Patna: The construction of the new Kanhauli Bus Terminal is making significant progress, with the terminal being developed on a sprawling 50-acre site. Once completed, this state-of-the-art terminal, which will connect to the proposed ring road, is expected to accommodate more than 5,000 buses daily. These buses will link major cities within Bihar and across 20 other cities in India, including Delhi, Kolkata, and Varanasi. Additionally, there are plans to initiate bus services to Nepal.
The Kanhauli terminal will be twice the size of the existing Patliputra Bus Terminal, which currently operates on a 25-acre site. The project also involves acquiring an additional 5 acres of land for government bus parking, with a total of 20 more acres planned for acquisition to support the terminal’s operations.
The newly constructed Phulwarisharif Bus Depot will serve as a connecting point between the Bankipur Bus Stand and the Kanhauli Bus Terminal. There are plans to close the Bankipur Bus Stand and replace it with a hotel, leaving Phulwarisharif as the central bus depot within the city. The depot has parking space for 200 buses across 1,096 square meters and currently operates electric and CNG city service buses, along with state buses that serve various routes.
District Magistrate Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh recently inspected the Kanhauli bus terminal site and instructed the District Land Acquisition Officer to submit a land proposal within a week. The terminal is being developed as part of the ring road project, and its completion is expected to spur development in South Patna.
A detailed land acquisition plan, which includes the acquisition of 33 houses, is in progress. The DM has also directed adjustments to the proposal, aiming to increase the length of the land while reducing the width, allowing for the exclusion of residential homes from the demarcation.
In addition to the bus terminal, there are plans to develop apartments, malls, schools, and other infrastructure along the Patna Ring Road area. The ring road itself will be constructed in four phases, connecting Sherpur, Dighwara, Kanhauli, Ramnagar, and Bihta Sarmera, with a bridge over the Ganges between Sherpur and Dighwara already under construction.
The Kanhauli Bus Terminal will offer several modern amenities for passengers, including a waiting area, VIP lounge, restaurants, commercial malls, multiplexes, and large dining outlets. Passengers will also have access to hotels and rooms for extended stays. The terminal’s building will cover more than 10 acres.
By comparison, the Patliputra Bus Terminal, built on 30 acres, accommodates around 1,000 buses daily, with parking for 3,000 vehicles. The Kanhauli terminal will significantly surpass this, operating more than 5,000 buses with parking for over 5,000 vehicles.
Patliputra Bus Terminal currently serves areas in North Bihar, Nalanda, and Gaya, with buses traveling to Jharkhand, West Bengal, and other regions. With the completion of Kanhauli Bus Terminal, bus services will expand to new areas including Sasaram, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Buxar, and Bhojpur. Additionally, buses will operate from the Sherpur-Dighwara Ganga Bridge to North Bihar. As an interstate terminal, Kanhauli will also connect Bihar to other states, including Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, solidifying its role as a major transportation hub in the region.
