KSRTC Terminal Complex Thiruvalla
{{Short description | Bus station in Kerala, India}}
{{Infobox station
| name = KSRTC Bus Terminal Complex Thiruvalla
| native_name = കെ എസ് ആർ ടി സി ബസ് ടെർമിനൽ കോംപ്ലക്സ് തിരുവല്ല
| native_name_lang = ml
| symbol =
| image = File:Thiruvalla Bus Terminal Complex.jpg
| address = Thiruvalla, Kerala
| country = {{flag|India}}
| coordinates = {{coord|9.3866721|76.5747050|display=inline,title}}
| transit_authority = KSRTC
| platforms = 16 Bus Bays
| bus_operators = {{collapsible list|bullets=yes
| 1 = KSRTC
| 2 = KURTC
| 3 = TNSTC
| 4 = KSRTC SWIFT
}}
| structure = Below-grade
| levels =
| parking = Yes (2 basement floors)
| accessible = ♿️ Wheelchair access
| architect = Koshy P. Alex
| architectural_style = Modern
| code =
| zone =
| website =
| opened =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Phone: 0469-2602945
| footnotes =
}}
KSRTC Bus Terminal Complex Thiruvalla is a transport hub located in the Thiruvalla town in the Indian state of Kerala, owned and operated by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) under its south zone with depot code TVL.{{Cite web |title=KeralaRTC Official Website - keralartc.com |url=https://www.keralartc.com/unit.html |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.keralartc.com |archive-date=2021-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604095619/https://www.keralartc.com/unit.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |date=2015-06-04 |title=KSRTC terminal gives Thiruvalla a major facelift |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ksrtc-terminal-gives-thiruvalla-a-major-facelift/article7284792.ece |access-date=2023-11-13 |issn=0971-751X}} It is located near SCS Junction and is accessible via NH 183. It is one of the four BOT projects of KSRTC under KTDFC (others are in Angamaly, Kozhikode and Thampanoor).{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.ktdfc.kerala.gov.in/profile/about-us#:~:text=Thereafter,%20KTDFC%20undertook%20the%20construction,Thiruvalla%20and%20(4)%20Kozhikode. |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.ktdfc.kerala.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=Mounting debts: KSRTC to hand over shopping complexes to KTDFC |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2023/02/25/ksrtc-to-hand-over-shopping-complexes-ktdfc.html |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.onmanorama.com}}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=Govt to sell, mortgage KSRTC's shopping complexes to cover KTDFC's financial liabilities |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/govt-to-sell-mortgage-ksrtc-s-shopping-complexes-to-cover-ktdfc-s-financial-liabilities-1.9037595 |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}
It offers services to Ernakulam via both NH 183 (along Kottayam and Ettumanoor) and NH 66 (along Alappuzha and Cherthala) and towards state capital Thiruvananthapuram via SH-1 (along Kottarakkara and Kilimanoor).{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=KSRTC |title=THIRUVALLA BS (TVL) - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (TVM) - KSRTC Kerala Bus Timings Powered By Team KSRTC Blog |url=https://www.aanavandi.com/search/results/source/thiruvalla-bs-(tvl)/destination/thiruvananthapuram-(tvm)/timing/all |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Aanavandi}}{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=KSRTC |title=THIRUVALLA BS (TVL) - ERNAKULAM BS (EKM) - KSRTC Kerala Bus Timings Powered By Team KSRTC Blog |url=https://www.aanavandi.com/search/results/source/thiruvalla-bs-(tvl)/destination/ernakulam-bs-(ekm)/timing/all |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Aanavandi}} Long Distance transit includes Guruvayur, Kozhikode, Palakkad and Thrissur.{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=KSRTC |title=THIRUVALLA BS (TVL) - KOZHIKKODE (KKD) - KSRTC Kerala Bus Timings Powered By Team KSRTC Blog |url=https://www.aanavandi.com/search/results/source/thiruvalla-bs-(tvl)/destination/kozhikkode-(kkd)/timing/all |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Aanavandi}}{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=KSRTC |title=THIRUVALLA BS (TVL) - GURUVAYOOR (GVR) - KSRTC Kerala Bus Timings Powered By Team KSRTC Blog |url=https://www.aanavandi.com/search/results/source/thiruvalla-bs-(tvl)/destination/guruvayoor-(gvr)/timing/all |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Aanavandi}}{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=KSRTC |title=THIRUVALLA BS (TVL) - PALAKKAD (PLK) - KSRTC Kerala Bus Timings Powered By Team KSRTC Blog |url=https://www.aanavandi.com/search/results/source/thiruvalla-bs-(tvl)/destination/palakkad-(plk)/timing/all |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Aanavandi}} Inter-state transit includes Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tenkasi and Tirunelveli.{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=KSRTC |title=THIRUVALLA BS (TVL) - BANGALORE (SATELLITE, MAJESTIC) - KSRTC Kerala Bus Timings Powered By Team KSRTC Blog |url=https://www.aanavandi.com/search/results/source/thiruvalla-bs-(tvl)/destination/bangalore-(satellite,-majestic)/timing/all |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Aanavandi}}{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=KSRTC |title=THIRUVALLA BS (TVL) - MADURAI - KSRTC Kerala Bus Timings Powered By Team KSRTC Blog |url=https://www.aanavandi.com/search/results/source/thiruvalla-bs-(tvl)/destination/madurai/timing/all |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Aanavandi}}{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=KSRTC |title=THIRUVALLA BS (TVL) - THIRUNELVELI - KSRTC Kerala Bus Timings Powered By Team KSRTC Blog |url=https://www.aanavandi.com/search/results/source/thiruvalla-bs-(tvl)/destination/thirunelveli/timing/all |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Aanavandi}}
