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{{Short description|Bus terminal complex in Delhi, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox station
| name = Swami Vivekanand Interstate Bus Terminus<br/>Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminus
| name_lang = en
| native_name = <hr/>Svaamee Vivekaanand Antararaajyeey Bas Adda<br/>Aanand Vihaar Antararaajyeey Bas Adda
| native_name_lang = hi
| symbol_location =
| symbol =
| type = [[Delhi Transport Corporation|DTC]], [[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|UPSRTC]] & [[Uttarakhand Transport Corporation|UTC]] [[Inter State Bus Terminals|ISBT]]
| image = Anand Vihar ISBT.jpg
| alt = Swami Vivekanand ISBT
| caption = Buses idled at Swami Vivekanand Interstate Bus Terminus
| address = Chaudhary Charan Singh Marg, [[Anand Vihar]], [[Delhi]], [[Shahdara district]] 110092
| borough = [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28|38|50|N|77|18|58|E|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation|Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTIDC) Limited]]
| operator = [[Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation|Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTIDC) Limited]]
| bus_stands = 140
| bus_operators = {{Unbulleted list|[[Delhi Transport Corporation]]|[[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]]|[[Uttarakhand Transport Corporation]]}}
| bus_routes = {{Unbulleted list|[[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]]|[[Uttar Pradesh]]|[[Uttarakhand]]}}
| connections = {{Unbulleted list|[[File:Delhi Metro logo.svg|20px]] [[Anand Vihar metro station|Anand Vihar - Delhi Metro Station]]|[[File:NCRTC logo.png|20px]] [[Anand Vihar RRTS station| Anand Vihar - Delhi NCR RapidX Station ''(Under Construction)'']]|[[Delhi Transport Corporation|DTC Local Bus Service]]}}
| structure = At-grade
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| disabled = Yes
| code =
| zone =
| website = [https://dtidc.co.in/Home/vivekanandisbt Swami Vivekanand ISBT]
| opened =  March 1996
| rebuilt =
| closed = 
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_rank =
| map_type = India Delhi#India
| map_dot_label = Swami Vivekanand ISBT
| map_caption = Location in Delhi##Location in India
}}

The '''Swami Vivekanand Interstate Bus Terminus (Swami Vivekanand ISBT)''', popularly known as '''Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminus (Anand Vihar ISBT)''', located in [[East Delhi|Delhi]] is one of the three [[Inter State Bus Terminals]] in Delhi. It operates bus services between Delhi and the neighbouring states of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]].

==History==
It was built to decongest the overcrowded [[Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus|Maharana Pratap Interstate Bus Terminus]], which was unable to bear the increasing traffic. The construction of a new terminus complex began in 1993, and it was opened to the public in March 1996. Later, it was further redeveloped to handle the increased volume of passengers.

==Services==
The Swami Vivekanand ISBT at Anand Vihar is the city's closest link to the neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with 1,500 interstate buses plying from the bus terminus to these states every day.<ref name="tnn">{{cite news|last1=Banerjee|first1=Rumu|title=In terminal state, Anand Vihar ISBT commuters' pain|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/In-terminal-state-Anand-Vihar-ISBT-commuters-pain/articleshow/20582353.cms|accessdate=28 September 2016|agency=TNN|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 June 2013}}</ref> The local DTC and cluster buses also ply from Anand Vihar ISBT, where around 1,800 to 2,000 local buses operate every day.<ref name="tnn" /> Built-in 1993, the interstate bus terminus is one of the busiest transport hubs in the area, connecting the eastern part of the city with the rest of the city and the NCR through the [[Delhi Metro|Metro]].<ref name="tnn" /> The day-to-day functioning of the ISBT is managed by a General Manager, who is subordinated by a Deputy General Manager, an Accounts Officer, an Executive Engineer and other staff members taking care of Engineering, finances and administration.<ref name="intro">{{cite web |title=Introduction |url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_transport/Transport/Home/ISBT/Introduction |accessdate=28 September 2016 |website=www.delhi.gov.in}}</ref> Besides one estate manager is posted to look after the functioning of the ISBT.<ref name="intro" />

