Shantinagar Bus Station

Shantinagar Bus Station
KSRTC and BMTC bus station
Other names Atal Bihari Vajpayee Traffic and Transit Management Centre
Location Shantinagar, Bangalore
Karnataka
India
Bus operators Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)

The Shantinagar Bus Station, officially the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Traffic and Transit Management Centre,[1] is a bus station in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. All KSRTC, TNSTC and SETC buses bound towards Tamil Nadu and KSRTC and APSRTC buses towards Andhra Pradesh now depart from this bus station instead of Kempegowda Bus Station owing to land acquired for Bengaluru Metro Rail Construction at Kempegowda Bus Station.

Location

The bus station is located on Kengal Hanumantaiah Road, next to the central offices of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. The Depot #1 of BMTC was remodelled as a bus station with four bays.

Layout

The first bay is for BMTC buses going towards Jayanagar, Koramangla, J.P.Nagar, Bannerghatta Road and Hosur Road. The second bay is for all buses going towards Shivajinagar, Kempegowda Bus Station, K.R. Puram(G-12) and Kengeri(G-6). The third bay is for all buses towards Andhra Pradesh (Tirupati, Hyderabad, Vijayawada) etc. The Fourth bay is for all Tamil Nadu bound buses. There is also an air-conditioned lounge for passengers waiting for a bus to the Bengaluru International Airport.[2]

Connectivity

This place is well connected to Majestic, Shivajinagar, Koramangala, Hosur Road, Sarjapur Road, Bannerghatta Road, Jayanagar, Banashankari, Carmelaram Railway station and Mysuru Road.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Check out Shantinagar bus depot". Times of India (Bengaluru). 23 September 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "New lounge for air passengers at Shantinagar TTMC". Bengaluru. The Hindu. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-08-08.

Coordinates: 12°57′15.37″N 77°35′32.65″E / 12.9542694°N 77.5924028°E / 12.9542694; 77.5924028


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