Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station [MGBS] earlier known as Imlibun (means forest of tamarind

Tamarind

Tamarind is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic .-Origin:...

 trees). Imlibun is a bus station

Bus station

A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...

 in the southern part of Hyderabad, India. It is unofficially known as the Imlibun bus station. This bus terminus is situated at Imlibun island on the Musi river

Musi River (India)

The Musi River is a tributary of Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau region of Andhra Pradesh state in India. It flows through a major portion of Hyderabad, India and divides the historic old city with the new city. Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar is known as gandipet are the two dams built on it...

 and is owned by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation or APSRTC is the state owned road transport corporation in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is acknowledged as the single corporation having the largest fleet in the world...

 (APSRTC). It is accessible by two major and two minor road bridges, though only one is accessible. Many buses from other states like Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

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, Karnataka

Karnataka

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, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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 and Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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, arrive at this bus station daily.

There are many bus stations owned by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transportation Corporation (APSRTC) in Hyderabad. The MGBS comes under Hyderabad Depot-1.
This is one of the two terminal points in Hyderabad for long distance APSRTC buses, the other being the Jubilee Bus Station.

MGBS covers an area 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) and built-up area in eight-hectare complex. It is completed at a cost of Rs 13 crores. There are 74 platforms for incoming and outgoing buses, a waiting hall of 7,380 square meters and a shopping complex of 3,455 square meters besides a 5,000 square meters area for private parking.