Millennium Park Bus Depot

This article is about the bus station near a Delhi park. For other eponymous parks elsewhere, see Millennium Park (disambiguation).

Millennium Park Bus Depot
View of the depot during 2010 Commonwealth Games
General information
LocationOuter Ring Road, Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India
Coordinates28°36′13″N 77°15′20″E / 28.60361°N 77.25556°E / 28.60361; 77.25556
Owned byDelhi Transport Corporation
History
Opened17 September 2010

The Millennium Park Bus Depot was a major bus station located in Delhi, India. It was the largest bus depot in the world.[1] Constructed primarily by the city's Public Works Department, the depot was inaugurated on 17 September 2010.[2] The depot occupied an area of 243,000 m2 (60 acres), and had the capacity to park up to 1,000 buses at a time under shed, constituting 14% of the total parking capacity of all DTC depots combined (7,000 buses).[3] Though initially used exclusively for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the depot was used as a regular bus station operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation post the Games.[2] While the benefits of the depot were well-recognized, the depot was also the center of much controversy and criticism especially regarding its "temporary" nature and the violation of environmental norms.[4]

  1. ^ "Biggest bus depot thrown open in Delhi". News X. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "'World's largest' bus depot now in city, courtesy DTC". Hindustan Times. India. 18 September 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Delhi govt defends bus depot on Yamuna bed, won't dismantle". Deccan Herald. India. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Fate of bus depot at Millennium Park hangs in balance". The Pioneer. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.