Mysuru Road Bus Station (MRBS), is one of the four major bus stations that serve as mofussil bus station hubs for the city of Bengaluru, India. It is located on Mysuru road. The other three major bus stations in Bengaluru are Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS), Shantinagara Bus Station (SBS) and Basaveshwara Bus Station (BBS). It is the second busiest mofussil[further explanation needed] bus station in Bengaluru only after Kempegowda Bus Station. It started functioning in 2005.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Mysuru Road Bus Station Maisūru Raste Bas Nildāṇa | |
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| Karnataka KSRTC, TNSTC, Kerala KSRTC K-SWIFT, PRTC and BMTC Bus Station | |
 One Kerala KSRTC's Super-deluxe, two Kerala KSRTC's Garuda Maharaja and two Karnataka KSRTC's Karnataka Sarige buses parked side by side. | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Mysuru Road Satellite Bus Station MRBS MCTC |
| Location | Mysuru Road, Bengaluru Karnataka India |
| Coordinates | 12°57′11.08″N 77°32′37.18″E / 12.9530778°N 77.5436611°E |
| Owned by | Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation |
| Operated by | Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation |
| Transit authority | BMTC |
| Platforms | 1-9 |
| Bus routes | |
| Bus operators | |
| Connections | BMTC Mysuru Road Bus Station |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 2005 |
Location and connectivity edit
MRBS is located nearly 2 km from Sirsi Circle near Gopalan Mall on Mysuru Road. This bus station has a separate area for outstation buses, a depot and separate bays for BMTC buses. It is well connected to other places like Vijayanagara, Jayanagara, Kempegowda International Airport(KIA), Kempegowda Bus Station(KBS), Krishna Rajendra Market, Shantinagara Bus Station(SBS), Basaveshwara Bus Station(BBS), Kengeri, Bidadi, Magadi Road, Nagarbhavi, and Peenya by bus.
Among Outstation buses, All KSRTC buses towards Mysuru, Madikeri, Virajpette, Kollegal, Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara, Male Mahadeshwara Betta, Kozhikode, Kalpetta, Kasargod, Tamil Nadu(only normal fare buses) start from here. All Kerala SRTC , PRTC services start from here. TNSTC's normal fared buses start from this bus station to destinations such as Udagai(Ooty), Puducherry, Tiruvannamalai, Coonoor, Coimbatore, Hosur, Salem, Erode, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Vaniyambadi, Edappadi, Kallakurichi, Arni, Tirupathur, Villupuram, Chennai, Tambaram, Melmaruvathur and other places.
Depot edit
This bus stand hosts Depot-6 of KSRTC-Bengaluru Central division.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "KSRTC satellite bus terminal to be opened for use on August 28". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 August 2005. Archived from the original on 14 September 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Shwetha, S (15 July 2009). "Bussing from satellite stands". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Work on new bus terminus to begin by May". The Hindu. 10 February 2003. Archived from the original on 17 February 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "KSRTC calls for tenders for bus terminus". The Hindu. 24 April 2003. Archived from the original on 20 January 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Rao, Geetha (29 March 2006). "NEW WHEELS, NEW DIRECTIONS". Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "KSRTC services from satellite station today". Deccan Herald. 20 November 2005. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
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