Inter-City Bus Terminal, Hyderabad
Inter City Bus Terminal | |
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| General information | |
| 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
[edit]It is under Planning stage on 55 acres located on Miyapur-Mumbai high-way Intermediate Ring Road connecting NH-65 & NH-44.[6] It is right beside Miyapur metro depot and Hyderabad Metro's station, 2 km from Inner Ring Road and 4 km from Outer Ring Road.
The Terminal
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Work on inter city bus terminal to begin soon". The Hindu, Hyderabad. 1 November 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "City awaits its mega bus bay". The Times of India. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Singh, T. Lalith (29 December 2012). "Cash crunch hits HMDA projects". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ^ "HMDA shelves Miyapur ICBT project". 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Inter-city bus terminal to be developed as 1 lakh sft facility". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Kiran approves inter-city bus terminal project at Miyapur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 January 2012.