The new Nivy bus station will open this Thursday, shops and gastronomy are still being completed (+ photo gallery) – Denník N

The tunnel leads to the underground to the front of a large inscription carved into a concrete wall – Bratislava. From Thursday, September 30, passengers in Bratislava’s suburban buses will also enter the underground in this way – and get off at the new bus station on Mlynské nivy.

The new Nivy station is located at -1. floor, has an area of ​​30,000 square meters and consists of seven exits and 36 platforms. It is a fundamental change from the old station on the surface with dilapidated platforms and stairs; and also opposite the temporary station on the opposite side of the road.

The first 11 platforms are used for long-distance and international connections, 25 platforms with numbers 12 to 36 for intercity connections.

“Almost 20,000 passengers and 1,100 buses pass through the new station every day, while the maximum capacity of the new bus station is up to five times the number of connections,” says Slovak lines, which will operate the station.

The new bus station together with the shopping center was built by the developer HB Reavis, the owner of Slovak lines. Originally, the station was to be completed in the summer of last year, due to the pandemic, the opening was delayed, first to the summer of 2021, later to the autumn.

Last year, the developer opened a significantly rebuilt street, which he calls Mlynské nivy city boulevard – there are extended sidewalks, new bike paths and stops. It is now opening the new station building itself, along with a shopping mall.

Station as large as four football fields, entrance via an underground roundabout

Pedestrians get to the center of the Niva through three main entrances, namely