |||||
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![]() Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Other names | Imlibun Bus Station | ||||
Location | Gowliguda,Hyderabad, Telangana India | ||||
Coordinates | 17°22′41″N78°29′02″E/ 17.378°N 78.484°E | ||||
Owned by | TSRTC | ||||
Platforms | 79 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||
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TheMahatma Gandhi Bus Station(MGBS), also known as theImlibun Bus Station(Imlibun means "grove oftamarindtrees "), is a bus station on theMusi Riverin the Imlibun area of southernHyderabad,India.It is owned by theTelangana State Road Transport Corporation(TSRTC) and is India's fifth-largest bus station, covering 20 acres (81,000 m2), behindChennai Mofussil Bus Terminus,Bengaluru'sKempegowda Bus Station,Vijayawada'sPandit Nehru Bus Stationand Delhi'sMillennium Park Bus Depot.
History
[edit]The bus station was built during theNizamera, and was owned by theNizam's Guaranteed State Railwayand known as the Central Bus Station.[1]It was built in the shape of adomeand was named Imlibun. It was a converted aircraft hangar, built during the 1930s by Butler and Company of the US to accommodate the Nizam’s fleet of public single- anddouble-decker buses.[2]When the bus station was later expanded, the Musi River bed was partially filled for the new facility. Although it had been accessible by two major and two minor road bridges, it is presently accessible by one bridge.[3]
Service
[edit]MGBS primarily servesTelanganaandAndhra Pradesh,and has daily service toChhattisgarh,Karnataka,Madhya Pradesh,Odisha,MaharashtraandTamil Nadu.
Hyderabad Metro connectivity
[edit]The MGBS,Jubilee Bus Station(JBS), and theHyderabad Metro's Green Line is connectingSecunderabadand Hyderabad.[4]Travel time between the cities will be 16 minutes, compared to 45 minutes by road. The Green Line has two connecting bus stations: the 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m2) Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station and the JBS Parade Ground. The MGBS station is India's largest metro station and Hyderabad's tallest;[4]its corridors – Corridor 2 (JBS to MGBS) and Corridor 1 (Miyapur to LB Nagar) – are on separate levels. According to the metro company, the station is designed for 100 years of service and its concourse will contain retail stores and entertainment.[4]
Infrastructure
[edit]MGBS covers 20 acres (81,000 m2) of a 8-hectare (80,000 m2) complex, and was completed at a cost of₹13crore.There are 150 platforms, a 7,380-square-meter waiting room, a 3,455-square-meter shopping complex and a 5,000-square-meter parking area.
ManyTSRTCbuses in Hyderabad use the station, one of two terminals in the city for long-distance bus service. Corporation buses include Palle Velugu, Express, Deluxe, Super Luxury, Rajadhani A/C, Garuda, Garuda Plus and Vennela A/C Sleeper.
Platforms
[edit]![Outdoor above-ground metro station, with parked buses](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Mgbsmetrocorridor.jpg/300px-Mgbsmetrocorridor.jpg)
Platforms | Buses |
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1–5 | Garuda, Garuda Plus, Vennela, Amaravati, Airavat, Ambaari |
6, 7 | Bengaluru(TSRTC) |
8 | Bengaluru (KSRTC) |
9 | Anantapur,Dharmavaram, Puttaparthi |
10, 11 | Suryapet,Khammam,Bhadrachalam, Manuguru |
12 | Sathupalli,Rajamahendravaram,Polavaram |
13 | Kunta, Bailadilla, Dantewada, Jagdalpur |
14, 15 | Nalgonda,Miryalaguda, Kodad |
16, 17 | Guntur,Narsaraopet, Chilakurupeta |
18–22 | Yadagirigutta,Warangal |
23 | Srisailam |
24, 25 | Achampeta, Kalvakurti |
26 | Raichur |
27–31 | Mahboobnagar,Vanaparti, Narayanpet, Hubballi |
32–34 | Nagarkurnool, Kollapur, Shadnagar |
35, 36 | Vijayawada,Tenali, Eluru (TSRTC) |
37, 38 | Vijayawada, Tenali, Eluru (APSRTC) |
39 | Visakhapatnam,Srikakulam, Vizianagaram (TSRTC) |
40 | Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram (APSRTC) |
41, 42 | Gadwal,Kurnool,Tirupati,Chittoor (TSRTC) |
43–45 | Gadwal, Kurnool, Tirupati, Chittoor (APSRTC) |
46, 47 | Medak, Bansuwada, Bodhan |
48–52 | Zaheerabad, Narayankhed, Karada, Sholapur,Pune,Mumbai(TSRTC,MSRTC) |
53–55 | Karimnagar,Godavarikhani,Vemulawada,Asifabad,Mancherial,Siddipet,Manthani |
56–58 | Nirmal,Nizamabad,Adilabad,Nagpur,Amaravati, Raipur |
59–61 | Macherla, Manchiryala, Ongole,Chennai |
62 | Deverakonda |
63–65 | Parigi, Vikarabad, Tandur |
66–75 | Arrivals |
76–79 | City buses |
References
[edit]- ^"Gowliguda bus stand: the secular marvel near Musi".
- ^"The Secret History of Hyderabad State of the Nizam (South India; 1724 – 1948)".
- ^"Traffic goes for a toss at Imlibun station".The Hindu.26 December 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 27 December 2007.
- ^abc"Hyderabad Metro's Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station-JBS Parade Ground line to be flagged off today".The New Indian Express.The New Indian Express. 7 February 2020.Retrieved10 February2021.
External links
[edit]Media related toMahatma Gandhi Bus Station, Hyderabadat Wikimedia Commons