The Tenzing Norgay Central Bus Terminus is the one of the largest and most important bus terminal in North Bengal. It is located on Hill Cart Road, Siliguri, District Darjeeling, adjacent to the Siliguri Junction railway station,[1] 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.[2][3][4]

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Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus
Central Bus Terminus
Tenzing Norgay Central bus terminus, Siliguri
General information
Other names	Siliguri Junction Bus Stand
Location	Near Siliguri Railway Station, Hill Cart Rd, Pradhan Nagar, Siliguri–734001 Dist: Darjeeling, West Bengal India
Coordinates	26.7252°N 88.4148°E / 26.7252; 88.4148
Elevation	120 metres (390 ft)
Owned by	North Bengal State Transport Corporation
Operated by	North Bengal State Transport Corporation
Platforms	25
Bus routes	20present
Bus operators	NBSTC and Private operators
Connections	Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, South Bengal, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	♿ Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Siliguri
Website	nbstc.in/index2.aspx
History
Opened	1984
Passengers
1,50,000 per day
Location
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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.[5]

Distance from towns/cities

See also

• Sikkim Nationalised Transport Bus Terminus (Siliguri)
• P.C. Mittal Memorial Bus Terminus (Siliguri)
• Siliguri Junction railway station
• Siliguri Corridor
• New Jalpaiguri Railway Station

References

External links

• Tenzing Norgay bus terminus on Indiaplacesmap
• Tenzing Norgay bus terminus on Google Maps