Swami Vivekanand Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) popularly known as Anand Vihar ISBT, located in

East Delhi East Delhi is an administrative district of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh ...

is one of the three

Inter State Bus Terminals In India, an Inter State Bus Terminal or Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is a bus terminus that provides bus service to destinations located in other states. An ISBT may also provide bus services to destinations in the same state. Mostly ISBT Term ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. Anand Vihar ISBT was built in 1993, but it became fully functional with effect from March 1996. It is spread over an area of approximately 25 acres and operates bus services between

and two other states,

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and

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Background

Delhi has one of India's largest bus transport systems. Buses are the most popular means of transport catering to about 60% of Delhi's total demand. The

Kashmere Gate ISBT The Maharana Pratap Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) popularly known as Kashmere Gate ISBT, located in Delhi is the oldest and one of the biggest Inter State Bus Terminals in India. It operates bus services between Delhi and 7 other regions: Ha ...

, opened in 1976 was the only ISBT in Delhi till 1993 when it was transferred to the Transport Department of

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. In order to decongest the Overcrowded Kashmere Gate ISBT, two new ISBT's were created in

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and

Anand Vihar Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This station was offi ...

. The Anand vihar ISBT, located in trans-Yamuna region focused mainly on passenger traffic from eastern part of Delhi, from the States of

and

The Terminal

The ISBT at Anand Vihar is the city's closest link to neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with 1,400-1, 500 inter-state buses plying from the bus terminus to these states every day. The local DTC and cluster buses also ply from Anand Vihar ISBT, where around 1,800 to 2,000 local buses operate every day. Built in 1993, the inter-state bus terminus is one of the busiest transport hubs in the area, connecting

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with the rest of the city and the NCR through

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. Day-to-day functioning of the ISBT is managed under the control of a general Manager, who is subordinated by Deputy General Manager, Accounts Officer, Executive Engineer and other staff including the Engineering, financial and administrative. Besides one estate manager is posted to lookafter the functioning of the ISBT.

Renovation

After the renovation of Kashmere Gate ISBT in 2013, there have been plans to renovate ISBT Anand Vihar. The

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forwarded a proposal on behalf of DIMTS to the Delhi Urban Arts Commission in 2012 regarding the renovation. The ISBT was to be developed by DIMTS on an area of 9.2 hectares in an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore. The project, once started, was likely to take 20 months for completion.

Connections

Anand Vihar ISBT is located adjacent to the

Anand Vihar Terminal railway station Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This station was offic ...

and

Anand Vihar metro station Anand Vihar is an interchange metro station located on the Blue Line and the Pink Line of Delhi Metro. The station is located in the Anand Vihar locality near the interstate border between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and is a major connectivity h ...

. In 2003, Union Railway minister

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announced that Delhi would get a new rail terminal at Anand Vihar. The station was commissioned in the 2003 rail budget The

was officially inaugurated on 19 December 2009 by the then Union railway minister,

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and the

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. The terminal, spread over 42 hectares (100 acres) is one of the largest railway stations and caters to East–bound trains from Delhi.

was inaugurated on 6 January 2010 by

and Union Minister for Urban Development,

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Background

The Terminal

Renovation

Connections

See also

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