Buses to Dhading, Nuwakot, and Rasuwa Now Operate Only from New Bus Park

April 24, Kathmandu – Public buses traveling to Dhading, Nuwakot, and Rasuwa have now started operating exclusively from the new bus park. Previously, these buses were parked and operated around Machapokhari and Balaju roads but have shifted their operations to the new bus park as of today.

Last Tuesday, a meeting chaired by Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s Acting Chief Sunita Dangol and involving concerned authorities decided that all public transportation within Kathmandu would operate from the new bus park located in Gongabu.

Following the decision mandating that all public vehicles operate only from the new bus park within three days, buses heading to Dhading, Nuwakot, and Rasuwa have begun to use this facility starting today.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City established the new bus park in 1999 to manage public transportation entering the valley and provide parking facilities. While most buses heading to various districts have operated from this new bus park, vehicles bound for Nuwakot, Rasuwa, and Dhading had been operating from parking areas near Machapokhari.

Although the national bus park occupies 161 ropani of land in Gongabu, Ward 26 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, buses to Nuwakot, Rasuwa, and Dhading used routes from Machapokhari and Balaju near the park. Now, buses and microbuses using the Prithvi Highway, one of the main roads from Gongabu Chowk to the new bus park, will operate exclusively from the new bus park.

Drivers heading to Dhading, Rasuwa, and Nuwakot had long resisted moving their operations to the new bus park. Superintendent Nareshraj Suvedi, spokesperson for Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, stated that improper parking on roads has contributed significantly to traffic management problems in the valley.

He added that the difficulty in managing traffic increases when long-distance vehicles repeatedly enter and exit the ring road, and he expects traffic congestion around the ring road to reduce with the implementation of the metropolitan city’s decision.

Pankaj Malla, Human Resource Head at Lotse Multipurpose Pvt. Ltd., which operates the new bus park, shared that separate tracks and ticket counters have been arranged specifically for public vehicles heading to Nuwakot, Rasuwa, and Dhading.

According to the Transport Office, more than two million vehicles are currently operating within Kathmandu Valley. The increase in private and public vehicles throughout the capital and the country, without corresponding road expansions, has made traffic management increasingly challenging.