Navlakha Bus Stand Explained

Navlakha Inter State Bus Terminus
Type:ISBT
Address:Navlakha square, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Country:India
Coordinates:22.701°N 75.877°W
Connections:RRSRTC, GSRTC, MSRTC, MPRTC, Private Operators
Parking:yes
Bicycle:no
Accessible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map

The Navlakha Inter-state bus terminus popularly known as Navlakha Bus Stand or ISBT, located in Indore is one of the three important Inter State Bus Terminals in Indore. It operates bus services between Indore and other cities of Madhya Pradesh, namely Betul, Chhindwara, Hoshangabad, Harda and towns like Bagli, Dewas, Karnawad and Khategaon on the National Highway 47 (India) (NH47) also known as "Nemawar Road" or "Indore-Nagpur Road".

Facilities

The departure block, waiting area and food court are air cooled. Reverse Osmosis plants have been installed to supply clean drinking water to the passengers. A new parking management system has also been developed which is capable of storing data of buses entering and exiting the premises. The bus stand has a slew of hotels, restaurants at hand's reach.

How to reach

The Bus Stand is easily accessible by public transport i.e. Indore City Bus, Indore BRTS and other means such as taxis.

Controversy

The Navlakha bus stand was abandoned in 2016 for the Ujjain Simhastha in 2016 and was shifted to Teen Imli Square nearby which had no facilities and no arrangements.[1] The service from her was restarted on 26 December 2018 after a series of protests by bus operators and people alike.[2] [3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Reporter . Our Staff . Teen Imli Sq: Where rain turns bus stand into pond . 7 January 2019 . Free Press . 1 Aug 2016 . Indore . English.
  2. News: Correspondent . Naidunia . Indore Bus Stand: Buses return to Navlakha after 3 years . 7 January 2019 . Naidunia . 26 Dec 2018 . Indore . Hindi.
  3. News: Buses to resume from Navlakha, Teen Imli to close down soon . 7 January 2019 . Dainik Bhaskar . 24 Dec 2018 . Indore . Hindi.
  4. News: Bus Operators are all smiles after Navlakha Bus Stand restarts, Passengers feel relieved . 7 January 2019 . Dainik Bhaskar . 26 Dec 2018 . Indore . Hindi.