Neoplan Jumbocruiser
The Neoplan Jumbocruiser was an articulated double-deck multi-axle city coach built by Neoplan Bus GmbH between 1975 and 1992. At in length, wide and in height, it is in the Guinness World Records as the world's largest bus with a capacity for 170 passengers.
Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram
The 12-storied complex has a floor area of 24,984 sq m is on the southern side of the KSRTC premises facing Ponnara Sreedhar Park. The project is a joint venture of the Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation (KTDFC) and the KSRTC, being implemented on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concept. Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram (30,573.54 meter square / 3.25 Lakhs S.F) is the third largest Bus station after Kozhikode and Kasargode.
Most of the floors inside the terminal are marked for commercial purposes, which include central lobby and parking facilities.Space has been provided for setting up offices and other institutions from the fourth floor.The bus operations within the terminal will be taken care by the front office on the ground floor whereas the four-storied administrative block, set up behind the terminal will cater to the administration of the Central KSRTC Depot.This High-tech terminal complex was constructed by Harrisons Malayalam Limited Engineering Department, a Kerala-based construction contracting company.The terminal can handle about 2,500 to 3,400 schedules a day. It caters to about 1240 bus arrivals and 1250 departures daily out of which 45% trips account for long distance buses and 55% for the Moffusil buses (short distance within Thiruvananthapuram district). The Central Bus Station has been divided into four zones .The Arrival Bus Bay zone consists of 5 Platforms and Departure Bus Bay zone with passenger facilities consists of 25 Platforms.The Bus terminal supporting facility zone conssits of space for Idle bus parking, Repair garage, Fuel-filling facility and a Commercial zone which includes shopping complex and convention center.