Kempegowda Bus Station

Kempegowda Bus Station
Kempegowda Bus Station
	KSRTC and BMTC bus stand
	BMTC side of Kempegowda Bus Stand
Location	Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore; India
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Owned by	Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC); Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)
Construction
Structure type	At Grade
History
Opened	1980
Traffic
Passengers	800,000

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Kempegowda Bus Station, more commonly known as Majestic Bus Station, is a large bus station in central Bangalore, India. It is located opposite the Bangalore City Railway Station. It is bordered by Seshadri Road to the north, Danavanthri Road to the east, Tank Bund Road to the south and Gubbi Thotadappa Road to the west. Dharmambudhi Lake was changed to make this bus station.

This bus station provides connectivity to almost all the areas of Bangalore. One side of the bus station is used for intra-city buses by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) while the other side is used by out-station buses operated by various state road transport corporations.

Former chief minister of Karnataka R. Gundu Rao is credited with building the station. The bus station not only eased congestion with buses and helped streamline the transport system but also helped the local area grow economically and was a major landmark of the city for many years.

Name

The station was initially called Majestic Bus Station or "Majestic" because of a popular cinema theatre of the same name nearby. It was later named as Kempegowda Bus Station in honour of Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore. Buses terminating at the station usually display signs that show "Kempegowda Bus Station" or "KBS". However, most people still refer to the station as "Majestic".