Atal Bihari Vajpayee TTMC

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Traffic and Transit Management Center

Aṭal Bihāri Vājapēyi San̄cāra Mattu Sārige Nirvahaṇā Kēndra
General information
Other namesShantinagara Traffic and Transit Management Center
Shantinagara TTMC
Shantinagara Bus Station
LocationShantinagara, Wilson Garden, Bangalore
Karnataka
India
Coordinates 12°57′15.37″N77°35′32.65″E / 12.9542694°N 77.5924028°E / 12.9542694; 77.5924028
System BMTC, KSRTC, SETC, APSRTC and PRTC Bus Station
Owned by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Operated by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Transit authority BMTC
Bus routes
Bus operators
Connections BMTC
Shantinagara TTMC
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2010 (2010)
Location
Atal Bihari Vajpayee TTMC

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Traffic and Transit Management Center, also Shantinagara Traffic and Transit Management Center, is a satellite bus station in Shantinagara, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Long-distance luxury express buses of KSRTC, APSRTC, SETC and PRTC. Buses to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry depart from this bus station. It is also a transit bus station for BMTC buses.

Contents

It was inaugurated on 23 September 2010 by then chief minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa. It was built at a cost of 108.5 crores with construction started in July 2008.. It has The total built up area is 57,582 square metre. Passenger amenities include four waiting lounges, passenger enquiry and pass distribution counters, an internet café, and retiring rooms. There are two office complexes and multi-level car park adjacent to the bus station. Multi level car park up is the largest of its kind to be built by a government corporation. It has space for parking 560 cars and 1,200 motorcycles over 6 floors. [1]


Location

The bus station is located on Kengal Hanumantaiah Road, in Wilson Garden next to the central offices of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. The Depot #1 of BMTC was remodelled as a bus station with four bays.

Layout

The first bay is for all KSRTC,SETC buses bound for south. The second and third bays are used by BMTC for buses going towards Jayanagar, Koramangala, J.P.Nagar, Bannerghatta Road and Hosur Road. The fourth bay is for all buses going towards Shivajinagar, Kempegowda Bus Station, K.R. Puram(G-12) and Kengeri(G-6). There is also an air-conditioned lounge for passengers waiting for a bus to the Bengaluru International Airport at bay 4. [2]

Connectivity

This place is well connected to Majestic, Shivajinagar, Koramangala, Hosur Road, Sarjapura Road, Bannerghatta Road, Jayanagara, Banashankari, Carmelaram Railway station and Mysuru Road.

Finances

BMTC took a loan of Rs 160 crore from Canara Bank between October 2019 and February 2021 against mortgage of Shantinagar Traffic and Transit Management Centre to raise to pay off the debt used to build it. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "CM has an urban transport plan". Deccan Herald. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "New lounge for air passengers at Shantinagar TTMC". Bengaluru. The Hindu. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Cash-stripped BMTC mortaged Shantinagar bus station to raise Rs 160 crore". No. 10 February 2021. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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