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{{see also|Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus|Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus}}
{{Short description|Bus station in Chennai, India}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus<hr />{{small|Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus&nbsp;Terminus}}
| name               = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus<br/>Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus
| type = [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC Bus Terminus]], [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC Bus Terminus]] and [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|MTC Bus Terminus]]
| name_lang          = en
| style =  
| native_name        = <hr/>Ceṉṉai Puṟanakar Pēruntu Muṉaiyam<br/>Puraṭcit Talaivar Ṭākṭar Em.Ji.Ār. Pēruntu Muṉaiyam
| image = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus.jpg
| type               = Bus Terminus
| image_size =  
| native_name_lang  = ta
| image_caption = Main facade of the bus terminus
| other_name        = Koyembedu Bus Stand
| address = [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]], [[Koyambedu]], [[Chennai]]
| style             =  
| coordinates = {{coord|13.06745|N|80.20566|E|display=inline,title}}
| image             = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus.jpg
| line =  
| image_size         =  
| other = [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station|Chennai Metro]], [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|MTC]]
| image_caption     = Facade of CMBT
| structure =  
| address           = [[Koyambedu]], Chennai
| platforms = 160
| borough            = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| depth =  
| country            = [[India]]
| levels =
| coordinates       = {{coord|13.06745|N|80.20566|E|display=inline,title}}
| tracks =
| operator          = [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]
| parking = Yes
| line               =  
| bicycle = Yes
| bus_operators      = [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC]], [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC]], [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]], [[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation|NWKRTC]], [[Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation|KKRTC]], [[Puducherry Road Transport Corporation|PTC]], [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|MTC]]
| opened = 2002
| other              = {{ric|Chennai Metro}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Green|croute}} [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station|CMBT]]
| closed =
| structure         = At-grade
| rebuilt =
| platforms         = 160
| electrified =
| bus_routes        = *[[Tamil Nadu]]
| ADA = yes
*[[Karnataka]]
| code =
*[[Kerala]]
| owned = [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]
*[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| zone =
*[[Chennai Metropolitan Area]]
| former = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus
| parking           = Yes
| passengers = 8,00,000/day
| bicycle           = Yes
10,00,000/day peak
| opened             = 2002
| pass_year =
| accessible        = yes
| pass_percent =
| owned             = [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]
| pass_system =
| former             =  
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'''Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus''', officially '''Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus''', is a [[bus terminus]] located in [[Chennai]], India, providing inter-state bus [[transport]] services. It is located on the [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]] in [[Koyambedu]] and is one of the largest bus terminus by area in India.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Reethu|title=Chennai turns 375: Things you should know about 'Gateway to South India'|work=One India|date=23 August 2014|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/chennai-turns-375-years-old-things-you-should-know-1507481.html?story=1|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
'''Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus''' ('''CMBT''') (officially '''Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus'''<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/10/cmbt-renamed-as-puratchi-thalaivar-dr-mgr-bus-stand-1883468.html</ref>) is a [[bus terminus]] located in [[Chennai]], [[India]], providing inter-state bus [[transport]] services. It is located on the {{convert|100|ft|m}} [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|inner-ring road]] (Jawaharlal Nehru Road) in [[Koyambedu]] between SAF Games Village and the [[Koyambedu Vegetable Market]]. It is the largest bus terminus in [[Asia]]. [[Chennai Metro]] Rail operates a coach depot behind the bus terminus since 2015.


==History==
==History==
The bus terminus originally functioned at the [[Broadway bus terminus|Broadway terminus]] near [[Madras High Court]] in [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]], in an area covering about {{convert|1.5|acre|m2}}.<ref>{{cite news
In the 1990s, inter-city buses from Chennai were operated from [[Broadway bus terminus]] in [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]] and from few other locations such as [[Saidapet]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/it-was-part-of-the-first-master-plan/article33563224.ece |title=It was part of the first master plan |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 January 2012 |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> As a part of the first master plan for the development of the city, a new bus terminus was planned on the [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]] in [[Koyambedu]] between the [[South Asian Games]] village and the [[Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex|vegetable market]]. Construction of the new Chennai mofussil bus terminus started on 6 June 1999 and it was inaugurated on 18 November 2002 for public use by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], then [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="CMBT"/><ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|title=Jayalalithaa inaugurates new bus terminus in Chennai|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 November 2002|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/11/19/stories/2002111901991700.htm|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> On 9 October 2018, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] renamed the bus terminus as ''Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus'' in honour of former chief minister [[M. G. Ramachandran]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/10/cmbt-renamed-as-puratchi-thalaivar-dr-mgr-bus-stand-1883468.html|title=CMBT renamed as 'Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Bus Terminus'|date=10 October 2018|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref>
  | title = கலக்கப் போகுது பிராட்வே பஸ் நிலையம்
  | newspaper = Dinamalar
  | location = Chennai
  | date = 22 July 2012
  }}</ref> With the growing population and transportation demand, a new terminus was planned at Koyambedu.
 
