Vijayawada Bus Rapid Transit System

Vijayawada Bus Rapid Transit

Buses used in Vijayawada BRTS
Overview
Area served Vijayawada
Locale Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Number of lines 6
Operation
Operator(s) APSRTC

The city of Vijayawada is one of the few cities in India to have Bus Rapid Transit system a more convenient for public transport.[1]

Corridors

Six BRTS corridors were proposed under JNNURM at a cost of 450 crore (US$67 million). They are:[2]

S.No. Corridors Route Length in km.
1 Green
(Loop Road)
Bus terminal – Railway Goods Shed – Railway Station – C.K.Reddy Road Junction – Sathayanarayanapuram removed railway track – Padavala Revu – Gunadala – Ramavarappadu Ring Road Junction – N.T.R.Health University – Benz Circle – Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium – Vijaya Krishna Super Market – Old Bus Stand – City Bus Terminal 15.50 km (9.63 mi)
2 Red
(Eluru Road)
Bus terminal – Swarna Palace Hotel Junction – Vijaya Talkies – Seethrampuram Junction – Chuttugunta Junction – S.R.R. College – Padavala Revu 4.60 km (2.86 mi)
3 Blue
(G.S.Raju Road)
Bus terminal – Government Hospital Junction – Government Press – Pipula Road – Nunna 12.00 km (7.46 mi)
4 Orange Bus terminal – Benz Circle – Auto Nagar Junction – Tadigadapa – Poranki – Kanuru 4.50 km (2.80 mi)
5 Yellow
(Route No.5 Road)
Bus terminal – Swarna Palace Hotel Junction – Besant Road – Madhu Kala Mandapam – Executive Club – Gurunanak Colony Junction – Auto Nagar 6.15 km (3.82 mi)
6 Brown
(Loop Road)
Bus terminal – Kalakshetram – Low Bridge – Municipal Corporation Office – Rajiv Gandhi Park – City Bus Complex 2.62 km (1.63 mi)

References

  1. "AC bus shelters to be ready by March". Vijayawada. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. "BRTS Phases" (pdf). The Municipal Corporation of Vijayawada. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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