MILLENNIUM PARK BUS DEPOT, NEW DELHI

The Millennium Park Bus Depot is a major bus station located in Delhi, India and is currently the largest
bus station in the world, having overtaken Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station. Constructed primarily by the
city's Public Works Department, the depot was inaugurated on 17 September 2010. The depot occupies
an area of 243,000 m2 (60 acres), and has the capacity to park up to 1,000 buses at a time under shed,
constituting 14% of the total parking capacity of all DTC depots combined (7,000 buses). Though initially
used exclusively for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the depot has been used as a regular bus station
operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation post the Games.While the benefits of the depot were well-
recognized, the depot was also the center of much controversy and criticism especially regarding its
"temporary" nature and the violation of environmental norms.

OVERVIEW
Uses:The Millennium Park Bus Depot was initially used exclusively for the 2010 Commonwealth Games,
with the main aim of maintaining the fleet of 600 buses to be utilised for the transport of athletes,
media-persons and officials around the city. Additionally, the depot was also used to house a number of
police vehicles so as to fully secure the ongoing events.On the eve of inauguration, Dikshit commented
that the new depot "ushered in a new era in creation of world-class road transport facility"; additionally,
she commented on the beautification of the area created due to the depot's construction. After the
Games concluded, the depot was used as a shed for 1,000 buses of the DTC. The depot was also one of
the bus stations chosen to implement the new "cluster buses" system in the city, with the depot acting
as a parking area for the privately owned buses.
Infrastructure:The depot is the only DTC depot which contains gates opening into three Delhi districts
(East, North and South). The depot also contains numerous features and facilities such as eight washing
pits, five parking centres (which also have scanning centres in them), a water tank each for drinking
purposes and the Fire Department, four underground water tanks for washing buses, seven dormitories
capable of holding 500 people, and two CNG stations (DTC buses run on CNG) utilised by 10 filling
pumps. In addition, the depot also contains a Logistics Park consisting of a GPS-based logistical center to
monitor trip plans, bus movements and locations, punctuality and regularity of all the buses; and a
center used to train new drivers. For the Commonwealth Games, the police set up a command center
and a cargo scanning center as well. The depot is equipped to repair 65 buses at a time. The depot is
also fully secured with the surveillance of 37 CCTVs. Electricity is provided by a 11 KV electric substation
present in the depot complex.




MILLENNIUM PARK BUS DEPOT, NEW DELHI