Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus

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Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus


Ceṉṉai Oppanta Vaṇṭi Pēruntu Muṉaiyam
Contract Carriage Bus Terminus
General information
Other namesChennai Omni Bus Terminus (CMBT), Koyembedu Omni Bus Stand
LocationKoyambedu Market East Road, Koyambedu, Chennai 600107
Tamil Nadu
India
Owned byCMDA
Platforms62
Bus routes
Bus operators150+ Contract Carriage bus operators
ConnectionsChennai Metro, MTC
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2003
Passengers
10,000 passengers/day

Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus is a bus terminus located in Chennai, in close proximity to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus. It caters to intercity contract carriage privately run buse services. It was inaugurated in August 2003.[1]

The CCCBT, spread over an area of 6.7 acres,[2] has 68 bus bays, 126 idle parking, 51 travel agency office, 22 shops, and 14 passenger waiting halls with total seating facilities for about 120 persons.[1] It is being maintained by CMDA. The CCCBT caters to about 5,000 passengers daily. Every day about 350 buses, about 450 on peak days, are operated to all parts of the state and to Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Koyambedu Central Bus Stand to be Modernised". Live Chennai.com. Chennai: livechennai.com. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b Mariappan, Julie (24 March 2013). "Multi-level bus park for Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus". The Times of India. Chennai. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus at Koyambedu". Cmdachennai.gov.in. 25 August 2003. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2016.