Chathiram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli

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{{short description|Bus terminal in Tiruchirappalli}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
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| address = [[Chintamani, Tiruchirappalli]]<br>[[Tamil Nadu]]. [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]{{snd}}620 002.
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| operator = [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)]]
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'''Chathiram Bus Stand, Tiruchirappalli''', also popularly known '''Chatram perundu nilayam''' or '''Main Guard Gate Bus Stand''', is one of the [[bus termini]] of [[Trichy]], other being the [[Central Bus Stand]].<ref name=oneof>{{cite news|last=R. Gokul|title=Chatram bus stand vendors up in arms against midnight closure of shops|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-12/madurai/40535690_1_bus-stand-shops-mofussil-buses|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222557/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-12/madurai/40535690_1_bus-stand-shops-mofussil-buses|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2013|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 July 2013|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> The terminus is located in a land of {{convert|2.05|acre|ha}} near [[Chintamani, Tiruchirappalli|Chintamani]], adjacent to [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College]].<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?ll=10.83083,78.693373&spn=0.006059,0.009903&t=h&z=17|accessdate = 30 January 2014|title = Location of the Bus Station}}</ref>

== Overview ==
This ‘D’{{Ndash}}graded terminus, taking its name from the nearby Chinnaiya Pillai Chatram,<ref name=CPC>{{cite news|title=Plea to rename Chathram Bus Stand after Kamarajar|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111262180300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117114018/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111262180300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2010|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 November 2010|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> became functional since 1979 and officially recognised in 2005.<ref name=dgrade>{{cite news|last=S. Ganesan|title=Commuters face the heat without bus shelters|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3514306.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 June 2012|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> The terminus is managed by [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)]], mostly operating [[TNSTC]]'s [[transit bus]]es and [[minibus]]es to northern, eastern and western parts of [[Tiruchirapalli district]].<ref name=women>{{cite news|title=Six exclusive bus services for women introduced in the city|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/six-exclusive-bus-services-for-women-introduced-in-the-city/article3093707.ece|accessdate=7 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 August 2006}}</ref><ref name=more>{{cite news|title=New bus services|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/around-the-city/article1854101.ece|accessdate=7 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2007}}</ref><ref name=cbsroute>{{cite news|title=New buses on roads|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-buses-on-roads/article1173513.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 January 2008|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>

== Redevelopment ==
As of November 4, 2019 the bus terminus is closed for operation and being redeveloped completely at an estimated cost of {{INR convert|17.34|c}} as part of the Smart City Mission. The buses operated from the current terminal has been shifted to nearby roads where designated points has been created for different routes with makeshift shelters as an intermediate measure for continued operations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trichy: Chathiram bus stand closed for makeover|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/chathiram-bus-stand-closed-for-makeover/articleshow/71912040.cms|accessdate=18 December 2020|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=5 November 2019|location=[[Trichy]]}}</ref> The work was originally slated to be completed in 18 months timeperiod, but due to lockdown for COVID-19 its expected to be delayed further. As per the plan the new bus terminal to host the following features.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chathiram bus stand project back on track|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/chathiram-bus-stand-project-back-on-track/article32786252.ece|accessdate=18 December 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 October 2020|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>
* 30 bus bays
* Passenger waiting hall
* Cloak room
* Feeding room for lactating mothers
* Ticket counters
* Food Court
* Retiring room for police and bus crew
* Underground parking lot to accommodate 350 two-wheelers
* 33 commercial shops (17 on the ground floor and 16 on other floor)

== Services ==
The terminus also handles [[wikt:mofussil|mofussil]] [[intercity bus service]]s, [[express bus]]es, [[highway bus]]es and [[sleeper bus]]es at scheduled hours as it serves as boarding point for north and west{{snd}} bound buses belonging [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC]], [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]] and private operators to destinations like [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad]] and [[Bangalore]].<ref name=dgrade/>

