PRAYAGRAJ: If you are impressed to see the range of modern facilities at the Alambagh bus stand of Lucknow, here comes good news for the denizens of the Sangam city too. In the coming days, work is all set to commence to revamp the facilities at the Civil Lines bus depot. UP-State Road Transport Corporation (Roadways) would be developing this depot based on public-private partnership (PPP model).
To initiate the process for developing the bus terminal-cum-commercial complex at Civil Lines bus depot based on DBFOT (Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer), UPSRTC has floated a tender. Under it, the Civil Lines Bus depot area spread across 18,000 sq meters would be developed for Rs 114 crore to become not just a hub of inter-state and intra-state bus services but also a commercially booming centre for UPSRTC.
After the process for allotment of work for developing the Civil Lines depot on the lines of Alambagh bus depot, this bus stand of the Sangam city would also be included in the list of premium bus stations cum commercial complex in the state.
“The department has floated the tender to develop the Civil Lines bus depot following which the passengers would be offered a range of facilities of better waiting facilities, information about the timing of buses and routes etc.”, said regional manager UPSRTC, TK Bisen.
Sources inform that the final execution of work, which would be allotted to an agency selected via the tender already floated by the department, Civil Lines bus stand is all set to be equipped with all modern facilities as the entire facility would be revamped in terms of design and facilities. A new station building will be constructed which would have an AC waiting hall, food courts, business centres, showrooms of branded and non-branded products, shopping malls, canteens, AC and non-AC rooms for passengers, many other world-class facilities based on pay and use.
A luggage checking scanner, as is operated at railway stations and airports, will also be installed at the bus stand for security. Besides, there would be separate platforms for the buses going towards a given direction and systematic information about the same would be displayed at the electronic board which would be installed at several places in the entire complex.
The haphazard parking of the buses, both operated by UPSRTC and those attached with it, would also be over. Presently, these buses are a major cause of the problem for the traffic jam in front of the bus stand as most of the private bus operators, who are attached to UPSRTC, park their buses on the road while inviting passengers to a given destination.
Likewise, the buses, operated by UPSRTC are parked within the premises of the bus stand, but finding the bus for a given destination is a tedious task. Following the revamp of facilities, passengers can look forward to having better seating area, clean toilets, ease of travelling and better satisfaction.
