Introduction Of PNBS And Building Infrastructure

1. PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION,
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SUB TOPIC-INTRODUCTION
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1A
AERIAL VIEW OF PNBS PUBLISHED IN THE HINDU NEWS PAPER
• POPULATION OF VIJAYAWADA IS 2,104,000 ACCORDING TO METRO AREA
POPULATION 2021.
• NUMBER OF PASSENGERS USING PNBS DAILY ARE 1.5 LAKHS
• VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CONSTITUTES ABOUT 3.91% OF
TOTAL URBAN POPULATION OF THE STATE.
• VIJAYAWADA IS THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE TO WHICH 3
TOWN PANCHAYATS ARE ADDED IN 1981 AND 2 VILLAGE PANCHAYATS
WERE ADDED IN THE YEAR 1985.
• DURING SOME OCCATIONAL DAYS LIKE SANKRANTI THE AP STATE
TRANSPORT CORPORATION IS RUNNING 2000 SPECIAL BUSSES WHILE
SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAYS RUNNING 50 EXTRA TRAINS FOR SAME TO
TACKLE THE RUSH.
• FOR THE INCREASING POPULATION THERE IS A PROPOSAL FOR THE
EXPANSION OF BUS TERMINAL INFRASTUCTURE.
• AFTER LOCKDOWN REMOVAL OF PANDEMIC ON THE FIRST DAY, THE RTC
OPERATED 127 BUSES IN THE VIJAYAWADA REGION WITH REDUCED
OCCUPANCY CAPACITY DUE TO THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
IN PLACE IN VIEW OF A PANDEMIC
CHARACTERISTICS:
• CLOSE TO CITY BUS STAND AND RAIL WAY STATION
• INDIA’S BIGGEST AND ASIA’S SECOND LARGEST BUS TERMINAL. ALSO THE BUSIEST
BUS TERMINAL OF INDIA, FOLLOWED BY STATIONS IN DELHI, CHENNAI AND
HYDERABAD
• THIS STATION IS SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF 28 ACRES OF LAND AND THERE ARE 62
PLATFORMS WITH TWO TERMINALS.
• EVEN, THERE ARE FOOD SERVICES LOCATED IN THE STATION AND THERE IS ENOUGH
SPACE FOR CAR, TWO-WHEELER AND OF COURSE FOR PARKING BUSES.
• EVEN, FOR PASSENGERS, WHO HAVE RESERVED FOR AC BUSES, THERE IS AN AIR-
CONDITIONED WAITING HALL.
• MANY BUSES FROM DIFFERENT STATES LIKE TELANGANA, TAMIL NADU, KARNATAKA,
ORISSA AND CHHATTISGARH REACH THIS STATION ON A DAILY BASIS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandit_Nehru_bus_station
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE:
TABULAR FORM SHOWING THE INCREASE OF POPULATION FROM 2011-2021
SOURCES
https://www.apsrtc.ap.gov.in/coverage.php
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/aug/20/andhra-pradeshs-
largest-bus-station-not-disabled-friendly-2021390.html
PALLEVELUGU EXPRESS ULTRA DELUXE
DELUXE SUPER LUXURY GARUDA GARUDA PLUS AMARAVATHI METRO LUXURY METRO EXPRESS
• APSRTC VIJAYAWADA PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING SCHEMES
FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE TRAVELL EASY AND COMFORT.
BUS PASS FOR STUDENTS
BUS PASS FOR PHISICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE
BUS PASS FOR NGO’S.
BUS FOR YOUTH ATTENDING INTERVIEWS.
• DEVELOPMENT OF SURROUNDING BUILDING AND ROADS
• DEVELOPMENT OF INNER LANES
• DEVELOPMENT OF BUILT UP AREA AND VEGETATION IN THE SITE
• DEVELOPMENT OF AMINITIES AND GOOD FEEDER
INFRASTUCTURE.
• APSRTC HAS ALSO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR PLANS FOR
EXPANSION OF THE VIJAYAWADA BUS STATION.
• ACCORDINGL TO APSRTC ADDITIONALLY 20 PLATFORMS ARE
PLANNED TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TOOK PLACE IN PNBS WITH TIME,
THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ARIEL VIEW SKETCH OF PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION VIJAYAWADA
INTRODUCTION
• THE VIJAYAWADA BUS STATION IS CALLED AS THE PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION,SHORTLY
CALLED AS PNBS.
• THIS STATION IS SITUATED SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE MAIN CITY AND IS ALSO LOCATED
ADJACENT TO THE KRISHNA RIVER.
• THIS IS A STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION OWNED BUS STATION AND IT WAS
INAUGURATED ON THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER 1990.
• IT IS LOCATED IN KRISHNALANKHA,VIJAYAWADA,ANDHRA PRADESH ADJACENT TO NH-65.
• PANDITH NEHRU BUS STATION(PNBS) WAS INAUGURATED BY NANDAMURI TARAKA
RAMA RAO GARU IN 1986 AND COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION IN 1990.
