Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand
Salem Central Bus Stand
Front view of Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand
General information
LocationOmalur Main Rd,
Salem-636004,Tamil Nadu.
India
Coordinates11°40′02″N 78°08′33″E / 11.6673°N 78.1424°E / 11.6673; 78.1424
Owned bySalem City Municipal Corporation
Operated byDepartment of Transport
Platforms4 (80 Bays) 4th Largest Bus Stand in Tamilnadu
Construction
Structure typeOn ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station codeSLM(SETC, KSRTC & KSRTC)
Fare zoneTNSTC Salem Division
History
Previous namesSalem Central Bus Stand
Passengers
150,000 per day[1]

Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand, commonly known as Salem Central Bus Stand, is one of the bus terminus of Salem other being the Town Bus Terminus Salem City.

Overview

Being a major transit point in the central region of the state and spreading over an area of 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) this terminus is managed by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu), experiences a heavy traffic of operating about 1,100 buses operating and crossing through the bus terminus. It is located in Center of the Salem City.[2] It has been renamed by Government of Tamil Nadu as Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand to honor the AIADMK founder and the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran.This project was built on contract basis done by Sri chakra construction owned by Er.A.K.Chakrapani

Renovation

The Salem Municipal Corporation had decided to Lay concrete flooring on the entire new bus stand premises at an outlay of Rs. 5 crores. This would enable in keeping the bus stand neat and tidy and also prevent waterlogging during the monsoon period. The project has been undertaken under the Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund.[1]

Routes

PlatformsTo
1 All SETC, Dharmapuri, Hosur, Bengaluru, Krishnagiri, Mettur, Yercaud, Mecheri, Pennagaram
2 Chennai, Tirupati, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Attur, Tirupathur, Kallakurichi, Pondicherry, Chidambaram, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Kanchipuram, Nellore, Chengalpattu
3 Kochi, Trivandrum, Thoothukudi, Trichy, Madurai, Karur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, Sivakasi, Theni, Dindigul, Pudukottai, Rameshwaram, Tiruchendur
4 Coimbatore, Edappadi, Erode, Tirupur, Ooty, Pollachi, Palani, Sathyamangalam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Guruvayur, Kollam, Perundurai, Palakkad, Ernakulam, Bhavani, Poolampatti
Intercity Service Junction, Airport, Old Bus Stand, Suramangalam, Omalur, Elampillai, Siddhar Kovil, Kondalampatti, Ayothiyapatnam, Karuppur, Veerapandi, All around Salem City.

Connections

The terminus is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Salem Junction railway station and it is 19 km away from Salem Airport.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Temporary bus stand at Bose Maidan to continue". The Hindu. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Directive to bus drivers". The Hindu. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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