Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Bus Station (Kan: ನಾಡಪ್ರಭು ಕೆಂಪೆಗೌಡ ವಾಹನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ) , also known as Majestic Bus Station, is a main bus station in

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. It is located opposite the

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. It is bordered by Seshadri Road to the north, Danavanthri Road to the east, Tank Bund Road to the south and

Gubbi Thotadappa Rao Bahadur "Dharmapravartha" Gubbi Thotadappa (Kannada: ರಾವ್ ಬಹದ್ದೂರ್ ಧರ್ಮಪ್ರವರ್ತ :kn:ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ತೋಟದಪ್ಪ, ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ತೋಟದಪ್ಪ), (1838-1910 Gubbi), was an I ...

Road to the west. This bus station provides connectivity to almost all the areas of Bengaluru. One side of the bus station is used for intra-city buses by the

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(BMTC) while the other side is used by out-station buses operated by various state road transport corporations. The KSRTC side of the bus station also houses the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda (Majestic) metro station on the

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. Former chief minister of Karnataka

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is credited with building the station. The bus station not only eased congestion with buses and helped streamline the transport system but also helped the local area grow economically and was a major landmark of the city for many years.

Name

The station acquired the name Majestic Bus Station or "Majestic" from a popular cinema theatre of the same name located nearby. It was later named as Kempegowda Bus Station in honour of

Kempe Gowda I Kempe Gowda I, locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India. He is famous for founding the present-day southern Indian city of Bangalore. ...

, the founder of

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. However, Majestic continues to be the most commonly used name for the station. Buses terminating at the station usually display signs that show "Kempegowda Bus Station" or "KBS".

History

The Kempegowda Bus Station was opened in the 1960s. The semi-circular city bus terminal was built in 1980s. The station is located on the site of the Dharmambudhi Lake, which dried up in the early 20th century.

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