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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Bus station in Gujarat, India}}<br />
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| name = Vadodara Central Bus Station <br />
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| type = Public Transport <br />
| image = Vadodara Bus Terminal Exterior.jpg<br />
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| caption = Vadodara Bus Station<br />
| address = [[Vadodara]]<br />
| borough = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| country = India<br />
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| owned = [[Government of Gujarat]]<br />
| operator = [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation|Gujarat State Road Transport (GSRTC)]]<br />
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| bus_operators = *[[GSRTC]]<br />
*[[RSRTC]]<br />
*[[MSRTC]]<br />
*[[MPSRTC]]<br />
| bus_routes = *[[Gujarat]]<br />
*[[Rajasthan]]<br />
*[[Maharashtra]]<br />
*[[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
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| parking = available<br />
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| accessible = available<br />
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| opened = {{Start date|2014|02|15|df=y}}<br />
| closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --><br />
| passengers = 28,000 – 35,000 per day<br />
| pass_year = 2014<br />
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The '''Vadodara bus station''' or '''Vadodara Central Bus Terminal''' is the central [[bus station]] serving [[Vadodara]] city in [[Gujarat]], India.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/infrastructure/modi-inaugurates-airport-like-bus-terminal-in-vadodara/vadodara-bus-terminal-with-airport-likefeel/slideshow/30607938.cms|title=Vadodara bus terminal with airport-likefeel - Modi inaugurates 'airport-like' bus terminal in Vadodara|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The bus station was built under a public-private partnership between the [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]] (GSRTC) and realty firm Cube Construction. The building is known as the Ved Transcube Plaza. Built at a cost of {{INRconvert|114|c}}, the five-storey station is spread over 2.4 [[lakh]] square feet. The station handles over 800 buses and as many as 28,000 to 35,000 passengers daily.<ref name="intoday.in">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/vadodara-central-bus-terminal-gsrtc-cube-construction-190596-2014-04-27 | title=Get a glimpse of Vadodara's airport-like bus terminal|date=27 April 2014|first=Darshan|last=Desai|publisher=India Today|accessdate=16 September 2018}}</ref> The commercial complex of the station building has 400 retail shops of an average 250 to 350 square feet each, a [[flea market]], a [[food court]] with 22 outlets, a seven-screen [[multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex]] run by [[PVR Cinemas]] and a 100-room [[budget hotel]].<ref name="intoday.in"/><ref name=":0" /><br />
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The design of exterior takes inspiration from the banyan tree which is associated with the name of the city.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Abhyankar |first=Shoma |date=June 23, 2019 |title=The colossal structures of Vadodara |work=[[The Tribune]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/the-colossal-structures-of-vadodara-791056 |access-date=Dec 10, 2023}}</ref><br />
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It was inaugurated by then [[Chief Minister of Gujarat|Gujarat Chief Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 15 February 2014.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vadodara-s-bus-terminal-punches-above-its-weight-114021401450_1.html|title=Vadodara's bus terminal punches above its weight|author=BS Reporter|date=15 February 2014|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bus stations in India]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Vadodara]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Vadodara]]<br />
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