Arappalayam Bus Terminus

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Arappalayam Bus Terminus


Ārappāḷaiyam Pēruntu Nilaiyam
TNSTC and SETC Bus Stand
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View of the Entrance
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LocationPuttuthoppu Road, Arappalayam
India
Coordinates 9°56′05″N78°06′13″E / 9.9347°N 78.1036°E / 9.9347; 78.1036
Owned by Madurai Municipal Corporation
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Passengers
200000/ per day
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Arappalayam Bus Terminus (Tamil Nadu)

Arappalayam Bus Terminus is an important mofussil bus terminus in Arappalayam in Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Overview

It is one of the old bus terminus in Madurai city to provide the Moffusil bus service for the following cities like Coimbatore, Tirupur, Dindigul, Theni, Karur, Namakkal, Oddanchatram, Erode, Cumbum, Bodinayakanur, Periyakulam, Pollachi, Ooty, Palani and Salem.

Services

Being located on the outskirts of Madurai city, the terminus has ten bays to handle more number of mofussil buses. The terminus is utilised by TNSTC, SETC, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.

BayBus Route
1 Periyakulam, Batlagundu, Kodaikanal
2 Theni, Bodinayakkanur
3 Cumbum, Kumily, Thevaram, Uthamapalayam, Thekkadi, Munaar, Theni
4Bit line (Free Pass)
5 Erode, Sathyamangalam
6 Dindigul
7 Salem, Karur, Hosur, Namakkal
8 Oddanchatram, Palani, Pollachi
9 Oddanchatram, Dharapuram, Coimbatore
10 Oddanchatram, Dharapuram, Tirupur

Amenities

The facilities available in Arappalayam bus stand includes below.

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