Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus

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கோயம்புத்தூர் ஒருங்கிணைந்த பேருந்து நிலையம்
TNSTC Bus Terminus, SETC Bus Terminus and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Town Bus Terminus]]
General information
Location Chettipalayam Road, Podanur, Vellalore (Post) Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu-641023
Owned by Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
Operated by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)
Platforms253
Connections Coimbatore Metro, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneTNSTC Coimbatore Division (191-CBE)
History
OpenedUnder Construction
Passengers
3,50,000 Expected

The Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus, commonly known as the CIBT, is the integrated bus terminus under construction in Podanur on Chettipalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, to serve both intercity and intracity buses. Upon completion, it would be the largest bus station in the world with an area of 249,400 square metres (61.62 acres). [1]

Contents

Background

The bus terminus was planned to reduce traffic congestion in the city by integrating the Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus, Gandhipuram Thiruvalluvar Bus stand (For SETC), KSRTC Buses (Karnataka) and KSRTC Buses (Kerala), Ukkadam Bus Terminus, Singanallur Bus Terminus, Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus within a single campus. The terminus would come up at Chettipalayam Road at Vellalore at a site of 249,000 square metres (61.6 acres) area. [2]

Timeline

Inclusion of Battery-based buses in CIBT

In the project, special battery charging points and maintenance sheds for battery-based buses are included. [6]

Facilities

The size of the land earmarked for the project is 61 acres. The proposed terminus will have the following facilities: [7]

Planning Phase-1

The phase 1 will include the construction of Mofussil, SETC and City bus terminals. [9]

Planning Phase-2

The phase 2 will include the construction of Omni bus terminal. [10]

Connections

The terminus is connected to all the major places within the city such as:

Metro

The proposal of the Coimbatore Metro Corridor-V has been proposed to connect Ukkadam Bus Terminus with CIBT via Podanur Junction. [11] [12]

See also

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