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{{Short description|Bus terminal in Chhattisgarh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Inter State Bus Terminal, Raipur
| map_type = India Chhattisgarh#India
| map_dot_label = ISBT Raipur
| map_size = 250
| coordinates = {{coord|21.22|81.630556|type:landmark_region:IN-CG|display=inline,title}}
| native_name = अंतरराज्यीय बस टर्मिनल, रायपुर ISBT Bhatagaon आई.एस.बी.टी. भाठागांव
| other_name = ISBT Ravanbhantha ISBT Tikrapara ISBT Mathpara
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| type = [[Bus stand]]
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| caption = ISBT Aerial view
| address = In front of Neelkantheshwar Dham, Ravanbhatha, [[Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
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| country = India
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| owned = [[Dudhadhari temple|Dudhadhari Math Trust]] [[Government of Chhattisgarh]] [[Raipur Municipal Corporation]]
| manager = [[Government of Chhattisgarh]] [[Raipur Municipal Corporation]]
| operator = [[Government of Chhattisgarh]] [[Raipur Municipal Corporation]]
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| distance = 5 km from [[Raipur Junction]] 16 km from [[Swami Vivekananda Airport]]
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| bus_stands = 1
| bus_operators = 10+
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| parking = Yes
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| architectural_style = [[Bus terminus]] [[Bus stand]]
| status = Active
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| website = http://www.cgtransport.gov.in/ https://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in//
| opened = {{Start date|2021|11|15|df=y}}
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| passengers = 7000+ (2024)
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| pass_rank = 1st (in [[Central India|Central]] and [[Eastern India|Eastern]])
| services = Parking, Shops, Food Courts, Hotels, Lounge, Waiting Room
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| mapframe-stroke-color = #C60C30
| mapframe-marker = station
| mapframe-marker-color = #1F2F57
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'''Shri Balaji Swami Trust Sri [[Dudhadhari temple|Dudhadhari Math]] Inter State Bus Terminal''', locally known as '''ISBT Bhatagaon''', is a newly constructed hi-tech bus terminal situated on 25 acres in the Ravanbhata–Bhatagaon area of [[Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]]. It is the first [[Inter-State Bus Terminals|ISBT]] in Chhattisgarh and the [[Inter-State Bus Terminals|largest bus station]] in [[Central India]], with a capacity to handle 300 buses daily, offering a range of facilities to passengers.

The terminal serves as an Interstate Bus Terminal, providing bus services to passengers from neighboring states such as [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Jharkhand]].
The primary purpose of constructing this terminal was to replace the [[Minimata Agam Dass Guru]] Bus Stand in Pandri, which had been causing traffic congestion and safety concerns. The new terminal, located on the outskirts of [[Raipur|Raipur City]], aims to alleviate these issues.

The ISBT Bhatagaon was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister [[Bhupesh Baghel]] on 20 August 2021. The terminal became operational on 15 November 2021, aligning with the occasion of [[Prabodhini Ekadashi|Devotthan Ekadashi]]. Following its opening, the 28-year-old Pandri Bus Stand was permanently closed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-17|title=Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Raipur, Raipur, chhattisgarh, India|url=https://indiasthan.com/place/chhattisgarh/31798/inter-state-bus-terminal-isbt-raipur|access-date=2021-11-01|website=indiasthan.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Raipur in the city Raipur|url=https://in.worldorgs.com/catalog/raipur/shipping-company/inter-state-bus-terminal-isbt-raipur|access-date=2021-11-01|website=in.worldorgs.com}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|author=Cherrupreet Kaur|date=9 Feb 2017|title=hi-tech ISBT in capital: Construction on hi-tech ISBT in capital to begin this month {{!}} Raipur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/construction-on-hi-tech-isbt-in-capital-to-begin-this-month/articleshow/57054796.cms|access-date=2021-11-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISBT Raipur! नए अंतरराज्यीय बस टर्मिनल की खासियत, जिसका सीएम भूपेश ने किया लोकार्पण|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/chhattisgarh/state/raipur/facilities-at-isbt-raipur-new-interstate-bus-terminal/ct20210822175825112|access-date=2021-11-02|website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-09|title=एक हफ्ते तक टल सकती है पंडरी बस स्टैंड की ISBT में शिफ्टिंग, पहले होगा बसों का ड्राई रन, अधिकारियों के साथ बैठक के बाद कलेक्टर ने लिया फैसला|url=https://www.ibc24.in/chhattisgarh/shifting-of-pandri-bus-stand-to-isbt-may-be-postponed-for-a-week-first-the-dry-run-of-buses-664451.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=IBC24 News : Chhattisgarh News, Madhya Pradesh News, Chhattisgarh News Live, Madhya Pradesh News Live, Chhattisgarh News In Hindi, Madhya Pradesh In Hindi|language=hi}}</ref>
<ref>{{Citation|title=Raipur News: Inter State Bus Terminal 15 November से शुरु {{!}} ISBT के संचालन का आदेश जारी|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k05gAUErxoM|language=en|access-date=2021-11-13}}</ref>

== Area ==
The area is made on 25 acres land of [[Dudhadhari temple|Dudhadhari Mandir, Raipur]] at the outskirts of Raipur City, the bus stand is located In front of Sri Har Nilkantheshwar Dhaam, a famous Shiv Temple in Raipur.