The terminus was planned and construction started by [[M. Karunanidhi]] during [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] regime at a cost of {{INR}}&nbsp;103&nbsp;crores<ref name="businessline20021119">{{cite news
|title       = Jayalalithaa inaugurates new bus terminus in Chennai
|newspaper   = The Hindu Business Line
|location    = Chennai
|publisher    = The Hindu
|date         = 19 November 2002
|url         = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/11/19/stories/2002111901991700.htm
|access-date   = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211954/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/11/19/stories/2002111901991700.htm
|archive-date = 30 September 2007
|url-status    = live
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> and inaugurated on 18 November 2002 by [[J. Jayalalithaa]] during [[AIADMK]] regime.<ref name="Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority">{{cite web
|title        = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal (CMBT)
|publisher    = CMDA
|url          = http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/chennai_mufussil_bus_terminus(cmbt).html
|access-date  = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111005052213/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/chennai_mufussil_bus_terminus(cmbt).html
|archive-date = 5 October 2011
|url-status    = live
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> On 9 October 2018, It has been renamed by [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] as ''Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus'' to honor the [[AIADMK]] founder and the former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/10/cmbt-renamed-as-puratchi-thalaivar-dr-mgr-bus-stand-1883468.html|title=CMBT renamed as 'Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Bus Terminus'|date=10 October 2018|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011114651/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/10/cmbt-renamed-as-puratchi-thalaivar-dr-mgr-bus-stand-1883468.html|archive-date=11 October 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[File:Koyambedu bus stand.jpg|right|thumb|240x240px|Busses ariving at the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]]
 
==Service==
[[File:Chennai.cmbt1.jpg|thumb|250px|CMBT, the terminus for all intercity [[bus]] services from Chennai]]
[[File:Coiyambedu.jpg|250px|thumb|The entrance and exit for mofussil buses at the terminus]]
The terminus has 6 platforms in 3 bus fingers with 180 bus bays. Spread over an area of {{convert|37|acre|m2}} in [[Koyambedu]], the terminus is accredited with the [[ISO 9001:2000]] quality certification for its quality management and excellence.<ref name="thehindu20051228">{{cite news
|last        = Dorairaj
|first        = S.
|title        = Koyambedu bus terminus gets ISO certification
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 28 December 2005
|url          = http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122816740400.htm
|access-date   = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111107232736/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122816740400.htm
|archive-date = 7 November 2011
|url-status    = dead
|newspaper    = [[The Hindu]]
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> It also has an idle parking area for 60 buses and can station 270 buses at any given time. Being the most important entry-exit point of the city, the terminus has a capacity to handle over 2,000 buses and 200,000 passengers a day.<ref name= "businessline20021119" /> The terminus currently handles more than 500 buses at a time, and 3,000 buses and 250,000 passengers a day.<ref>{{cite news
|last        = Jeeva
|title        = Bus terminus chokes under rush
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 13 January 2010
|url          = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-13/chennai/28123123_1_buses-cmbt-state-express-transport-corporation
|access-date  = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://archive.today/20130104010746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-13/chennai/28123123_1_buses-cmbt-state-express-transport-corporation
|archive-date = 4 January 2013
|url-status    = dead
|newspaper    = [[The Times of India]]
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> The {{convert|36.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} bus terminus has an {{convert|17840|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} waiting facility for passengers, a {{convert|25000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} parking space for auto rickshaws, cabs and private cars, and {{convert|16000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} parking space for two-wheelers.<ref name= "businessline20021119" /> The amenities provided in the terminus include 3 hotels and 3 smaller eateries inside the terminus, 3 locker rooms, 10 travel agency offices, shops, supermarkets, ATMs, dorm rooms (A/C and non-A/C) for rent, toilets, round-the-clock security, pure drinking water free of cost facilitated by a [[reverse-osmosis]] treatment plant, a 24-hour Emergency Medical Care Centre, a 24- hour Pharmacy and Free Wi-Fi internet. Wheel chairs are provided for the physically disabled. In 2012, the number of reservation counters was increased from 6 to 16.<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Hemalatha
  | first = Karthikeyan
  | title = No space in Chennai bus terminus for extra buses during Diwali
  | location = Chennai
  | date = 8 November 2012
  | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-08/chennai/34993868_1_special-buses-extra-buses-cmbt
  | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103174205/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-08/chennai/34993868_1_special-buses-extra-buses-cmbt
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = 3 January 2013
  | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
  | access-date = 9 Nov 2012}}</ref>
 
