Inter-State Bus Terminals

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In India, an Inter State Bus Terminal or Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is a bus terminus that provides bus service to destinations located in other states. An ISBT may also provide bus services to destinations in the same state. Mostly ISBT term is used in the Northern part of India. In the Western part of India, Stand or State Transport term is used.

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chandigarh

  • Inter State Bus Terminal Sector 17 (ISBT-17)
  • Inter State Bus Terminal Sector 43 (ISBT-43)

Chhattisgarh

Delhi

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As of November 2024, Delhi has three operational ISBTs managed by the Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTIDC), with three more planned and approved for construction,[1] and few more have been proposed.[2][3]

Existing

    • Maharana Pratap ISBT (Kashmere Gate), existing: on 13 acres near NH-44 and Kashmere Gate metro station Exit 8. In 2024, it handles 150,000 passengers and 2500 busses (including 500 via NH-44 Delhi-Ambala highway from Haryana, Punjab and Himachal and another 700-1000 to West Haryana and Rajasthan via NH-9 Delhi-Hisar and other roads), building new ISBT at Narela, Tikri, Dwarka, etc will significantly ease the pressure.[4]

Planned

Approved by Government of Delhi[1]

    • Dwarka ISBT, planned: Existing bus depot located in Dwarka Sector-22 on UER-II near the Dwarka Sector 21 metro station interchange and the upgraded Bijwasan railway station will be upgraded to ISBT providing connectivity to IGI Airport.[1] This ISBT, costing Rs4,700 cr and based on Mixed-use transit-oriented development as multimodal transport will be largest than the 3 existing ISBTs in Delhi which are running above the planned capacity. 60% of the area will have the high-density 2,29,000 sq m affordable housing, 20% commercial area of 65,000 sq m and ISBT depot of 27,000 sq m, 100% or 50,000 sq m for public amenities, the rest for passenger services and bus operations. Planned with future needs for the nxt 25 years, it will generate revenue of Rs5,100, including Rs3,700 cr from housing and Rs 1,400 cr from commercial. The project was revived in 2026, and the DPR was being prepared in April 2026.[5]

Suggested

  • East Delhi
    • Burari ISBT, not-yet-approved: on intersection of planned UER-II Alipur-Tronica extension and proposed "Signature Bridge-Burari-Manauli-Mirakpur Expressway".

Gujarat

Haryana

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  • Sonipat ISBT, existing: at Sonipat Devilal chowk Sonipat.
  • Rajiv Chowk ISBT, planned: next to under-construction metro and under-construction RRTS stations of Delhi-Alwar line at NH-48.[6]

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

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Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Odisha

Punjab

  • Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra Inter State Bus Terminal, Amritsar
  • Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Inter State Bus Terminal, Jalandhar
  • Bhagwan Valmiki Inter State Bus Terminal, Hushiarpur
  • Amar Shaheed Sukhdev Inter State Bus Terminal, Ludhiana
  • Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Inter State Bus Terminal, Mohali
  • Maharana Partap Inter State Bus Terminal, Pathankot
  • Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Inter State Bus Terminal, Gurdaspur
  • Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh Ji Interstate Bus Terminal, Sangrur

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

At Template:Convert, the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus in Chennai, India, is the second largest bus station in Asia.[9] As of 2010, the terminus handled more than 500 buses at a time, and 3,000 buses and 250,000 passengers a day.[10]

Telangana

Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh

  • Kanpur
    • Amar Shaheed Major Salman Khan Inter State Bus Terminal Kanpur (Jhakarkatti ISBT), Kanpur
  • Varanasi
    • Chaudhary Charan Singh Bus Depot

West Bengal

State government bus

Many Indian state governments have their own fleet of buses which are run under their state transport department. As per statistics, the State Road Transport Undertakings (STUs) altogether operates 1,50,000 buses. State-wise bus fleet is as follows

Sr. No. State / UT Buses of all STU's
1 Karnataka 22343 Template:Decrease
2 Tamil Nadu 19989 Template:Decrease
3 Maharashtra 15512 Template:Decrease
4 Uttar Pradesh 13041 Template:Increase
5 Gujarat 11373 Template:Increase
6 Andhra Pradesh 10737 Template:Decrease
7 Telangana 9094 Template:Decrease
8 Delhi 7683 Template:Increase
9 Kerala 6241 Template:Decrease
10 Haryana 3787 Template:Decrease
11 Himachal Pradesh 3302 Template:Increase
12 Rajasthan 2981 Template:Decrease
13 Punjab 2818 Template:Decrease
14 West Bengal 2232 Template:Decrease
15 Uttarakhand 1247 Template:Decrease
16 Chandigarh 642 Template:Increase
17 Goa 520 Template:Decrease
18 Odisha 437 Template:Decrease
19 Assam 405 Template:Decrease
20 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 268 Template:Increase
21 Bihar 223 Template:Decrease
22 Jammu and Kashmir 221 Template:Decrease
23 Nagaland 185 Template:Decrease
24 Arunachal Pradesh 164 Template:Decrease
25 Puducherry 141 Template:Increase
26 Sikkim 75 Template:Decrease
27 Meghalaya 58 Template:Decrease
28 Mizoram 49 Template:Decrease
29 Tripura 48 Template:Decrease
30 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 25 Template:Increase
31 Ladakh 20 Template:Increase
32 Madhya Pradesh Nil Template:Decrease
33 Jharkhand Nil Template:Decrease
34 Manipur Nil Template:Decrease
35 Chhattisgarh Nil Template:Decrease
36 Lakshadweep Nil Template:Decrease

