Tikiri border to get interstate bus terminal

The Delhi government will likely build a fourth interstate bus terminal near the Tikiri border for the convenience of people in outer Delhi commute to Haryana. Currently, busses to Haryana start from Kashmere Gate ISBT, about 40 kilometres from Tikri border.

“We have identified land near the Tikri border. The plan is at a nascent stage, but we are examining the feasibility in depth,” said a government official on Wednesday.

The terminal would be able to accommodate six busses toi start with, and expansion would be done later, said the official.


The bus terminal will also help during road blockages due to pollution in winters.

If we have a terminal there, buses wouldn’t need to reach the central parts of the capital where the ISBTs are located,” another official said.

Non-electric and non-CNG and busses with older engines would also be diverted to the new bus terminal on the border as only CNG, electric and those with BS VI engines are allowed into Delhi from UP, Rajasthan and Haryana.

The new bus terminal is in line with people’s demand for ISBTs and metro stations in the region. “The colonies and villages near Tikri form the catchment area of regular passengers going to Haryana. A terminal there will make travel easier,” said Delhi Panchayat Sangh Pramukh Than Singh Yadav.

The demand for more busses and introducing a metro line for better connectivity to Delhi was a major point of contention in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.