Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS), also known as Telugu Satavahana Prayana Pranganam, is a bus station in
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises N ...
, situated on the southern side of the main city and adjacent to the
Krishna River. It is owned by the
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). This Bus station is spread over an area of 28 acres of land and it is one of the largest Bus station in India preceding by
Millennium Park Bus Depot in
Delhi
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(60 acres),
Mofussil Bus Terminus in
Chennai
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(36.5 acres) and following by
Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...
(20 acres). It consists of four blocks, two main blocks serving departure terminal with 48 platforms and arrival terminal with 12 platforms, one RTC House serving as a NTR Administrative block headquarters of
APSRTC
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...
and one block namely City Bus Port serving city buses. There are four entrances to the bus station, each serving as entrance and exit. The entries are from North Side (City Bus Port), East Side (Main entrances) and two on South Side (in front of
NH-65 in Krishna Lanka).
Administration
The bus station has an administrative block named 'RTC House', which is the headquarters of APSRTC.
Platforms
Structure and services
The ''
Deccan Queen
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'' of the
Nizam State Railways - Road Transport Division
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is one of the notable features of the station. 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
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,
Tamil Nadu
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,
Karnataka
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,
Odisha
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and
Chhattisgarh
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. 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, Rajadhani A/C, Vajra A/C, Garuda, Garuda Plus are some of buses operated by
TSRTC
Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by splitting the Andhra Pradesh State Road Trans ...
.
The station provides amenities such as miniplex, ticket-vending and kiosks for passengers, and has a city bus port for local passengers.
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.
Services
* City Ordinary - These city buses are the cheapest mode of transport in the city and connect the city with its
suburb
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s,
exurb
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s 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
suburb
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s,
exurb
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s 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
Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. ...
.
References
{{Bus stations in Andhra Pradesh
Bus stations in Andhra Pradesh
Transport in Vijayawada
Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru
Buildings and structures in Vijayawada
Buildings and structures completed in 1990
1990 establishments in Andhra Pradesh