The Sylhet Central Bus Terminal in the city's Kadamtali area has been opened for trial run.
As part of this, some transport buses entered the arrival area of the terminal Wednesday afternoon.
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque Choudhury said that the bus terminal comes with latest facilities.
Calling it a world-class terminal, he said that with this, new horizons will open up in Sylhet's transport sector.
Nur Azizur Rahman, chief engineer of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) said that SCC has built the Kadamtali bus terminal with the latest facilities in the country under the Municipal Governance and Services Project (MGSP) financed by World Bank.
The six-storeyed bus terminal complex with a brick-red modern structure includes several facilities with a capacity of accommodating 15,000 travellers in its waiting lounges at once.
The bus departure and arrival system were designed like airports with different gates, so the paths stay clear for the vehicles.
Construction workers had said that the entire terminal has been divided into three parts. The length of the departure building located in Part-1 (departure building) is 350 feet, and Part-2 (arrival building) is around 300 feet.
The departure building or Part-1 has a large hall with 970 seats for passengers with 48 bus bays.
There is also a 30-seat VIP room, 30 ticket counters, and a prayer room. Around six washrooms were also constructed for men, women, and people with physical disabilities.
There will also be restaurants, food courts, breastfeeding zones, and medical facilities for travellers.
The arrival building also has the same amount of facilities as the departure building.
Although both the buildings were separated by Part-1 and Part-2, the whole structure was connected through a corridor which makes the buildings interconnected.
The Terminal Operations and Management Office is housed on the fifth floor along with a security control room, CCTV monitoring room, police rooms, and tourist offices for the safety of the passengers.
A multipurpose welfare centre is also set up in Part-3 at the back of the terminal for meetings and programs for the drivers and owners of the vehicles. A green zone was also set up at the site.