• IT IS ALSO NAMED AS TELUGU SATAVAHANA PRAYANA PRANGANAM.
• THIS STATION ACTS AS THE BEST ROAD TRANSPORT CONNECTOR WITH EACH AND EVERY
TOWN AND CITY IN THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
• THIS STATION IS SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF 28 ACRES OF LAND AND THERE ARE 62
PLATFORMS WITH TWO TERMINALS.
HISTORY
CHRONOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF SITE
TERMINAL SIZE OF VIJAYAWADA
• VIJAYAWADA BUS TERMINAL SIZE IS LARGE WITH
TWO TYPE OF SEGREGATED PLATFORMS BLOCKS.
• THE TWO TYPES OF PLATFORM BLOCKS ARE:
1. ARRIVAL BLOCK
2. DEPARTURE BLOCK
• ARRIVAL BLOCK CONSIST OF 14 PLATFORMS
• DEPARTURE BLOCK CONSIST OF 48 PLATFORM
DAILY BUS FLOW IN PNBS IS 2992
MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF PNBS (KRISHNA
DIST.)
PETROGLYPHS AT PNBS
BUS SERVICES FROM VIJAYAWADA TERMINAL
1985 2010 2014 2021
FIGURE SHOWING THE ARRIVAL BLOCK AT PNBS
INITIAL TIME USED BUS
DEPARTURE BLOCK AT PNBS
IDEAL BUS PARKING AT PNBS
NEWS PAPER ARTICLE ABOUT APSRTC
WON AWARDS FOR MAKIN LESS
TRAFFIC IN VIJAYAWDA BUS TERMINAL
A NEWS PAPER ARTICLE FROM THE
NEW INDIAN EXPRESS SHOWING THE
PASSENGERS RUSH AT PNBS.
A NEWS PAPER ARTICLE FROM THE
NEW INDIAN EXPRESS SHOWING LESS
PEOPLE UTILISING BUS TRANSPORT
SYSTEM IN THE PANDEMIC SITUATION.
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INFERENCE- THE BUS BAYS WHICH ARE PROVIDED
IN DESIGN SHOULD ACCOMMODATE ALL THE
FOLLOWING BUS SERVICES
KEY WORDS
PETROGLYPHS-
A PETROGLYPH IS AN IMAGE
CREATED BY REMOVING
PART OF A ROCK SURFACE
BY INCISING, PICKING,
CARVING, OR ABRADING, AS
A FORM OF ROCK ART.
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE-
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS IS
THE STUDY OF A POPULATION
BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS
AGE, RACE, AND SEX.
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA REFERS
TO SOCIOECONOMIC
INFORMATION EXPRESSED
STATISTICALLY INCLUDING
EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION,
INCOME, MARRIAGE RATES,
BIRTH AND DEATH RATES,
AND MORE.

2. PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION,
I I I I
SUB TOPIC-INTRODUCTION
I I I I I
1B
AERIAL VIEW OF PNBS PUBLISHED IN THE HINDU NEWS PAPER
MAJOR CONNECTIVITY AND LINKAGES:
VIJAYAWADA IS A MAJOR TRANSIT POINT AND AN IMPORTANT LINK
CONNECTING TWO INDUSTRIAL ZONES –HYDERABAD AND
VISHAKAPATNAM.
AIRPORT
BUS TERMINAL
RAILWAY STATION
MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF BUS TERMINAL,RAILWAY
STATION,AIRPORT AND THE ACCESSIBILITY
1.2 KM
21 KM
VIJAYAWADA BOUNDARY
ACCESSIBILITY:
MINOR ARTERIAL ROAD OF
WIDTH 19M
COLLECTOR STREET OF
WIDTH 9M
LOCAL STREET OF WIDTH 3M
ALLEY ROAD OF WIDTH 2M
MAP SHOWING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROAD CONNECTIONS FROM BUS TERMINAL
MAP SHOWING THE ROAD CONNECTIVITY AROUND THE SITE
LOCATION MAP:
16°30′32″N 80°36′56″E
MAPS SHOWING THE LOCATION OF BUS TERMINAL IN INDIA AND VIJAYAWADA
INDIA MAP VIJAYAWADA CITY BUS TERMINAL SITE
SURROUNDING CONTEXT
RAILWAY STATION - 800m
NRS GOVERENMENT COLLEGE - 700m
COMMERCIAL COMPLEX - 3Km
GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL - 500m
WATER BODY - 120m
KANAKA DURGAMA TEMPLE - 1.1Km
KRISHNALANKA POLICE STATION - 230m
LANDMARKS:
LANDMARKS NEAR PNBS ARE RAJIVE GANDHI
PARK AND POLICE CONTROL ROOM
TOURIST PROFILE:
PRAKASM BARRIAGE
KONDAPALLI QUILLA KANAKA DURGA TEMPLE
HAZARAT BAL MOSQUE
BHAVANI ISLAND
UNDAVALLI CAVES
GUNADALA MATHA SHRINE
GANDHI HILL
RAJIV GANDHI PARK
PNBS VIJAYAWADA
4.1 KM FROM PNBS
6.9 KM FROM PNBS
2.3 KM FROM PNBS 4.9 KM FROM PNBS
6.3 KM FROM PNBS
1.8KM FROM PNBS
2.9KM FROM PNBS
19.7KM FROM PNBS
3.8KM FROM PNBS
SOURCES
https://www.fabhotels.com/blog/places-to-visit-in-vijayawada/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Public_Transport_map_of_Vijayawada_city.jpg
MAPS FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO
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3. PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION,
I I I I
SUB TOPIC-EXISTING SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
I I I I I
3A
EXISTING SITE INFRASTRUCTURE:
THE EXISTING BUS TERMINAL CONSIST OF:
• BUS STATION AREA -15.75AC
• CITY BUS PORT AREA -3.05AC
• BUS DEPOT AREA -4.63AC
• PARKING AREA -3.67AC
ISBT
CBT
BUS DEPOT
ISBT CONSIST OF TWO BLOCKS
• DEPARTURE BLOCK-7666 SQM
• ARRIVAL BLOCK-8224SQM
VIEW OF ARRIVAL BLOCK
VIEW OF DEPARTURE BLOCK
BUS DEPOT
THE VIEW OF CITY BUS TERMINAL
• THE FIGURES SHOWING THE TOPOGRAPHY OF SITE WITH 250 M
SURROUNDING CONTEXT.