History
In 2006, the then Transport Minister and incumbent MLA of Thiruvalla, Mathew T. Thomas started a few bus terminal projects across the state. Work on the Thiruvalla terminal took off in August 2010. As part of this, KSRTC depot of Thiruvalla shifted operations temporarily to a ground near the Municipal Stadium. The project was a joint venture of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and the Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation (KTDFC) on Build–operate–transfer method. Mumbai-based Naresh Builders undertook the project based on the design by the Thiruvananthapuram-based architect Koshy P. Alex of Vasthushilpalaya. KTDFC initially set the target completion date at August 31, 2013; however, this got delayed by two years due to political reasons. The project was completed and opened to public on June 6, 2015.{{Cite web |title=Thiruvalla complex a scarecrow |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/in-other-news/060817/thiruvalla-complex-a-scarecrow.html |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=6 August 2017 }}{{Cite news |date=2015-06-04 |title=KSRTC terminal gives Thiruvalla a major facelift |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ksrtc-terminal-gives-thiruvalla-a-major-facelift/article7284792.ece |access-date=2022-11-06 |issn=0971-751X}}
Overview
The modern bus terminal-cum-shopping mall built at a cost of ₹41.38 crores is 12 storied and has a total plinth area of nearly {{Convert|200000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|order=flip}}. It features two basement floors exclusive for parking purposes and the ground floor acting as platforms. All other 9 elevated floors is designated for commercial purposes. Unlike the original plan, the top two floors have been made into two multiplexes. However, the complex is not centrally air-conditioned, making it less attractive for major business groups and commercial usage.
The bus terminal has 16 bus bays having a plinth area of {{Convert|16236|sqft|m2|abbr=on|order=flip}}. The ground floor also has the KSRTC office, police aid-post, security personnel's room, cloak room, canteen and a few shops. A separate 4 storey building that houses garage, administrative office and retiring rooms for the staff is also constructed on the {{Convert|2.96|acre|m2|abbr=in|order=flip}} premises.{{Cite news |date=2015-05-06 |title=Concern over delay in opening new bus terminal at Thiruvalla |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/concern-over-delay-in-opening-new-bus-terminal-at-thiruvalla/article7179165.ece |access-date=2022-11-06 |issn=0971-751X}} The terminal is now enabled with free public Wi-Fi access as part of the K-Fi project of the state government.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-26 |title=Kerala now has 1,887 free WiFi zones across the state, more under way |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-now-has-1887-free-wifi-zones-across-state-more-under-way-106143 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}
Platforms
File:Platform Positions at KSRTC Terminal Complex Thiruvalla.jpg
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Sl. No !Platform(s) !Note !Destination(s) served |
| 1.
|PF 1 PF 2 | |Towards Mallapally, Paippad, Kunnamthanam, Kallooppara, Chunkappara. |
| rowspan="2" |2.
|PF 3 PF 4 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon image|BYPASS RIDER service logo.jpg}}(Bypass Rider Slot) | rowspan="2" |Towards Changanassery, Kottayam, Vyttila, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malampuzha, Vazhikkadavu, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Guruvayur, Coimbatore (Inter-State). |
| PF 5
PF 6 |
| 3.
|PF 7 PF 8 | |Towards Alappuzha, Chakkulathukavu Temple, Edathua, Haripad, Ambalappuzha, Ernakulam (via Alappuzha). |
| 4.
|PF 9 | |Towards Bangalore, Madurai, Tenkasi (as Inter-State services). |
| 5.
|PF 10 PF 11 | |Towards Parumala, Mannar, Karunagappalli, Mavelikkara, Chettikulangara, Kayamkulam, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram (via Kollam). |
| 6.
|PF 12 PF 13 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon image|BYPASS RIDER service logo.jpg}} (Bypass Rider Slot) |Towards Punalur, Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta, Konni, Pathanapuram. |
| 7.
|PF 14 PF 15 |Towards Chengannur, Pandalam, Adoor, Kottarakkara, Kilimanoor, Chadayamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram (via Kottarakkara). |
| 8.
|PF 16 | |Towards Ranni, Eraviperoor, Vennikulam, Thadiyoor. |
{{Cite web |title=KSRTC Thiruvalla |url=https://www.facebook.com/ksrtctvla |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}(also based on information collected on-site in 2022)
Gallery
File:Facade of the KSRTC terminal Complex Thiruvalla.jpg|Facade of the Terminal Complex.
File:Side view of KSRTC BusTerminal Complex Thiruvalla.jpg|South side view of the Terminal Complex.
File:VOLVO_8400_Bus_of_KURTC_departing_from_KSRTC_Thiruvalla.webm|VOLVO 8400 Bus of KURTC departing from KSRTC Thiruvalla.
File:VOLVO 8400 Bus of KURTC at KSRTC Thiruvalla.jpg|VOLVO 8400 Bus of KURTC departing from its slot in Platform 6.
File:VOLVO 8400 Bus of KURTC exiting KSRTC Thiruvalla.jpg|Bus towards Thiruvananthapuram Central exiting the Terminal.
File:Indian_Oil_Pumb,_KSRTC_Thiruvalla.jpg|Inbuilt pump of Indian Oil. Administrative Office in background.