Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus

{{short description|Bus terminal in North Bengal, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| symbol_location = bus

| type = Central Bus Terminus

| image = Transport 4.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Tenzing Norgay Central bus terminus, Siliguri

| other_name = Siliguri Junction Bus Stand

| address = Near Siliguri Railway Station, Hill Cart Rd, Pradhan Nagar, Siliguri–734001 Dist: Darjeeling, West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|26.7252|88.4148|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|120|m|ft}}

| owned = North Bengal State Transport Corporation

| operator = North Bengal State Transport Corporation

| platforms = 25

| bus_operators = NBSTC and Private operators

| bus_routes = 20present

| connections = * National

Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, South Bengal, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh,

• International

Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh

| structure = Standard

| parking = Available

| bicycle = Available

| accessible = ♿ Yes

| code =

| zone = Siliguri

| website = {{url|http://nbstc.in/index2.aspx}}

| opened = 1984

| closed =

| passengers = 1,50,000 per day

| pass_year =

| pass_rank =

| map_type = India West Bengal#India

| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India

}}

The Tenzing Norgay Central Bus Terminus is one of the largest and most important bus terminals in North Bengal. It is located on Hill Cart Road, Siliguri, District Darjeeling, adjacent to the Siliguri Junction railway station,{{cite web|url=https://sabmilega.com/siliguri/tenzing-norgay-bus-terminus-siliguri-150282|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909061330/sabmilega.com/siliguri/tenzing-norgay-bus-terminus-siliguri-150282|archive-date=2021-09-09|title=Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus}} 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 Nepali mountaineer Tenzing Norgay who was a resident of the Darjeeling District and was one of the two mountaineers to have reached the summit of Mount Everest for the first time in histor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.darjeeling-tourism.com/darj_00009d.htm|title=Siliguri to Darjeeling Transports|author= |website=www.darjeeling-tourism.com|access-date=2024-10-15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312083621/https://www.darjeeling-tourism.com/darj_00009d.htm|archive-date=2018-03-12}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yi4PbmKuE70C&q=tenzing+norgay+bus+terminus&pg=PT853|title=The Rough Guide to India|date=2011-01-20|publisher=Rough Guides Limited|isbn=9781405388474|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144218/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yi4PbmKuE70C&pg=PT853&lpg=PT853&dq=tenzing+norgay+bus+terminus&source=bl&ots=7eoMPD58A4&sig=Mt1u_W3dNKktkfe_wM1EF0-ry60&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_2_W0meXZAhWMK8AKHRC-Alo4ChDoAQhOMAg#v=onepage&q=tenzing%20norgay%20bus%20terminus&f=false|archivedate=2018-03-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140609/jsp/siliguri/story_18492589.html|title=The Telegraph - Images|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2018-03-11|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144049/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140609/jsp/siliguri/story_18492589.html|archivedate=2018-03-12}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/to-ease-load-new-depot-near-tenzing-norgay-central-bus-terminus-257606|title=The Tenzing Norgay Central Bus Terminus in Siliguri|date=2017-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151657/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/to-ease-load-new-depot-near-tenzing-norgay-central-bus-terminus-257606|archive-date=2018-03-16|url-status=live}}