Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus

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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]

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Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus
Central Bus Terminus
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Tenzing Norgay Central bus terminus, Siliguri
General information
Other namesSiliguri Junction Bus Stand
LocationNear Siliguri Railway Station, Hill Cart Rd, Pradhan Nagar, Siliguri–734001 Dist: Darjeeling, West Bengal
India
Coordinates26.7252°N 88.4148°E / 26.7252; 88.4148
Elevation120 metres (390 ft)
Owned byNorth Bengal State Transport Corporation
Operated byNorth Bengal State Transport Corporation
Platforms25
Bus routes20present
Bus operatorsNBSTC and Private operators
Connections
  • National

Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, South Bengal, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh,

  • International
Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh
Construction
Structure typeStandard
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Accessible♿ Yes
Other information
Fare zoneSiliguri
Websitenbstc.in/index2.aspx
History
Opened1984
Passengers
1,50,000 per day
Location
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Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus
Location in West Bengal
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Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus
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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

From 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

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

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