==Renovation==
After the renovation of [[Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus|Maharana Pratap Interstate Bus Terminus]] in 2013, there have been plans to renovate Swami Vivekanand ISBT.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Haider|first1=Faizan|title=Govt promises 3,000 new buses, 1,000 in premium segment|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/govt-promises-3-000-new-buses-1-000-in-premium-segment/story-zmiylJUcgBD3N89MAwPk2K.html|accessdate=28 September 2016|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=29 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=East Delhi set to transform its drab landscape into a new swanky space from 2015|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-01-04/news/57663578_1_east-delhi-municipal-corporation-edmc-cyber-hub|accessdate=28 September 2016|agency=PTI|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|date=4 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|title=Renovated ISBT to have food court, waiting lounge|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/renovated-isbt-to-have-food-court-waiting-lounge/article4677380.ece|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=The Hindu|publisher=[[Business Line]]|date=2 May 2013}}</ref> The [[Delhi Development Authority]] forwarded a proposal on behalf of DIMTS to the Delhi Urban Arts Commission in 2012 regarding the renovation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anand Vihar bus terminal all set for facelift|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/239700/anand-vihar-bus-terminal-all.html|accessdate=28 September 2016|agency=DHNS|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=4 April 2012}}</ref> The ISBT was to be developed by DIMTS on an area of 9.2 hectares at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore. Once started, the project was likely to take 20 months to complete.<ref>{{cite news|title=Revamp of ISBT, Anand Vihar gets green signal from Delhi Urban Arts Commission {{!}} NetIndian|url=http://netindian.in/news/2012/03/23/00019395/revamp-isbt-anand-vihar-gets-green-signal-delhi-urban-arts-commission|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=netindian.in|agency=Netindian News Network|publisher=Netindian|date=23 March 2012}}</ref>

==Connections==
Swami Vivekanand ISBT is located adjacent to the [[Anand Vihar Terminal railway station]], [[Anand Vihar metro station]] and [[Anand Vihar RRTS station|Anand Vihar RapidX station]] in the future. In 2003, the then [[Railway Minister of India|Union Railway Minister]], [[Nitish Kumar]] announced that Delhi would get a new rail terminal at Anand Vihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=45049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030331080253/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=45049|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2003|title=With rly station, Anand Vihar is prime property|publisher=cities.expressindia.com|author=Shruti Kohli|date=28 February 2003|accessdate=2009-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/36821396.cms|title=Delhi's biggest railway junction planned at Anand Vihar|work=The Times of India|date=8 February 2003|accessdate=2009-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-02-27/delhi/27263552_1_railway-station-anand-vihar-d-p-s-sandhu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811062613/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-02-27/delhi/27263552_1_railway-station-anand-vihar-d-p-s-sandhu|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=City to get new rail terminal at Anand Vihar|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 February 2003|accessdate=2010-05-10}}</ref> The station was commissioned in the 2003 rail budget<ref name="oldstation">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-03/delhi/28169758_1_rail-overbridge-main-station-building-northern-railway|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103054738/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-03/delhi/28169758_1_rail-overbridge-main-station-building-northern-railway|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|title=3-in-1 transport hub at Anand Vihar|author=Dwaipayan Ghosh|date=3 June 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2010-08-24}}</ref> The [[Anand Vihar Terminal railway station]] was officially inaugurated on 19 December 2009 by the then Union Railway Minister, [[Mamata Banerjee]] and the then [[Chief Minister of Delhi]], [[Sheila Dikshit]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sarkar|first1=Urvashi|title=Anand Vihar railway terminal opens|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article119588.ece|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=The Hindu|date=20 December 2009|language=en-IN}}</ref> The terminal, spread over {{convert|42|ha|acre|abbr=off}} is one of the largest railway stations and caters to Eastbound trains from Delhi. [[Anand Vihar metro station]] was inaugurated on 6 January 2010 by [[Sheila Dikshit]] and Union Minister for Urban Development, [[S. Jaipal Reddy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Delhi Metro's Yamuna Bank-Anand Vihar line opened {{!}} NetIndian|url=http://netindian.in/news/2010/01/06/0004697/delhi-metros-yamuna-bank-anand-vihar-line-opened|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=netindian.in|agency=Netindian News Network|publisher=Netindian|date=6 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sidhu|first1=Hardeep|title=With Metro line, Anand Vihar turns into 'transport hub' {{!}} TopNews|url=http://topnews.in/metro-line-anand-vihar-turns-transport-hub-2250446|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=topnews.in|date=6 January 2010}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Transport in Delhi]]
* [[Anand Vihar Terminal railway station]]
* [[Anand Vihar metro station]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Bus stations in India]]

Swami Vivekanand Inter State Bus Terminus - Revision history

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