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{{Short description|Bus station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Viluppuram New Bus Stand {{R-I|bus}}
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| image = Villupuram Bus Stand.jpg
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| address = Trichy Trunk Road,<br />[[Viluppuram]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />[[Postal Index Number|PIN]]{{snd}}605602.
| country = [[India]]
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| platform = 3 (67 Bays)
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| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
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| opened = {{Start date and age|2000|df=y}}
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| owned = Viluppuram Municipality
| operator = [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/transport/handbook-transport.pdf|publisher=Tamil Nadu Government Portal|title= Objective of Departments|accessdate=2012-10-07}}</ref>
| zone = [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC Viluppuram Division]]<ref>{{cite web |title= TNSTC Viluppuram|date= 11 August 2014 |url= https://tnstc.wordpress.com/tnstc-villupuram/ |agency= Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation}}</ref>
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'''Viluppuram Bus Station''', popularly known as '''Villupuram New Bus Stand''', is one of the [[bus terminus]] of [[Viluppuram]], the other being the Viluppuram Old Bus Stand that is primarily used for intra-city buses. The bus station is located {{convert|2|km}} away from the town's major railhead [[Viluppuram Junction]]. [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]] services both mofussil and town buses to the station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transport |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/transport/cbedivone.htm |website=www.tn.gov.in}}</ref> By area-wise it is one of the largest bus terminus in [[Tamil Nadu]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

== Services ==
[[File:Villupuram Bus Stand 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Due to the town's location between [[Chennai]] and [[Tiruchirapalli]], all south-bound buses from [[Tamil Nadu|State]] capital [[Chennai]] have to pass the terminus. The terminus is managed by [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)]]. This terminus servicing the premium buses which are operated by [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bus Route |url=https://thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tnstc-urged-to-operate-pointtopoint-service-in-salem-chennai-route/article7405868.ece |newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="tnstc">{{cite web | url=http://www.tnstc.in/typesofservices.html | title=Types of services | publisher=TNSTC | accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>

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!Platform!!Destinations

|-
|1|| [[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]], [[Vellore]], [[Tindivanam]], [[Thirukovilur]], [[Arni, Tiruvannamalai|Arani]], [[Tirupati]], [[Tiruvannamalai]], [[Krishnagiri]], [[Dharmapuri]],
[[Bengaluru]] and [[Gingee]]
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|2|| [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Kanchipuram]], [[Panruti]], [[Neyveli]], [[Hosur]] and [[Cuddalore]]
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|3|| [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Palani]], [[Erode]], [[Tiruppur]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Ulundurpet]], [[Sankarapuram]] and [[Kallakurichi]]
|}

== Connections ==
The bus station is located {{convert|2|km}} from the town's major rail head [[Viluppuram Junction]], one of the largest and important station in the [[Southern Railway Zone (India)|Southern Railway Zone]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/transport/stu.htm State Transport Undertakings]

[[Category:Bus stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 2000]]
[[Category:Viluppuram district]]

Viluppuram Bus Station - Revision history

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