Mahatma Gandhi BusStation (MGBS)
Current Ticket Counters.
Bus Bay @45° Angle.
Admin office
Departural Platform.
Main entrance
Dispatch office
Bus Entry Bus Exit
The site is approached through a bridge from the main road due
to its location in an island.
The main entrance leads to administration offices in upper levels
and entry to departural platforms which also consists of public
facilitis and ticket counters
All the bays are at 45 degree angle. Ticket counters are available
with each 11-15 bus bays. Height of the platform from road is 12”
The total height of the slab above
platform is 7-8m.
Columns: box columns of 50cm size at
7m spacing are used. The space in
between the columns is properly
utilized as the fixed public seating with
the side table for luggage .
Slab: the architect used two way
cantilever slab in this structure
Elevation: The rhombus shaped voids
and inverted v arches in the elevation
act as main source of ventilation.
Hyderabad Railway Station 4.4Km From
M.G.B.S.
Secunderabad Station 8.6Kms From
M.G.B.S.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 24 Kms
From M.G.B.S.
SITE AREA: 30 ACRES
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS: Semi-Arid Climate
WIND DIRECTION: SW -NE
LOCATION: Located in Imlibun ,the southern
Part of Hyderabad, On the island of River Musi.
CONNECTIVITY:
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Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station [MGBS] earlier
known as Imlibun.
Many buses from other states like
Chhattisgarh,Odissa,
Karnataka,MadhyaPradesh,
Maharashtra,Goa andTamil Nadu arrive and
Departure at this bus station Daily.
MGBS is the third Largest Bus station in
India.
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INTERCITY BUS TERMINAL
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2 WHEELER PARKING: 3Capacity (3000 Vehicle )
CAR PARKING : 2 Capacity (150 cars )
AUTO STAND : 25 Autos
PARKING-
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ATM
WATER FOUNTAIN
OFFICE INTERIORS RESTUARANT
REST ROOMS FOR PASSENGERS POLICE STATION
Other facilities within the terminal which are
properly accessible to the public are
ATM ,
Police outstation
Security
Rest rooms and dormitory
Restaurants
Shops, telephone booths
Drinking water & toilets
OTHER FACILITIES-
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Marble & Tandur Stone Flooring
Marble Flooring
Concrete Road
Acrylic Sheets
Pavement Tile Flooring
Bricks: used for the interior & separation walls.
Stone: compound walls.
Marble & Tandur Stone: for platform flooring.
Glass :for the counters and windows.
Pvc: for the counters with computers.
Rcc : slab s, beams &columns.
Acrylic sheets: for the sky lights.
Marble: in the offices,stairs,seating for the columns up to 2m height.
Pavement tiles: for the corridors, ramps, pathways.
Wood: used for doors , windows, frames,partitions,furniture
in the offices.
Concrete: parking, bus depots and at the entrances.
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LOBBY
ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICE CORRIDOROFFICE
ANALYSIS
•Administrative department was
placed on the first floor
•There was no proper natural
ventilation
LOBBY
ENTRANCE
SHOPS
RESERVATION COUNTER
ANALYASIS:
•The Main Entry leads to the double height entrance porch which in turn leads to enquiry and reservation counters.
•As we enter we have an information counter in front of entrance
,it make easy to public to move around comfortable
•There are shops and atms located in ground floor we have good ample amount of light coming in ground floor as
its left side is open for bus bays
•it has separate counters depending upon the region
GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
STAIRCASE LOBBY
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INTERCITY BUS TERMINAL
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PANDIT NEHRU BUSSTATION
VIJAYAWADA
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INTERCITY BUS TERMINAL
STATION IS SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF 28 ACRES OF LAND AND THERE ARE 62
PLATFORMS WITH TWO TERMINALS.
THE VIJAYAWADA BUS STATION HAS A DEPARTURE TERMINAL WITH 48 PLATFORMS
AND ALSO HAS ARRIVAL TERMINAL WITH 14 PLATFORMS
THE BUS STATION OPERATES BUSES TO MAJOR DESTINATIONS OF THE STATE AND ALSO
TO THE NEIGHBOURING STATES AS WELL. AMARAVATI, DELUXE, EXPRESS, GARUDA,
GARUDA PLUS, INDRA, SUPER LUXURY AND VENNELA ARE THE FLEET OF BUSES
OPERATED FROM THE STATION BY THE APSRTC.
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.
