PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION - VIJAYAWADA

 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)

INTRODUCTION•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.

•INAUGRATED BY•VIJAYAWADA BUS STAND IS NAMED AS "TELUGU SATAVAHANA PRAYANA PRANGANAM", IT IS INAGURATED IN 1986.

NANDHAMURI TARAKA RAMA RAO GARU

LAND USE MAPWATER BODY

COMMERCIALRESIDENTIAL& INSTITUTIONALRAJIV GANDI PARK TO BUS STAND 700 M

KANKADURGA AMMA TEMPLE TO BUS STAND 1.1 KM -14 M WALK

GOVT GENERAL HOSPITAL 500 M

INSTITUTIONAL INDUSTRIAL

MIXED RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL

LAND USE MAP PNBS

RAILWAY STATION TO BUS TERMINAS 800 M -4 MIN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX 3 KM -9 MINNRS GOVERNMENT COLLEGE 700 M -8 MIN BY WALK BRICK INDUSTRY 600 M -7 MIN

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THIS BUS STATION?•INDIA’S BIGGEST AND ASIA’S SECOND LARGEST BUS TERMINAL. ALSO THE BUSIEST BUS TERMINAL OF INDIA, FOLLOWED BY STATIONS IN DELHI, CHENNAI AND HYDERABAD.

•MANY BUSES FROM DIFFERENT STATES LIKE TELANGANA, TAMILNADU, KARNATAKA, ORISSA AND CHHATTISGARH REACH THIS STATION ON A DAILY BASIS.

•THIS STATION ACTS AS THE BEST ROAD TRANSPORT CONNECTOR WITH EACH AND EVERY TOWN AND CITY IN THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH.

•THIS 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.

•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.

EXPANSION PLANS•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

• 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

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.

•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.

• ON AN AVERAGE, 2700 BUSES ARRIVE AND DEPOT FROM PNBS VIJAYAWADA.

• IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT TWO LAKH PEOPLE USE THIS TERMINAL DAILY

TRAFFIC PATTERN

CITY TERMINAL-1276 SQ M

ARRIVAL BLOCK -8224 SQ M

DEPARTURE BLOCK-7666 SQ M

OPEN PARKING FOR BUSES-10823 SQ M

CYCLE/SCOOTER STAND-2875 SQ M

CAR PARKING – 2085 SQ M

AUTO PARKING-933 SQ M

BUS DEPOT – 9610 SQ M

LANDSCAPE- 8000 SQ M

AREIAL VIEW OF PNBS -VIJAYAWADA

ENTRY

EXITS

EXITS

ARRIVAL BLOCK

DEPARTURE BLOCK

LANDSCAPE

BUS PARKING

AUTO PARKING

CITY BUS TERMINAL

MAINTNANCE

SUBWAY

SITEPLAN

DORMITORY

LANDSCAPE

OFFICE

DIGITAL THEATERS AREA

GODOWNS

ANL PARCEL OFFICE

TOILETS

ROAD(RAMP)

STAFF TOILETS

FOOT OVER BRIDGE

ARRIVAL BLOCK

GROUND FLOOR ZONING

PEDESTRIANLAWN

WAITINGDORMITORY

OFFICEWASHROOMS

STAFF WASH ROOMS

PEDESTRAIN CIRCULATION IN ARRIVAL BLOCK

WORK STATIONDINNING CONFERENCEWORKSTATIONS

ARRIVAL BLOCK FIRST FLOOR ZONING

WAITNG AREA

ENQUIRY AND OFFICE

TICKET COUNTERS

SHOPS

ELECTRICAL ROOM

ATM’S and clinics

VOLVO BOOKING

DEPARTURE BLOCK

SEATING CAPACITY 600NO.OF CIRCULAR COLUMNS IN ATRIUM 36

PEDESTRAIN CIRCULATION IN DEPARTURE BLOCK

INTERIOR VIEW OF DEPARTURE BLOCK

COMMUTER CONGESTION AT MORNING 6 AM – 1 PM IN ARRIVAL BLOCK

COMMUTER CONGESTION ATEVENING4 PM – 11 PM IN DEPARTURE BLOCK

BUS ROTATIONS

FOOT OVER BRIDGE CONNECTING TWO BLOCKS

ATRIUM OF 20’ WITH SKY LIGHTS CONNECTING WITH STAIRCASE

CITY BUS TERMINAL

PLAY ZONE IN ARRIVAL BLOCK FOR PASSANGERS

LANDSCAPE BEHIND RTC HOUSE

MINI THEATER OF 4364 SQ M IN ARRIVAL BLOCK- Y SCREENS

NO . SCREENS IN THEATER – 4 NO OF PLASMA TV SCREENS IN CORRIDORS -6

DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

PAY PHONE

ENQUIRY COUNTER AND TICKET RESERVATION COUNTERS

NO.OF PUBLIC TOILETS -20 FOR MALE AND 20 FOR FEMALE

4 TOILET UNITS

CONFERENCE HALL AND OFFICE SPACES500 SQ- (4 )

BARRIER FREE ASPECTS• separate parking facility for disabled.• Pedestrain paths are provided.• separate toilets for the wheelchair

users.• Proper signages are provided

everywhere to avoid confusion.

OBSERVATIONS

• 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• NO CONFUSION FOR THE COMMUTERS, PROPER

SIGNAGE.• WHEELCHAIRS FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED IN THE

TERMINUS• PEDESTRIAN PATH PROVIDED.

BEZAWADA BUS TERMINAS

NEW PROPOSAL BY ANDHARAPRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYDESIGNED BY.CHEIF ARCHITECT VARADHARAJU GARU

JBR ARCHITECTURE COLLEGE HYDERABAD

VOTE OF THANKs

TO MY TEAM FOR VALUABLE SUPPORT

JBR ARCHITECTURE COLLEGE HYDERABAD