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Esenler Bus Terminus

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Location
  
Bayrampaşa, Istanbul

Passengers (daily)
  
600,000+

Phone
  
+90 538 262 09 15

Platforms in use
  
324

Platform levels
  
4

Opened
  
1994

Level
  
4

Esenler Bus Terminus

Address
  
Bahçelievler Mahallesi, Tamam Pınarlı Sk، Pınarlı Sk., 34180 Bahçelievler/İstanbul, Turkey

Similar
  
Otogar, Aksaray, İstanbul Sirkeci Terminal, Atatürk Havalimanı, Taksim Square

Esenler Bus Terminus (Turkish: Esenler Otogarı), is the central and largest bus terminus for intercity bus service in İstanbul, Turkey. Although the terminus is located in Bayrampaşa district it is named after Esenler district, which is closer.

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History

  • In 1980, considerations started to build a new terminus on the European side of Istanbul. Since the Topkapı bus terminus was becoming increasingly crowded.
  • In 1987, the construction of the new terminus started.
  • In 1994, the terminus entered service. The cost of the structure was $140 million.

    • Location

    The terminus is situated on the European side of İstanbul, in Bayrampaşa district. It occupies 242,000 m2 (2,600,000 sq ft), which makes it the largest bus terminus in southeastern Europe and in Turkey. It is the third largest in the world. The terminus has 324 platforms.

    Directions

    There are coaches arriving and departing from almost all cities of Turkey. There are also coaches that service to neighbouring countries and the rest of Europe.

    Statistics

  • The structure is multi-storey. There are 450-500 permanent parking lots for buses and over 1,000 temporary ones.
  • Average total bus traffic per day is about 15,000 buses.
  • The terminus has a capacity of 600,000 passengers a day.
  • There are between 3,000-5,000 people that are employed in the terminus.
  • Around one million passengers pass through it every day.

    • Connections

  • Istanbul Metro line M1 (Yenikapı-Istanbul Atatürk Airport-Kirazlı) at Otogar metro station
  • Taxis
  • City buses
  • Private buses
  • Most bus companies have shuttle service by their own minibuses (Turkish: Servis) that transport passengers to other parts of İstanbul.

    • Criticism

    The bus terminus has been especially criticized for its chaotic and ugly architecture.It also has constant bus congestion within itself. The security of the terminus is a constant worry, too.

    References

    Esenler Bus Terminus Wikipedia
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