Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus

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காந்திபுரம் பேருந்து நிலையம்
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Location Gandhipuram, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu. PIN  641 012.
India
Coordinates 11°01′50″N76°58′01″E / 11.030554°N 76.967007°E / 11.030554; 76.967007 Coordinates: 11°01′50″N76°58′01″E / 11.030554°N 76.967007°E / 11.030554; 76.967007
Owned by Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
Operated by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)
Platforms4
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled access Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station codeCBE
Fare zone TNSTC Coimbatore Division CBE/191
History
Opened1974;47 years ago (1974)
Passengers
70,000 / Per day

The Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus, commonly known as the Gandhipuram Bus Terminus, is a bus terminus in Coimbatore that serves intercity buses.

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History

In Coimbatore, town buses started operating in 1921 to serve most parts of the city, as well as other towns and villages in the district. A central bus terminus was started in 1974 in Gandhipuram. Due to increases in population and vehicular traffic, additional bus terminals were created in Ukkadam, Singanallur and Saibaba Colony. At the current situation, northbound and eastbound buses from the city use this bus terminal. It is located centrally in the city.

Services

Bus service includes inter-city and intra-city buses that connect Coimbatore operate from different bus stands.

LocationBus StationDestinations
GandhipuramCentral Tiruppur, Erode, Dharapuram, Salem, Karur

Rasipuram, Gobichettipalayam, Mettur Dam, Sathyamangalam, Mettupalayam

SETC Chennai, Ernakulam, Bangalore, Tirupati, Puducherry, Thiruvananthapuram
Omni Bus Stand [1] Private mofussil buses

Gandhipuram Central Bus stand

Gandhipuram Central Bus Stand is the bus terminal for northeast-bound and northbound buses towards Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri, Hosur, Namakkal, Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam, Mettupalayam, and Tirupur, and eastbound buses towards Dharapuram and Karur, among others. There are 119 inter-city routes operated by the Coimbatore division with more than 500 buses. [2]

BayBus Route
1 Tiruppur via Palladam
2 Tiruppur via Avinashi
3 Mettupalayam, Karamadai
4 Sathyamangalam, Bannari, Puliampatty
5 Gobichettipalayam, Anthiyur, Perumanallur, Nambiyur
6 Erode, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Tiruchengode, Bhavani
7 Salem, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri
8 Karur, Kangeyam, Dharapuram

Thiruvalluvar Bus Stand

The Thiruvallavur Bus Stand is located near the Gandhipuram bus terminus and is serviced by SETC, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, and the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.

Other Termini

Bus TerminusLocationDestinations
Ukkadam Bus Terminus Ukkadam Pollachi, Palakkad, Udumalaipettai, Valparai, Palani
Singanallur Bus Terminus Singanallur Oddanchatram, Madurai, Theni, Tiruchirappalli, Pudukottai, Sivakasi, Thanjavur
Mettupalayam Road Bus Terminus Sai Baba colony Ooty, Gudalur, Mysore, Kothagiri, Coonoor

Connections

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

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References

  1. "Minister inaugurates omnibus stand". The Hindu . 2 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. "TNSTC, Coimbatore" (PDF). TNSTC. Retrieved 4 March 2016.