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{{Infobox station
| name = Pandit Nehru bus station
| type = Passenger Transportation
| style =
| image = File:Pnbsason20012016.jpg
| image_caption = View of PNBS
| owned = [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]]
| operator = APSRTC
| address = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|16|30|32|N|80|36|56|E|display=inline,title}}
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| platforms = 62
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| parking = Yes
| opened = 23 September 1990
| code = VJA
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| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
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'''Pandit Nehru bus station''' ('''PNBS''') is a bus station in [[Vijayawada]].<ref name=pnbs>{{cite news|title=Bus stations across AP to be linked to PNBS|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bus-stations-across-ap-to-be-linked-to-pnbs/article8057188.ece|accessdate=20 January 2016|work=The Hindu|date=2 January 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref> It is owned by [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]]. This is one of the major bus stations in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It was also known as ''Telugu Satavahana Prayana Pranganam''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Heritage-activists-See-Red-Over-Nizam-Era-Bus/2014/05/08/article2212727.ece1|title=Heritage activists See Red Over Nizam Era Bus|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2016-05-16}}</ref> It is one of the largest bus stations in Asia.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

== Administration ==
The bus station has an administrative block named 'RTC House', which is the headquarters of APSRTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/APSRTC-First-govt-agency-to-shift-staff-to-Vijayawada/2016/06/09/article3473038.ece|title=APSRTC: First govt agency to shift staff to Vijayawada|date=9 June 2016|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2016-06-19}}</ref>

== Platforms ==
Names in blue colour indicates "Main Cities".{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Platforms
! Buses
|-
| 1
| [[Eluru]],Gannavaram,Nidadavole
|-
| 2
| Jangareddygudem, Hanuman Junction
|-
| 3
| Eluru Non-stop
|-
| 4
| Tanuku, Amalapuram
|-
| 5
| Ravulapalem, [[Kakinada]]
|-
| 6 to 7
| [[Rajamahendravaram]], Visakhapatnam
|-
| 8
| [[Visakhapatnam]], Srikakulam, Vizianagaram
|-
| 9 to 10
| Chirala, Vinukonda, Macherla, Piduguralla
|-
| 11
| [[Guntur]] Ac Non-stop
|-
| 12 to 13
| Guntur Non-stop
|-
| 14
| [[Srisailam]]
|-
| 15 to 16
| Ongole, [[Nellore]], Kanigiri
|-
| 17 to 18
| [[Tirupati]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Chennai]]
|-
| 19 to 20
| Gudivada pallevelugu, Gudivada Non-stop
|-
| 21 to 22
| [[Machilipatnam]] (Pallevelugu), Machilipatnam Non-stop
|-
| 23 to 24
| Bhimavaram (Express), [[Bhimavaram]] (Ac)
|-
| 25 to 26
| Vuyyuru, Avanigadda, Nagayalanka
|-
| 27 to 28
| Avanigadda, [[Kurnool]], Adoni
|-
| 29 to 30
| [[Kadapa]], [[Anantapur]], Hindupur, Adoni, [[Kurnool]]
|-
| 31,32,33
| [[Hyderabad]], [[Chennai]], [[Bengaluru]] (Garuda)
|-
| 34,35,36,37
| [[Suryapet]], [[Hyderabad]] (Super luxury)
|-
| 38 to 39
| Penuganchiprolu, Jaggaiahpet
|-
| 40 to 41
| [[Nalgonda]], Kodad, [[Khammam]], Madhira
|-
| 42 to 43
| Sathupally, Vissannapeta, Nuzividu
|-
| 44
| Mailavaram
|-
| 45
| Tiruvuru
|-
| 46
| Bhadrachalam, Manuguru, Kunta, Adilabad, [[Hanmakonda]]
|-
| 47
| Amaravati
|-
| 48 to 49
| Mangalagiri, Guntur (Pallevelugu)
|-
| 50
| Tenali, Repalle (Pallevelugu)
|-
| 51 to 52
| Tenali, Repalle (Non-Stop)
|-
| 53 to 62
| Arrival block
|}

== Structure and services ==
[[File:Vintage Bus.jpg|thumb|The Deccan Queen bus at Vijayawada bus station]]

The ''[[Deccan Queen (bus)|Deccan Queen]]'' of the [[Nizam State Railways - Road Transport Division]] is one of the notable features of the station.<ref>{{cite news|title=Call to preserve ‘Deccan Queen’ for posterity – Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/Call-to-preserve-Deccan-Queen-for-posterity/articleshow/50339813.cms|accessdate=20 January 2016|work=The Times of India|date=27 December 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref> This bus stand is associated with a city bus station adjacent to it. This bus stand operates city buses in and outside of the city. The station operates buses to major destinations of the state and to neighbouring states like [[Telangana]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]], [[Odisha]] and [[Chhattisgarh]]. Amaravati, Deluxe, Telugu Velugu, Express, Garuda, Garuda Plus, Indra, Super Luxury and Vennela are the fleets of buses operated from the station by the APSRTC. Palle velugu, Express, Deluxe, Super Luxury, Rajadhani A/C, Vajra A/C, Garuda, Garuda Plus are some of buses operated by [[Telangana State Road Transport Corporation|TSRTC]].<ref name="pnbs" /> The station provides amenities such as miniplex, ticket-vending and kiosks for passengers, and has a city bus port for local passengers.<ref>{{cite news|title=APSRTC HQ shifts to Vijayawada|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/APSRTC-HQ-shifts-to-Vijayawada/2016/06/07/article3470153.ece|accessdate=19 June 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=7 June 2016}}</ref>[[File:Y Screens in PNBS-Vijayawada.jpg|thumb|Miniplex in Arrival block]]

== Vijayawada city bus port ==

The Vijayawada City Bus Port, formerly Vijayawada City Terminal, is situated to the north of the Pandit Nehru Bus Station. Built in 1990, it is a bus station that caters the city bus services. The bus station has 10 platforms and an office for city bus related information.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

=== Services ===
* City Ordinary - These city buses are the cheapest mode of transport in the city and connect the city with its [[suburb]]s, [[exurb]]s and rural areas.
* Metro Express and Metro Deluxe - These city buses operate as superfast services on trunk routes connecting the important centres of the city with its [[suburb]]s, [[exurb]]s and rural areas.
* Metro Deluxe AC and Metro Luxury AC - These buses connect the city with the [[Vijayawada International Airport]] and the city of [[Guntur]].

==References==
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{{Bus stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Bus stations in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1990]]
[[Category:1990 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

Pandit Nehru bus station - Revision history

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