Central Bus Station | |
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General information | |
Location | V.O.C. Road, Cantonment, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. PIN – 620 001. India |
Coordinates | 10°47′55″N 78°40′50″E / 10.7987°N 78.6805°E |
Owned by | Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation |
Operated by | Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu) |
Platforms | 5 (77 Bays) |
Construction | |
Parking | Yes |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Accessible | |
Other information | |
Station code | TRI (SETC) TRH (KSRTC) |
History | |
Opened | 1970[1] |
Passengers | |
1,00,000 per day |
Central Bus Station, popularly known as Central Bus Stand, is one of the bus termini of Trichy, located near Cantonment,[2] the other being 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]