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Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus Ceṉṉai Oppanta Vaṇṭi Pēruntu Muṉaiyam | |
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Contract Carriage Bus Terminus | |
General information | |
Other names | Chennai Omni Bus Terminus (CMBT), Koyembedu Omni Bus Stand |
Location | Koyambedu Market East Road, Koyambedu, Chennai 600107 Tamil Nadu India |
Owned by | CMDA |
Platforms | 62 |
Bus routes | |
Bus operators | 150+ Contract Carriage bus operators |
Connections | Chennai Metro, MTC |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Parking | Yes |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Accessible | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 2003 |
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]