Viluppuram Bus Station

Viluppuram Bus Station Bus interchange
விழுப்புரம் பேருந்து நிலையம்
Location Trichy Trunk Road,
Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu.
PIN – 605602.
India
Coordinates 11°44′30″N 78°57′46″E / 11.7416°N 78.9627°E / 11.7416; 78.9627Coordinates: 11°44′30″N 78°57′46″E / 11.7416°N 78.9627°E / 11.7416; 78.9627
Owned by Viluppuram Municipality
Operated by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu) [1]
Platforms 3 (67 Bays)
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Fare zone TNSTC Viluppuram Division[2]
History
Opened 2000 (2000)

Viluppuram Bus Station, popularly known as Villupuram New Bus Stand, is one of the bus terminus of Viluppuram, other being the Viluppuram Old Bus Stand which is primarily used for intra-city buses. The bus station is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the town's major railhead Viluppuram Junction. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation services both mofussil and town buses to the station.[3] By area-wise it is one of the largest bus terminus in Tamil Nadu.

Services

Due to the towns location between Chennai and Tiruchirapalli, all south-bound buses from State capital Chennai have to pass the terminus. The terminus is managed by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu). This terminus servicing the premium buses which are operated by SETC. [4] [5]

PlatformDestinations
1 Puducherry, Vellore, Tindivanam, Tirupati, Tiruvannamalai, Bengaluru and Gingee
2 Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Kanchipuram and Cuddalore
3 Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai, Salem, Coimbatore, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur and Kallakurichi

Connections

The bus station is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town's major rail head Viluppuram Junction, one of the largest and important station in the Southern Railway Zone.

References

  1. ↑ "Objective of Departments" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation".
  3. ↑ http://www.tn.gov.in/transport/cbedivone.htm
  4. ↑ "Bus Route". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Types of services". TNSTC. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

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