Government city buses

Many Indian cities have local public city bus services. Here is a list of fleet of government city buses operated as of now in India cities (million plus population).

Sr. No. City / Urban Area City bus fleet

of all STU's

1 Delhi (NCR) 7978 Template:Increase
2 Mumbai (MMR) 4428 Template:Decrease
3 Kolkata (KMA) 1377 Template:Decrease
4 Chennai 3476 Template:Decrease
5 Bangalore 5587 Template:Decrease
6 Hyderabad 2801 Template:Decrease
7 Ahmedabad 1477 Template:Increase
8 Pune 1650 Template:Decrease
9 Surat 875 Template:Increase
10 Jaipur 201 Template:Decrease
11 Kanpur 80 Template:Decrease
12 Lucknow 145 Template:Decrease
13 Nagpur 540 Template:Increase
14 Indore 188 Template:Decrease
15 Coimbatore 925 Template:Increase
16 Kochi 203 Template:Decrease
17 Patna 70 Template:Decrease
18 Bhopal 155 Template:Decrease
19 Vadodara 180 Template:Increase
20 Agra 40 Template:Decrease
21 Visakhapatnam 605 Template:Increase
22 Ludhiana 65 Template:Decrease
23 Nashik 130 Template:Decrease
24 Vijayawada 455 Template:Increase
25 Madurai 505 Template:Increase
26 Varanasi 30 Template:Decrease
27 Meerut 30 Template:Decrease
28 Rajkot 110 Template:Increase
29 Jamshedpur 50 Template:Decrease
30 Srinagar 30 Template:Decrease
31 Jabalpur 119 Template:Decrease
32 Asansol 60 Template:Decrease
33 Allahabad 30 Template:Decrease
34 Dhanbad 70 Template:Decrease
35 Aurangabad 30 Template:Decrease
36 Amritsar 93 Template:Decrease
37 Jodhpur 40 Template:Decrease
38 Raipur 110 Template:Decrease
39 Ranchi 70 Template:Decrease
40 Gwalior 16 Template:Decrease
41 Thiruvananthapuram 100 Template:Decrease
42 Bhilai 70 Template:Decrease
43 Kozhikode 100 Template:Decrease
44 Chandigarh (CCR) 464 Template:Increase
45 Tiruchirapalli 350 Template:Increase
46 Kota 50 Template:Decrease

References

  • Chris Devonshire-Ellis. Doing Business in India. Springer, Apr 12, 2012 pg. 127
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 [https://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-ncr-delhi-government-will-build-three-isbt-at-tikri-border-narela-and-dwarka-sector-21-outer-state-will-stop-border-to-enter-national-capital-23811795.html दिल्ली की सीमा पर लगेंगे बाहरी राज्यों की 2000 बसों के ब्रेक, बनेंगे तीन नए ISBT], Jagran, 8 Oct 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delhi set to get new ISBT near airport. Times of India(16 December 2023). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Eye on IGI: Work to start soon at Dwarka for Delhi's fourth ISBT. Times of India(21 March 2022). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Delhi may soon get two new ISBTs near Tikri Border, Narela, News9, 10 Sept 2024.
  5. ↑ Good news: दिल्ली को मिलने जा रहा चौथा ISBT, गुरुग्राम-मानेसर को भी होगा फायदा, MSN News, 10 Apr 2026.
  6. ↑ Namo Bharat Train Route to Gurugram to Link More Delhi Areas; 5 Interchange Stations Planned: Details, Times Now, 21 Nov 2025.
  7. ↑ Real Estate Boost: New ISBT Near Dwarka Expressway To Enhance Connectivity, Push Local Realty, News18.com, 7 June 2023.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 5 Multimodel Hubs in Gurugram on Delhi-Alwar RRTS, India TImes, 22 Nov 2024.
  9. ↑ Koyambedu bus terminus gets ISO certification. The Hindu(28 December 2005). Retrieved 16 Oct 2011.
  10. ↑ Bus terminus chokes under rush. The Times of India(13 January 2010). Retrieved 16 Oct 2011.
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