Indore: The facilities of the fully equipped, air-conditioned and largest Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) of Madhya Pradesh, which is coming up on the lines of the airport in Indore’s Kumedi, will be available to the public from December.
CM Mohan Yadav said this during the inspection of the Indore bus terminal. He informed that the ISBT is being constructed by the Indore Development Authority for Rs 101 crore in the 15-acre area in Kumedi area of Indore. The terminal will be ready by December.
CM said that the bus terminal will also be highly beneficial during Simhastha as it will provide the best transportation facilities to the passengers.
Special Features of Bus Terminal
About 1440 buses will arrive at the newly constructed Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) of Indore in 24 hours. The bus terminal will be fully air-conditioned and equipped with all facilities. There will be 14 ticket counters for the convenience of passengers. There will also be a parking facility for about 1000 vehicles.
From here buses will go to places like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Sagar etc. A total of 43 bus platforms have been constructed, out of which 28 platforms are earmarked for outgoing buses and 15 for incoming buses.
The terminal building has seating arrangements for 500 passengers and a VIP lounge similar to the airport has also been constructed. The ticket counter, inquiry office, police post, medical room, and clock room have been arranged in the terminal block. The entire terminal building will have an airport-like air cooling system, which is not available in any ISBT in the state.
For the convenience of passengers, 16 restaurants, 37 shops, 33 office buildings, and 2 ATMs have also been constructed.