It has been estimated that over 500,000 footfalls per day is being recorded at the terminus and over 4,800 buses, including intra-city and mofussil buses, ply in and out of the terminus. {{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
 
==Parking==
There are provisions for parking 1,500 to 2,000 two-wheelers and 60 cars on the premises of the bus terminus.<ref>{{cite news
|last        = Jeeva
|title        = Underground parking at CMBT by March
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 19 January 2010
|url          = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-19/chennai/28120994_1_underground-parking-parking-facility-wheelers
|access-date  = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://archive.today/20130103070615/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-19/chennai/28120994_1_underground-parking-parking-facility-wheelers
|archive-date = 3 January 2013
|url-status    = dead
|newspaper    = [[The Times of India]]
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> A two-level underground two-wheeler parking lot was mooted in 2008 to decongest the entrance for the buses, which jostle for space with two-wheelers and cars. Initially, the project cost was estimated at {{INR}} 90 million. The underground parking project was taken up based on a study that estimated that the number of motorcycles parked there would be increased to 3,000 a day in the future. Work on the 6,000-sq.m project began in January 2009 and was completed in August 2010 at a cost of {{INR}} 170 million. The parking facility was inaugurated on 26 December 2010, by the then Deputy Chief Minister [[M.K.Stalin]].<ref>{{cite news
  | title = Underground parking inaugurated
  | location = Chennai
  | date = 27 December 2010
  | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-27/chennai/28231241_1_underground-parking-parking-levels-wheelers
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104075716/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-27/chennai/28231241_1_underground-parking-parking-levels-wheelers
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = 4 November 2012
  | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
  | access-date = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref> This is the first-of-its-kind facility in the city, built by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority on a vacant land on the premises of the bus terminus abutting the Inner Ring Road, and the two parking levels, each measuring 3,000&nbsp;sq.m and with a capacity of 1,500 vehicles, can accommodate a total of 3,000 two-wheelers at depths of {{convert|10|ft|m}} and {{convert|20|ft|m}}. It has two ramps and three staircases. A fire-fighting system and surveillance cameras have been installed. The roof of the parking lot has been developed as a garden and has been provided with a sprinkler irrigation system, a pedestrian pathway, and a fountain.<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Jeeva
  | title = Underground parking facility at Koyambedu awaits inauguration
  | location = Chennai
  | date = 8 December 2010
  | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-08/chennai/28259820_1_underground-parking-parking-facility-koyambedu
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104035115/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-08/chennai/28259820_1_underground-parking-parking-facility-koyambedu
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = 4 November 2012
  | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
  | access-date = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|last        = Sujatha
|first        = R.
|title        = Two-wheeler parking lot opened at Koyambedu bus terminus
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 27 December 2010
|url          = http://hindu.com/2010/12/27/stories/2010122760120200.htm
|access-date  = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111214184034/http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/27/stories/2010122760120200.htm
|archive-date = 14 December 2011
|url-status    = dead
|newspaper    = [[The Hindu]]
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>


