1 day Ago By Rajiv Mani
Prayagraj: The long-anticipated redevelopment work of Civil Lines bus station in Prayagraj is set to commence in May. Spread across 4.16 acres in the heart of Prayagraj, the existing bus station will soon be replaced by a state-of-the-art 13-storey building, designed to resemble an airport in terms of both the structure and facilities.
The project will be executed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with development responsibilities entrusted to B-Together, a brand of the Omaxe Company, in 2023. Soil testing and preliminary preparations were completed last year. However, the construction work, earlier scheduled for completion before the Maha Kumbh, was postponed until the conclusion of the grand religious gathering.
The new Civil Lines Bus Port will offer facilities including air-conditioned waiting lounge, underground parking, a charging station for electric vehicles, Divyang (differently-abled) friendly counters, VIP lounges, hotels, restaurants, banquet halls, food courts, shopping complexes, and retail shops. The design ensures smooth movement allowing easy access to buses, while visitors heading to other amenities like hotels and shopping areas can do so without interference. Multiple lifts and escalators will be installed for seamless navigation.
The Uttar Pradesh Development Authority has approved the detailed blueprint of the new bus station, and the construction is expected to start within a month. During the construction phase, the Civil Lines Bus Station will be closed for approximately two years and the bus services will be rerouted through alternative temporary stands strategically chosen across the city. Civil Lines being the largest bus station in Prayagraj division handling around 850 buses daily, the need for efficient alternate arrangements was critical.
The regional manager of UP Roadways, Ravindra Kumar Singh, has shortlisted five potential locations for temporary bus operations: Vidya Vahini ground near KP Inter College, Printing College, Nehru Park, KP (Katra), and Leader Road Bus Station. The proposed distribution will see buses operating on routes to Lucknow, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Rewa, Mirzapur, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi from Vidya Vahini, while services to Lucknow and Ayodhya may also operate from Teliyarganj, near the Northern Regional Institute of Printing Technology (NRIPT College). Leader Road Bus Station, currently handling buses towards Kaushambi, will continue to do so, with the addition of Kanpur-bound buses.
Another potential site for Kanpur-bound buses is Nehru Park. The final decision on these operations is expected shortly, following review and approval by the Prayagraj district magistrate. Prayagraj: The long-anticipated redevelopment work of Civil Lines bus station in Prayagraj is set to commence in May.
Spread across 4.16 acres in the heart of Prayagraj, the existing bus station will soon be replaced by a state-of-the-art 13-storey building, designed to resemble an airport in terms of both the structure and facilities. The project will be executed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with development responsibilities entrusted to B-Together, a brand of the Omaxe Company, in 2023.
Soil testing and preliminary preparations were completed last year. However, the construction work, earlier scheduled for completion before the Maha Kumbh, was postponed until the conclusion of the grand religious gathering. The new Civil Lines Bus Port will offer facilities including air-conditioned waiting lounge, underground parking, a charging station for electric vehicles, Divyang (differently-abled) friendly counters, VIP lounges, hotels, restaurants, banquet halls, food courts, shopping complexes, and retail shops.
The design ensures smooth movement allowing easy access to buses, while visitors heading to other amenities like hotels and shopping areas can do so without interference. Multiple lifts and escalators will be installed for seamless navigation. The Uttar Pradesh Development Authority has approved the detailed blueprint of the new bus station, and the construction is expected to start within a month.
During the construction phase, the Civil Lines Bus Station will be closed for approximately two years and the bus services will be rerouted through alternative temporary stands strategically chosen across the city. Civil Lines being the largest bus station in Prayagraj division handling around 850 buses daily, the need for efficient alternate arrangements was critical. The regional manager of UP Roadways, Ravindra Kumar Singh, has shortlisted five potential locations for temporary bus operations: Vidya Vahini ground near KP Inter College, Printing College, Nehru Park, KP (Katra), and Leader Road Bus Station.
The proposed distribution will see buses operating on routes to Lucknow, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Rewa, Mirzapur, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi from Vidya Vahini, while services to Lucknow and Ayodhya may also operate from Teliyarganj, near the Northern Regional Institute of Printing Technology (NRIPT College). Leader Road Bus Station, currently handling buses towards Kaushambi, will continue to do so, with the addition of Kanpur-bound buses. Another potential site for Kanpur-bound buses is Nehru Park.
The final decision on these operations is expected shortly, following review and approval by the Prayagraj district magistrate..
