Erandol bus station sees crowds double on Bhau Beej, depot expects up to Rs 10 lakh a day

Erandol bus station in Jalgaon district saw a huge rush of passengers on Diwali Padwa and Bhau Beej. Passengers began streaming in from 12 noon on November 9. The number of travellers is about double that on ordinary days.

To spare passengers inconvenience, the depot administration has planned to run additional buses. Seeing the swelling crowds, Divisional Controller Pragyesh Borse visited the Erandol bus station in the evening and reviewed the situation himself. He gave the Erandol depot administration clear instructions to arrange additional buses immediately, so that passengers' waiting time does not grow and their journey is easier.

Depot Manager Dilip Mahajan said the rising number of passengers could bring the Erandol bus depot record earnings of Rs 9 lakh to Rs 10 lakh a day.

The station building has been repainted and decorated on a war footing to welcome Diwali, which has changed the look of the station premises.

In view of the growing demand, special bus services have been started for Dhule, Chalisgaon, Shirpur, Nashik and Jalgaon, besides local routes. Special buses are also being run on the interstate and long-distance routes to Silvassa, Kalyan and Surat.

Erandol bus station stands at a key junction of three major highways: the Nagpur-Surat national highway, the Nandgaon-Yeola state highway and the Shirpur-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar state highway. For this reason it sees good passenger traffic through the year. This time the Diwali holidays and Bhau Beej have swelled the crowds further, adding a good sum to the coffers of the State Transport corporation.