More than 109,000 people left Kathmandu Valley in 17,139 vehicles between Ghatasthapana and Tuesday, according to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, as people travelled out of the capital for Dashain. Separately, more than 207,000 passengers departed from Kathmandu’s New Bus Park for the festival, with the terminal recording its highest single-day passenger figure, 31,235, on October 9.
Valley-wide departures and New Bus Park figures
The traffic police office counted 109,636 people leaving the Valley during the period from Ghatasthapana to Tuesday. The total was recorded across 17,139 vehicles, offering a Valley-wide measure of festive travel. The figures reflect the annual Dashain exodus, when people leave Kathmandu for the holiday.
The New Bus Park figure provides a separate measure focused on passengers departing from that terminal. More than 207,000 passengers had left the bus park for Dashain, and October 9 was its busiest reported day, with 31,235 passengers departing. That daily total was the highest single-day figure recorded at the terminal in the figures provided.
The two totals describe different measures: one counts people leaving Kathmandu Valley in vehicles, while the other counts passengers departing from New Bus Park. They should not be treated as interchangeable totals. The information provided does not specify that they cover identical periods or that the bus park figure represents all departures from the Valley.
A recurring Dashain travel pattern
The figures point to the scale of the annual movement out of Kathmandu Valley during Dashain. The traffic police count captures departures across the Valley over the stated period, while the New Bus Park count highlights the volume of passengers using one major departure point. Together, they show how travel is being recorded through both a regional vehicle count and a terminal passenger count.
The New Bus Park’s reported peak of 31,235 passengers on October 9 also gives a day-by-day indication of the surge in travel at the terminal. It is the highest single-day number included in the report, while the figure of more than 207,000 represents the cumulative passenger departures reported for Dashain. No additional daily totals were provided.
What the figures show
For the period between Ghatasthapana and Tuesday, the Valley-wide count was 109,636 people travelling out in 17,139 vehicles. The separate New Bus Park report put departures from the terminal at more than 207,000 passengers and identified October 9 as its busiest day. Both sets of numbers reflect the movement associated with Dashain, but each measures travel in a different way.
The figures provide a snapshot of the festive exodus rather than a complete breakdown of every journey. The Valley-wide total is tied to the period specified by the traffic police office, while the New Bus Park total is limited to passengers departing from that location. Taken together, they underscore the substantial flow of people leaving the capital for Dashain without establishing a single combined departure count.
