The Tenzing Norgay Central Bus Terminus is one of the largest and most important bus terminals in North Bengal. It is located on Hill Cart Road, Siliguri, District Darjeeling, adjacent to the Siliguri Junction railway station,[1] about 6 kilometers from New Jalpaiguri Railway Station. Both state owned North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) buses and private buses ply from here. The terminus is named after Nepali mountaineer Tenzing Norgay who was a resident of the Darjeeling District and was one of the two mountaineers to have reached the summit of Mount Everest for the first time in histor.[2][3][4]
Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus | |||||
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| Central Bus Terminus | |||||
 Tenzing Norgay Central bus terminus, Siliguri | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Siliguri Junction Bus Stand | ||||
| Location | Near Siliguri Railway Station, Hill Cart Rd, Pradhan Nagar, Siliguri–734001 Dist: Darjeeling, West Bengal India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°43′31″N 88°24′53″E / 26.7252°N 88.4148°E | ||||
| Elevation | 120 metres (390 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | North Bengal State Transport Corporation | ||||
| Operated by | North Bengal State Transport Corporation | ||||
| Platforms | 25 | ||||
| Bus routes | 20present | ||||
| Bus operators | NBSTC and Private operators | ||||
| Connections |
Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, South Bengal, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh,
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible | ♿ Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Fare zone | Siliguri | ||||
| Website | nbstc | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1984 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 1,50,000 per day | |||||
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In August 2017 the state government announced its plan to shift the private buses operations to a proposed new site nearby and upgrade the terminus to international standards.[5]
International bus service
editFrom the year of 2022 Greenline Paribahan (NBSTC) operated bus service is available from Siliguri (India) to Kathmandu (Nepal) daily, also BRTC, Shyamoli Paribahan operated daily bus is available from Siliguri to Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bhutan bus service also available from Siliguri to Phuntsholing (Bhutan).
Distance from towns/cities
edit| National | Kilometres |
| Kurseong | 36 km |
| Darjeeling | 64.4 km |
| Mirik | 48.3 km |
| Kalimpong | 65.7 km |
| Siliguri | 1 km |
| Jalpaiguri | 50 km |
| New Jalpaiguri Railway Station | 5.9 km |
| Gangtok | 113 km |
| Rangpo | 76 km |
| Bagdogra International Airport | 14.1 km |
| Pakyong Airport | 120 km |
| Guwahati | 474 km |
| Kolkata | 590 km |
| International | |
| Kakarbhitta (Nepal Border) | 30.3 km |
| Kathmandu (Capital of Nepal) | 488 km |
| Bhadrapur Airport (Nepal - also known as Chandragadhi Airport) | 51.3 km |
| Dharan (Nepal) | 138 km |
| Biratnagar (Nepal) | 138 km |
| Phuntsholing (Bhutan Border) | 155 km |
| Thimpu (capital of Bhutan) | 319 km |
| Nathula (China Border) | 170 km |
| Fulbari or Phulbari (Bangladesh border) | 11.7 km |
| Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) | 472 km |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus". Archived from the original on 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Siliguri to Darjeeling Transports". www.darjeeling-tourism.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ The Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides Limited. 20 January 2011. ISBN 9781405388474. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Images". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "The Tenzing Norgay Central Bus Terminus in Siliguri". 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018.