• THE YELLOW COLOUR LINE IN THE FIGURE INDICATES THE SECTION
LINE.
• THE TOTAL SITE LAID ON THE UPPER LEVEL AND THE LAND BESIDES
THE SITE IS LAID AT LOWER LEVEL.
• WATER BODIES ARE SITUATED BOTH SIDES OF THE SITE.
• THE HIGHEST REGION IS OF 25 M CAN BE SEEN AT 228M FROM
SOUTH SIDE OF SITE.
• AT THE HEIGHEST REGION (OPEN BUS PARKING) IS LOCATED IN
PRESENT EXISTING SITE.
• THE FIGURES SHOWING THE TOPOGRAPHY OF SITE WITH 250 M
SURROUNDING CONTEXT.
• THE YELLOW COLOUR LINE IN THE FIGURE INDICATES THE SECTION
LINE.
• THE HIGHST LEVEL CAN BE SEEN AT THE ROAD REGION AND THE SITE
AT LOWER LEVEL.
• RAIL WAY TRACK CAN BE SEEN LEFT SIDE OF THE SITE THAT IS ALSO
AT THE SITE LEVEL TOPOGRAPHY.
ROAD NETWORK AND NODES
NODE
DRIVE WAYS
PIE CHART SHOWING THE
AMOUNT OF SPACE OCCUPIED FOR
THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS IN
PNBS.
UTILIZED AREA PERCENTAGE
EXISTING SITE PLAN
SITE CONTEXT WITH IN 250 M RADIUS
FOOTFALL ANALYSIS OF A WEEK AT PNBS (23-4-2021 TO 30-4-2021)
INFERENCE
THE BUS TERMINAL FOOT FALL DATA SHOWING THE PEAK TIME AT
EVENING TIMES AND THE DATA IS COLLECTED FROM PRESENT
SCENARIO
N
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25M
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SOURCE
POPULAR TIMES
GOOGLE EARTH PRO

4. PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION,
I I I I
SUB TOPIC-EXISTING SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
I I I I I
3B
DEPO
IDLE BUS PARKING
OFFICERS PARKING
ON STREET PARKING
SHARED PARKING
AT GRADE PARKING
LEGEND
BUS DEPO
ENTRANCE OF DEPO
TERMINAL POLICE BUS PARKING
FIRE ENGINE
OIL FILLING STATION
BIKE PARKING CAR PARKING
AUTO STAND
TAXI STAND
ON STREET PARKING
SHARED PARKING
BIKE PARKING SECURITY CYCLE STAND
OFFICER’S PARKING
SHARED BIKE PARKING
IDLE PARKING
OFFICER’S PARKING
ON STREET PARKING
SHARED BIKE PARKING
SITE PLAN OF PNBS
AT GRADE PARKING
• BUS DEPO ACCOMODATES TERMINAL POLICE OFFICE,BUS PARKING,OIL
FILLING STATION,FIRE ENGINE,PARKING FOR TERMINAL STAFF.
• NO EFFECT TO CIRCULATION.
• GOOD ILLUMINATION
NO SERVICE ROAD WAS PROVIDED SO THERE IS EFFECT FOR CIRCULATION
THERE IS DIRECT APPROACH TO RTC BLOCK FROM SERVICE ROAD
• NO BARRIER GATES WERE PROVIDED AT ENTRANCE
• DUE TO LESS AREA ALLOTTED FOR BIKE PARKING
CIRCULATION WAS EFFECTED.
BARRIER GATES WAS PROVIDED AT SHARED BIKE PARKING
SEPARATE PARKING LOT WAS PROVIDED FOR EVERY RESPECTIVE
OFFICER
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