Central Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli

Coordinates: 10°47′55″N 78°40′50″E / 10.7987°N 78.6805°E / 10.7987; 78.6805
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Central Bus Station
SETC)
TRH (KSRTC)
History
Opened1970; 54 years ago (1970)[1]
Passengers
1,00,000 per day
Buses departing Platforms A & 1

Central Bus Station, popularly known as Central Bus Stand, is one of the

Chatram Bus Stand.[3]

The terminus spread over an area of 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) is managed by the Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu). Being a major transit point in the central region of the state,[1] it experiences heavy traffic of about 2,200 buses daily.[4] These buses serve about one lakh (100,000) passengers every day.[5]

Services

Layout of CBS, Trichy
Buses parked at Platform 2
Buses parked at Platform 4

The terminus handles

SETC, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
and numerous private operators.

Platform Destinations
A
Kochi, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Mangalore, Guruvayur, Kottarakkara
1 Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Velankanni, Karaikal, Mannargudi, Vedaranyam, Chidambaram, Cuddalore, Puducherry, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur
2
Changanacherry, Madurai, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Rajapalayam
3 Adirampattinam, Pudukkottai, Karaikudi, Devakottai, Ramanathapuram, Devipattinam, Paramakudi, Rameshwaram, Sivagangai, Mimisal, Aavudaiyar Kovil, Peravurani, Manamadurai, Aranthangi, Aalangudi and Thogaimalai
4
Mysuru

It also serves

Prattiyur, Manikandam, Samayapuram, Edamalaipatti Pudur, Anna University, Tiruchirapalli Chathiram Bus Station, Vayalur, Kottapattu, Panchapur, Mannachanallur, Paal Pannai, Ariyamangalam, Thuvakudi, NIT, Thuraiyur and Viralimalai(via Kallikudi Integrated Market) just outside the terminus on the Rockins road.[6][7]

Expansion

During 2008, the city corporation acquired about 1.6 ha (4.0 acres) of land belonging to railways for expansion. As a result, the town bus terminus was moved just outside the station to Rockins road with new

ISO 9001:2008
certification.

Developments

Due to the strategic location of the terminus within the city and the city within the state, it is quite often to witness heavy traffic particularly during festivals.

NH 210. The committee which was constituted by the court in 2006 to find an amicable and consensual decision, composed of officials from Revenue, Town and Country Planning, Corporation, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Public Works Department, started the process afresh during mid-2011.[15]

Connections to other modes of transport

The terminus is about 700 metres (2,300 ft) away from

Tiruchirappalli Junction[16] and about 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) from Tiruchirappalli International Airport.[17]

See also

References

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External links

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