{| class ="wikitable"
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!Platform!!Destinations
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|1|| [[Thuvakudi]], [[Kailasapuram]], [[Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli|OFT]], [[HAPP]], [[Navalpattu]], Police Colony(Via Thiruverumbur). and [[Thiruverumbur]]
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|2|| [[Keeranur, Pudukkottai|Keeranur]], [[Tiruchirappalli Airport]], [[Tiruchirappalli Junction]], [[Uraiyur]], [[Ponmalai]], [[Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli|OFT]]-[[HAPP]], Police Colony(Via Tiruchirappalli Airport).
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|3|| [[Sangiliyandapuram]], [[Senthaneerpuram]], [[K. K. Nagar, Tiruchirappalli|K. K. Nagar]] and [[Kumaravayalur]]
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|4|| [[Uraiyur]] , [[Thillai Nagar]], [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station]] and [[Central Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli]]
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|5|| [[Inam kulathur]]
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|6|| [[Samayapuram]] and [[Manachanallur]]
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|7|| [[Pettavaithalai]] and [[Mukkombu]]
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|8|| [[Lalgudi]] and [[Kallanai]]
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|South Western side of terminus|| [[Srirangam]]
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|North Western side of terminus|| [[Karur]], [[Erode]], [[Thuraiyur]] and [[Coimbatore]]
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|Northern side of terminus||[[Cuddalore]], [[Perambalur]], [[Neyveli]], [[Jayankondam]], [[Ariyalur]] and [[Musiri]]
|}
[[File:Trichy 038.jpg|thumb|Buses proceeding into Lalgudi Platform.]]
On the left side of the terminus services for [[Srirangam]] were operated, and on the western side for [[Karur]], [[Erode]], [[Thuraiyur]] and [[Coimbatore]]<ref name=oneof/><ref name=sides>{{cite news|last=M. Balaganessin|title=Cramped Chathiram bus shelter bursting at seams|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2163889.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 July 2011|author2=M. V. L. Manikantan|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> and for [[Cuddalore]], [[Perambalur]], [[Neyveli]], [[Jayankondam]], [[Ariyalur]] and [[Musiri]] on the northern side (near Ramba Theatre complex).<ref name=ramba>{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Chathram bus stand remains overcrowded and disorderly City pulse|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/chathram-bus-stand-remains-overcrowded-and-disorderly-city-pulse/article1897376.ece|accessdate=31 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 August 2007|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = ஒதுக்கிய நேரத்துக்கு முன்பே புறப்பட்டதால் தனியார், அரசு பஸ் டிரைவர்கள் தகராறு சத்திரம் பஸ் நிலையத்தில் பரபரப்பு|date = 12 December 2013|url = http://ww.dinakaran.com/District_Detail.asp?Nid=262025&cat=504|work = [[Dinakaran]]|accessdate = 14 February 2014|language = Tamil|trans-title=Chaos at Chatram Bus Station as drivers of government-run and private buses engage in duel over departure timings|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011050/http://ww.dinakaran.com/District_Detail.asp?Nid=262025&cat=504|archivedate = 23 February 2014}}</ref>

== Connections ==
The terminus is connected to [[Tiruchirappalli Fort railway station]], which is about {{convert|1.3|km}} towards south{{ndash}}west<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?saddr=Chatram+Bus+Stand,+Trichy+Chennai+Trunk+Road,+Annamalai+Nagar,+Mealchinthamani,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&daddr=Fort+Station+Road,+Annamalai+Nagar,+Tharanallur,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&ll=10.828733,78.691313&spn=0.012118,0.019805&sll=10.831778,78.69323&sspn=0.012118,0.019805&geocode=FaJHpQAdbsOwBCmrSNH9sPWqOzHPCDR7B3xwow%3BFegrpQAdrbWwBClT38eBr_WqOzGpNeLD6rlAtQ&oq=fort+&mra=atm&dirflg=w&t=h&z=16|accessdate = 30 January 2014|title = Directions for Tiruchirappalli Fort railway station}}</ref> and [[Tiruchirappalli Town railway station]], about {{convert|1.4|km}} south{{ndash}}east.<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?saddr=Chatram+Bus+Stand,+Chatram+Bus+Stand,+Trichy+Chennai+Trunk+Rd,+Annamalai+Nagar,+Mealchinthamani,+Tiruchirappalli,+TN+620002&daddr=Tiruchirapalli+Town+Railway+Station,+Devathanam,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&sll=10.831778,78.696583&sspn=0.024237,0.039611&geocode=FaJHpQAdbsOwBCmrSNH9sPWqOzHPCDR7B3xwow%3BFfI9pQAdwumwBCHhMpY2s7NMyClLSmlFTfSqOzHhMpY2s7NMyA&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=pd&z=16|title = Directions for Tiruchirappalli Town railway station|accessdate = 30 January 2014}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
The terminus prominently featured in [[Tamil Film]], ''Sathiram Perundhu Nilayam (2013)''.<ref name=SPN>{{cite news|last=S. R. Ashok Kumar|title=Music for the masses|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/music-for-the-masses/article4105489.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="reftamil">{{cite news|title=சத்திரம் பேருந்து நிலையம் (திரை விமர்சனம்)|url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/12091259/Sathiram-Perunthu-Nilayam-movi.html|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=[[Maalai Malar]]|date=12 July 2013|language=Tamil|trans-title=Chatram Bus Station (Film review)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215352/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/12091259/Sathiram-Perunthu-Nilayam-movi.html|archivedate=1 February 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Transport in Tiruchirappalli]]
* [[Transport in Tamil Nadu]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Chatram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli}}

{{Transport in Tiruchirappalli}}
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[[Category:Bus stations in Tiruchirappalli]]
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1979]]

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