Pandit Nehru Bus Station | |||||
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Passenger Transportation | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | NH-65, Arrival Block, Krishna Lanka, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520001 India | ||||
Coordinates | 16°30′32″N 80°36′56″E / 16.50889°N 80.61556°E | ||||
Owned by | Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation | ||||
Platforms | 61 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | VJA | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 23 September 1990 | ||||
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The Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS), also known as the Telugu Satavahana Prayana Pranganam, is a bus station in Vijayawada, situated on the southern side of the main city and adjacent to the Krishna River. It is owned by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). This Bus station is spread over an area of 28 acres of land and it is one of the largest Bus station in India preceding by Mofussil Bus Terminus in Chennai (36.5 acres) and following by Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station in Hyderabad (20 acres). It consists of four blocks, two main blocks serving departure terminal with 48 platforms and arrival terminal with 12 platforms, one RTC House serving as a NTR Administrative block headquarters of APSRTC and one block namely City Bus Port serving city buses. There are four entrances to the bus station, each serving as entrance and exit. The entries are from North Side (City Bus Port), East Side (Main entrances) and two on South Side (in front of NH-65 in Krishna Lanka).