New bus terminal at Vadodara, Gujarat looks much better than "Bengaluru International Airport"!!

News link: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/infrastructure/modi-inaugurates-airport-like-bus-terminal-in-vadodara/slideshow/30607938.cms
Source: Article posted in Manushi-India google group.

An amazing BUS TERMINAL in India that rivals with world class airports

This could be a model for future terminals throughout India.

Bus trerminal at Vadodara

(Formerly known as Baroda)

 ..... amazing 
landscape of the city, was  inaugurated on Feb 14.      The bus terminal project, with an initial estimated cost of around Rs 110 crore, is a joint venture between 

a private company

and the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation.


A world-class bus terminal, which has redrawn the architectural landscape of Vadodara,

 was finally 

inaugurated

on Friday.

 

The bus terminal project, with an initial estimated cost of around Rs 110 crore (Rs 1.10 billion), is a joint venture between 

a private company and the state government

.

 

"Keeping in view the history of Vadodara, the photographs/paintings of historical monuments of the city have been put up in the terminal spread across 20,300 sq metres area 


The central bus terminal located in Sayaji

 G

unj locality, will also serve as single largest commercial space in the city with a mall.

 

The bus terminal also has an electronic scroller for time table information, round-the-clock security with walky-talky, CCTV monitoring and a sky-walk (connecting the terminal with Vadodara railway station). 


It also has a seven screen multiplex, food courts, modern budget hotel and a 24-hour cafeteria. 

 The 

terminal also has a gaming zone, gymnasium with yoga facility, all connected by escalators and

elevators

It will also feature affordable dormitory and an AC deluxe waiting room.

 

The terminal also 

has trolleys for carrying passengers' luggage.


The signboards display approach route to different areas within bus terminal. 


The terminal offers wheel-chairs and separate toilets for physically handicapped. 


The terminal will also provide sufficient parking for auto rickshaws within bus terminal. 


It has a parking facility for four-wheeler

 s

 and two-wheeler

s

  in double basement. 


The bus terminal has separate tracks for buses, private vehicles and pedestrians to ensure safety. 


There 

big space provided 

  for pedestrian traffic and exclusive basement parking facilities.


Making travel a hassle-free experience, the terminal offers modern dormitories for men and women. 


The bus station also offers a luggage scanning system and security guards to ensure highest purity with minimum wastage. 

It has also adopted alternative energy methods and has facilities for water harvesting.

A bridge linking platform the Railway Station to Second floor of bus terminal is proposed. 


This bridge will enable speedy and safe access for passenger between both terminals.