== Foundation laying, construction, inauguration and opening ==
The foundation stone laying ceremony for terminal was done by Chief Minister [[Bhupesh Baghel]] in the year 2019. The construction were done by [[Raipur Municipal Corporation|Raipur Nagar Nigam]] and [[Government of Chhattisgarh]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

=== Construction ===
The ISBT planned with a central building (G+4) providing transportation and commercial services. The surrounding to the building, the circulation has been planned which includes the services such as commercial, parking, diesel pump and other supporting facilities. The ground floor of the building will provide services for the commuters accessing the ISBT. Services like ticketing counters, waiting lobby, food counter, cloak room etc. are all planned at the ground floor for the ease of commuters. Along with these services, RUPTS proposes ATM vending machines at the Ground floor of ISBT. The Location for these ATMs are at right in the centre and close to the entrance of the building making them highly visible to the commuters and other common public. The location for the proposed ATMs’ have been highlighted in red colour in the drawing below. Each ATM has been allocated a space of approx.100 sq.fts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=5|url=https://nagarnigamraipur.nic.in//Document/rmctender-ATM_ISBT_EoI.pdf}}</ref>

=== Inauguration ===

After 2 years, Government of Chhattisgarh decided to inaugurate the terminal on 23 August 2021, on the Occasion of Bhupesh Baghel's Birthday but it preponed to 20 August as of Rajiv Gandhi Birthday, former Prime Minister of India and a senior Congress Leader.<ref>{{Cite web|title=isbt raipur inauguration|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/chhattisgarh/raipur/news/inauguration-of-new-bus-stand-school-and-water-sewage-plant-in-raipur-bhupesh-baghel-cm-will-inaugurate-128833733.html}}</ref>

=== Opening ===
After some days of Inauguration, the terminal wasn't started and the trial was scheduled to one week later of inauguration. But the Main Road for Connecting Terminal & Ring Road (Bhatagaon Chowk) was damaged as of Construction. After 1.5 Months the road was ready but due to the festive season the trial again postponed. Finally after Diwali, a three-day trial was scheduled from 10 November to 13 November 2021 which ordered by Raipur Collector Saurabh Kumar and the trial was successful. Now, Raipur Administration ordered to closed Pandri Stand by 15 November and the new stand will operated from 15 November. Between 13 and 14 November all shops and Buses shifted to ISBT and after 28 years Minimata Bus Stand, Pandri closed. At 6 am of 15 November 2021 on [[Prabodhini Ekadashi|Devotthan Ekadashi]] the first bus depaurted from the ISBT.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

== Controversies ==
There have been many disputes in the Terminal, the first dispute was between Dudhadhari Math Trust and the Government of Chhattisgarh, they were demanding for ownership of all shops in the terminal which was refused by the Government of Chhattisgarh and it was the main problem for the inauguration of terminal but was solved by May 2021. The other controversies are political disputes between [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and [[Indian National Congress|INC]]. The last dispute was that the Terminal has been inaugurated but the services of all buses haven't started which was planned by 15 September but not done, the reason given by Government of Chhattisgarh is that the roads aren't ready so after roads will prepared and the buses will start. On this issue, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and other political parties keep besieging the state government from time to time. A three-day dry run or trial of buses on the ISBT was between 10 and 13 November 2021 and finally after 2 months of inauguration from 15 November 2021, the management for ISBT started and the old Pandri Stand closed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-16|title=ISBT Raipur: विवादों में अंतरराज्यीय बस टर्मिनल, दो साल से लोकार्पण का इंतजार|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/raipur-isbt-raipur-cg-interstate-bus-terminal-in-controversy-inauguration-delayed-for-two-years-cgpg-3696448.html|access-date=2021-11-02|website=News18 Hindi|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=अंतर राज्यीय बस स्टैंड चार माह से बनकर तैयार, बसों की आवाजाही के लिए रोड ही नहीं बना|url=https://www.patrika.com/raipur-news/isbt-raipur-cg-5766499/|access-date=2021-11-02|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ISBT Raipur: लोकार्पण के एक माह बाद ही ISBT में बसों की आवाजाही हो पाएगी शुरू|url=https://www.patrika.com/raipur-news/chhattisgarh-interstate-bus-terminal-will-be-inaugurated-on-august-23-7011832/|access-date=2021-11-02|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-09|title=One Week Late for Shifting Pandri Stand|url=https://www.ibc24.in/chhattisgarh/shifting-of-pandri-bus-stand-to-isbt-may-be-postponed-for-a-week-first-the-dry-run-of-buses-664451.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=IBC24 News : Chhattisgarh News, Madhya Pradesh News, Chhattisgarh News Live, Madhya Pradesh News Live, Chhattisgarh News In Hindi, Madhya Pradesh In Hindi|language=hi}}</ref>

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[[Category:Transport in Raipur]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Raipur]]
[[Category:Bus stations in Chhattisgarh]]

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Bhupendra at 06:59, 5 May 2026