The trip by long-distance bus on the express highway takes 2.5 to 4 hours.
Long-distance buses reach most cities and towns throughout the country.
According to transport department officials, over 2,000 long-distance buses operate from the city.
The station is also the city's main bus terminal for long-distance buses.
Long-distance buses and traffic at the tunnel itself were not affected.
Those models, similar in design to long-distance buses, would use standard diesel engines.
Long-distance buses usually stop here before heading to the new bus stand 2km away, where there are few amenities.
However, long-distance buses went to the new bust station, just block away, after it was completed.
Long-distance buses are limited to a few missing railway connections.
The arrival from Darende to other cities is done by the long-distance bus.