Central Bus Station | |
|---|---|
 A.S.G. Lourdasamy Pillai Central Bus Station | |
| 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]
- ^ a b S. Ganesan (5 July 2007). "Too many encroachments drive out passengers City Pulse". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Location of Bus Station" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ R. Gokul (12 July 2013). "Chatram bus stand vendors up in arms against midnight closure of shops". The Times of India. Tiruchi. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ S. Ganesan (3 June 2013). "Town bus terminus at central bus stand cramped for space". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ S. Ganesan (20 June 2011). "Fate of integrated bus stand hinges on choice of location". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2014.