Vadodara bus station
The Vadodara bus station is the central bus station serving the city of Vadodara in Gujarat, India.[1]
It was built under a public-private partnership between the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) and realty firm Cube Construction. Built at a cost of ₹114 crore, the five-storey terminus is spread over 2.4 lakh square feet.[2]
Called the Ved Transcube Plaza, it has the Vadodara Central Bus Terminal as well as a commercial complex. The terminus handles over 800 buses and as many as 28,000 to 35,000 passengers daily.[2]
Inauguration
The Bus Terminal was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 February 2014.[3] In all, the commercial complex is expected to have 400 retail shops of an average 250 to 350 square feet each, a flea market, a food court with 22 outlets, a seven-screen multiplex run by PVR Cinemas and a 100-room budget hotel.
References
- "Vadodara bus terminal with airport-likefeel - Modi inaugurates 'airport-like' bus terminal in Vadodara". The Economic Times.
- Desai, Darshan (27 April 2014). "Get a glimpse of Vadodara's airport-like bus terminal". India Today. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- BS Reporter (15 February 2014). "Vadodara's bus terminal punches above its weight".