MANY BUSES FROM DIFFERENT STATES LIKE TELANGANA, TAMILNADU, KARNATAKA,
ORISSA AND CHHATTISGARH REACH THIS STATION ON A DAILY BASIS.
TO ENSURE A COMFORTABLE WAITING TIME FOR THE PASSENGERS, A WAITING HALL
FOR PASSENGERS, WHO HAVE RESERVED THEIR TICKETS IS PRESENT IN THIS BUS
STATION
EVEN, FOR PASSENGERS, WHO HAVE RESERVED FOR AC BUSES, THERE IS AN AIR-
CONDITIONED WAITING HALL.
EVEN, THERE ARE FOOD SERVICES LOCATED IN THE STATION AND THERE IS ENOUGH
SPACE FOR CAR, TWO-WHEELER AND OF COURSE FOR PARKING BUSES.
STRUCTURES AND SERVICES
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LOCATION :NH65, KRISHNALANKA, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH
OWNED BY :ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT
CORPORATION-OPEN 24 HOURS
PLATFORMS IN USE : 62
Revenue :₹51 billion PER ANNUM(5,100 CRORES)
•THE VIJAYAWADA BUS STATION IS CALLED AS THE
PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION (PNBS).
•THIS STATION IS SITUATED ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF
THE MAIN CITY AND IT IS ALSO LOCATED ADJACENT TO
THE KRISHNA RIVER.
•THIS IS A STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
OWNED BUS STATION AND IT WAS OPENED ON THE 23RD
OF SEPTEMBER 1990.
•VIJAYAWADA BUS STAND IS NAMED AS "TELUGU
SATAVAHANA PRAYANA PRANGANAM", IT IS INAGURATED
IN 1986.
CITY BUS TERMINAL
FOOD STALLS
AC LOUNGES
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INTERIOR VIEW OF DEPARTURE BLOCK
ATRIUM OF 20’ WITH SKY LIGHTS CONNECTING
WITH STAIRCASE
ENQUIRY COUNTER
TICKET RESERVATION COUNTERS
4 TOILET UNITS
NO.OF PUBLIC TOILETS
-20 FOR MALE AND 20 FOR FEMALE
DRINKING WATER FACILITIES
PAYPHONE
PLATFORM AND WAITING
AREAS FOR PASSENGERS
DEPARTURE BLOCK
DEPARTURE BLOCK
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MINI THEATER OF 4364 SQ M IN ARRIVAL
BLOCK- Y SCREENS
NO OF SCREENS IN THEATER – 4
NO OF PLASMA TV SCREENS IN CORRIDORS-6
IN THE PART OF MODERNISATION OF PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION
(PNBS), A MINIPLEX IS DESIGNED TO ENTERTAIN PASSENGERS AT THE
ARRIVAL BLOCK OF THE TERMINAL.
NOW PASSENGERS, WHO HAVE TIME TO CATCH THEIR BUS, CAN COME
AND ENJOY A CINEMA IN THE BUS STAND
24HRS-MINIPLEX-GETTING-READY-AT-VIJAYAWADA-BUS-STATION:
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CONFERENCE HALL OFFICE SPACES
PLAY ZONE IN ARRIVAL BLOCK FOR PASSANGERS
LANDSCAPE BEHIND RTC HOUSE
FOOT OVER BRIDGE CONNECTING TWO BLOCKS
ADEQUATE SPACE FOR PUBLIC PARKING, SEPARATE SPACE FOR STAFF
PARKING
REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER
RAIN WATER HARVESTING USED TO FLUSH TOILETS
AMPLE VENTILATION
MULTIPLE ENTRIES FOR COMMUTERS.
SEPARATE WAY FOR BUSES.
ENORMOUS SPACE FOR WAITING.
SEPARATE CREW REST ROOMS ON THE TOP LEVEL
WHEELCHAIRS FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED IN THE TERMINUS
OBSERVATIONS:
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APSRTC HAS ALSO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR PLANS FOR
EXPANSION OF THE VIJAYAWADA BUS STATION. ACCORDINGLY,
ADDITIONALLY 20 PLATFORMS ARE PLANNED TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
EVEN, PLANS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE METRO AC BUSES
TO GET LED SCREENS.
AS THE CITY OF VIJAYAWADA WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED AS ONE
OF THE CAPITAL CITIES OF THE STATE, MANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE CARDS WHEN IT COMES TO THE
VIJAYAWADA BUS STATION
EXPANSION PLANS:
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ARRIVAL BLOCK