The Tenzing Norgay Central
Bus Terminus
A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a timetable is timed from. Termini can be located at bus stations, interchanges, bus garages or bus stops. Te ...
is the one of the largest and most important bus terminal in
North Bengal
North Bengal ( bn, উত্তরবঙ্গ/উত্তর বাংলা) is a term used for the north-western part of Bangladesh and northern part of West Bengal. The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. Gen ...
. It is located on Hill Cart Road,
Siliguri,
District Darjeeling, adjacent to the
Siliguri Junction railway station, about 6 kilometers from
New Jalpaiguri Railway Station. Both State owned
North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) buses and private buses ply from here. The Terminus is named after the famous
Nepali mountaineer
Tenzing Norgay who was a resident of the
Darjeeling District.
In August 2017 the state government announced its plan to shift the private buses operations to a proposed new site nearby and upgrade the terminus to international standards.
Distance from towns/cities
See also
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Sikkim Nationalised Transport Bus Terminus (Siliguri)
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P.C. Mittal Memorial Bus Terminus (Siliguri)
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Siliguri Junction railway station
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Siliguri Corridor
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New Jalpaiguri Railway Station
References
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External links
Tenzing Norgay bus terminus on IndiaplacesmapTenzing Norgay bus terminus on Google Maps
Bus stations in India
Transport in Darjeeling
Siliguri
Transport in Siliguri