The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-31
PORTANCE OF
us TERMINAL
TO CITY CITED
lion in Building Traction
| Terminal Building Is
Revealed.

Is IN the new era of transportation
motor BUSES there has been no
<velopment in Indiana more impor
lat than the establishment by the
iianapolis Street Railway of the
ia Btor bus terminal to the west Of
Traction Terminal Bldg.
twenty five years ago the electric
always seeking entrance to Indi-
lapolis realized the necessity Of
equate terminals. conveniently To-
ted The result was the building
~ the present traction terminal with
s9ts large train shed and all the con-
gveniences desired by the travelling
public.
At that time faith in the future
growth of Indianapolis prompted the
acquiring of more land than was inn
ger terminal. For many years this
land was used in the handling of
freight. Eventually, the freight
business of the interurbans outgrew
the facilities and economy dictated
| the erection of the interurban freight
Bterminal In less congested terri
tory.
Consequently, when the demand
came for the provision of bus ter
ninals the local street car system
was fully able to meet 1t with ample
facilities conveniently located.
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The traction bus terminal, midway
between the Statehouse and the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument,
with a frontage of w. Market ST.,
constitutes a part of what has been
called Indianapolis Front Door,"
1t is accessible from both Market
and Illinois Sts., through the in
terurban terminal.
A large shed, in which concrete
loading platforms have been in
stalled to facilitate mounting the
BUSES, contains also sufficient space
to allow parking Of coaches between
trips. A. commodious steam heated
waiting room is well7Ighted and
fitted. In another part of the build
)iug, is a complete lunch room, easy
OF access from the street or the
waiting room Bulletin boards for
the bus schedules are in easy vision
and attendants are always at hand
to care for the needs of the travel
ers.
Originally used only by those
bus lines that were affiliated with
the electric railways, the terminal
has now been adopted by a num-
Der of the so-called Independent bus
lines, and is gradually approaching
the scope for which it was designed.
Beyond State
Not only does this terminal have
!. the advantages Of location in the
center of the business district of In
clianapolis, but it is more convenient
because of it's proximity to the term
inal of the electric lines. Without
going beyond overhead protection,
the traveller may enter the terminal
by bus from almost any part of the
State and transfer to an electric car
going to almost any other part of the
State. In fact, the State boundaries
do not mark the limits of the service
that centers at this State, as both
buses and electric trains leave these
twin terminals for points outside of
7 Indiana.
The establishment of the bus term
inal alongside the interurban term
inal tends further to demonstrate the
cOnveniences of co-ordinated opera
ton of these two transportation me-
diums. Electric railways here feed
bus lines as the bus lines feed the
interurbans.
I'm it's layout the bus terminal con-
forms to the layout Of the electric
3 railway terminal. Buses enter from
Market st. and depart from Ohio St.
The terminal has a capacity equal
Ito the needs of all bus lines operating
into indianapolis and a more inten-
sive use of it is in prospect for the
year of 1920.