Ooty bus stand

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Udhagamandalam Central Bus Stand
Bus station
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General information
LocationKathadimattam, Ooty
Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 11°24′13″N76°41′47″E / 11.4035°N 76.6963°E / 11.4035; 76.6963
Elevation2,210 metres (7,250 ft)
Owned by Government of Tamil Nadu
Operated by TNSTC Coimbatore
Platforms10
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeOTY
Fare zone Tamil Nadu
History
ClosedN/A

Ooty Bus Stand, also known as Udhagamandalam Central Bus Stand is a bus station located in the town of Ooty. It serves as main bus stand for The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, apart from bus stands in Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur.

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Location

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Ooty bus stand

It is located near the Udhagamandalam railway station. [1] The land on which the bus stand stands on now was originally occupied by the Ooty lake, which was later reclaimed to build the bus stand. [2]

Services

The bus stand having about 10 platforms serves nearby towns of the district. The major operators from the bus stand are state–run TNSTC (Coimbatore, Kumbakonam, Tirupur, Erode and Salem), [3] SETC (Trichy, Kanyakumari, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai), [4] [5] Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mercara and Hassan) [6] [7] [8] and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (Sulthan Bathery, Kannur and Malappuram). [9] To deposit luggage cloak room facility available in bus stand, 10 Rs per bag 8 hrs. No private operators were allowed to ply within the district. [10]

Depots

This bus stand also has TNSTC-OOTY Regional office & OOTY-1,OOTY-2 depots of TNSTC.

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