Pandit Nehru bus station

Pandit Nehru Bus Station
Passenger Transportation

Expansion Works on Arrival Block of PNBS
Location Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°30′32″N 80°36′56″E / 16.50889°N 80.61556°E / 16.50889; 80.61556Coordinates: 16°30′32″N 80°36′56″E / 16.50889°N 80.61556°E / 16.50889; 80.61556
Owned by APSRTC
Operated by APSRTC
Platforms 62
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code VJA
History
Opened 23 September 1990
Location
Pandit Nehru Bus Station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS) is a bus station in Vijayawada.[1] The bus station is owned by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. This is one of the major bus stations in Andhra Pradesh, which was also known as Telugu Satavahana Prayana Pranganam.[2]

Administration

The bus station has an administrative block named as RTC House, which is the headquarters of APSRTC.[3]

Structures and services

The Deccan Queen bus at Vijayawada bus station

The Deccan Queen of the Nizam State Railways - Road Transport Division is one of the notable structure at the bus station.[4]

The bus station operates buses to major destinations of the state and also to the neighbouring states like Telangana,Tamil Nadu as well. Amaravati, Deluxe, Telugu Velugu, Express, Garuda, Garuda Plus, Indra, Super Luxury and Vennela are the fleet of buses operated from the station by the APSRTC. Palle velugu, Express, Deluxe, Super Luxury, Indra A/C, Garuda, Garuda Plus are some of buses operated by TSRTC[1] The bus station provides amenities such as, miniplex, ticket-vending and kiosks for the passengers and also has a city bus port for the local passengers.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bus stations across AP to be linked to PNBS". The Hindu. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. "Heritage activists See Red Over Nizam Era Bus". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. "APSRTC: First govt agency to shift staff to Vijayawada". The New Indian Express. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. "Call to preserve ‘Deccan Queen’ for posterity – Times of India". The Times of India. Vijayawada. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. "APSRTC HQ shifts to Vijayawada". The New Indian Express. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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