In March 2013, CMDA started constructing a new two-tier basement parking facility in the terminus, adjacent to the existing lot. The new parking lot would accommodate about 2,500 vehicles, chiefly two wheelers, with a separate floor earmarked for cars.<ref>{{cite news
==Infrastructure and operations==
  | last = Sasidharan
It is spread over an area of {{cvt|36|acre|m2}} with a built-up area of {{cvt|17840|ft2}}. The terminus is operated by [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]] and has six platforms with 180 bus bays.<ref name="CMBT"/> In 2005, the terminus was accredited with the [[ISO 9001:2000]] quality certification for its quality management.<ref>{{cite news|title= Koyambedu bus terminus gets ISO certification|date=28 December 2005|url= http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122816740400.htm|access-date= 16 October 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111107232736/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122816740400.htm|archive-date=7 November 2011|url-status=dead|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="CMBT">{{cite web|url=https://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/chennai_mufussil_bus_terminus(cmbt).html|title=Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus|publisher=[[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> It has a parking area for 60 buses and can accommodate 270 buses at any given time.<ref name="Hindu"/> It has a {{cvt|25000|ft2}} open parking space for auto rickshaws, taxis and private cars, and {{cvt|16000|sqft}} parking space for two-wheeler.<ref name="Hindu"/> Additional underground parking lots were added in 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Underground parking inaugurated|date=27 December 2010|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-27/chennai/28231241_1_underground-parking-parking-levels-wheelers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104075716/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-27/chennai/28231241_1_underground-parking-parking-levels-wheelers|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Two-tier parking facility at CMBT terminus soon|newspaper=[[The Deccan Chronicle]]|date=15 March 2013|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130315/news-current-affairs/article/two-tier-parking-facility-cmbt-terminus-soon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203101146/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/130315/news-current-affairs/article/two-tier-parking-facility-cmbt-terminus-soon|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2019|access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref> Other facilities and amenities include [[restaurants]], [[locker rooms]], [[travel agent|travel offices]], shops, [[supermarket]]s, [[Automatic Teller Machine|ATM]]s, [[dormitory|dorimtories]], [[toilet]]s, [[drinking water]] dispensers, [[emergency care]] centre, [[pharmacies]], [[Wifi]], and access facilities for the disabled.<ref>{{cite news|title=No space in Chennai bus terminus for extra buses during Diwali|date=8 November 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-08/chennai/34993868_1_special-buses-extra-buses-cmbt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103174205/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-08/chennai/34993868_1_special-buses-extra-buses-cmbt|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref>
  | first = S.
  | title = Two-tier parking facility at CMBT terminus soon
  | newspaper = The Deccan Chronicle
  | location = Chennai
  | date = 15 March 2013
  | url = http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130315/news-current-affairs/article/two-tier-parking-facility-cmbt-terminus-soon
  | access-date = 24 Mar 2013}}</ref>


==Connections==
==Connections==
[[Chennai Metro Rail]] has opened<ref>{{cite web|title=News report on the opening function which appeared in the newspaper "THE HINDU"|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-metro-rail-inauguration/article7366598.ece|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803103004/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-metro-rail-inauguration/article7366598.ece|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> an [[Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT metro station|elevated Metro railway station]] inside the bus terminus.<ref>{{cite news
[[Chennai Metro Rail]] has an [[Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT metro station|elevated Metro railway station]] adjacent to the bus terminus, which forms part of the [[Green Line (Chennai Metro)|Green Line]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Elevated metro stations to come up at 10 places|date=29 June 2010|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/elevated-metro-stations-to-come-up-at-10-places/articleshow/6103582.cms|access-date=16 October 2021|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai's first metro ride begins|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 June 2015|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-metro-rail-inauguration/article7366598.ece|access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref>
|title       = Elevated metro stations to come up at 10 places
|location    = Chennai
|date         = 29 June 2010
|url         = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-29/chennai/28292533_1_chennai-metro-rail-underground-stations-and-tunnels-washermanpet
|access-date  = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://archive.today/20120715190935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-29/chennai/28292533_1_chennai-metro-rail-underground-stations-and-tunnels-washermanpet
|archive-date = 15 July 2012
|url-status    = dead
|newspaper   = [[The Times of India]]
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
 
==Other facilities==
[[File:Bus terminal-koyambedu-chennai.jpg|right|thumb|220x220px|[[Chennai Metro|Chennai Metro track]] above the station ]]
In June 2009, the Chennai City Police opened a "child-friendly centre" at the bus terminus to serve as a help booth for lost and wandering children and victims of child abuse.<ref>{{cite news
|title       = Child help centre at Koyambedu bus terminus
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 29 June 2007
|url          = http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/29/stories/2007062958310300.htm
|access-date  = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110154516/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/29/stories/2007062958310300.htm
|archive-date = 10 November 2012
|url-status    = dead
|newspaper   = [[The Hindu]]
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
 
There are 64 closed-circuit camera (CCTV) installed in the terminus.
 
==Future==
 
A 1-km long and 11-m wide flyover with three lanes in the Kaliamman Koil Street-Jawaharlal Nehru Salai junction is under consideration at an estimated cost of {{INR}} 500 million. The junction near Kaliamman Koil Street, which links [[Koyambedu]] with [[Virugambakkam]], witnesses a traffic volume of 18,000 passenger car units per hour.<ref>{{cite news
|last        = Lakshmi
|first        = K.
|title        = Flyover near Koyambedu bus terminus proposed
|newspaper    = The Hindu
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 21 July 2011
|url          = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2279229.ece
|access-date  = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723221104/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2279229.ece
|archive-date = 23 July 2011
|url-status    = live
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
 
Satellite mofussil bus termini will be set up in [[Velachery]] and [[Madhavaram]] at a total cost of {{INR}} 800 million<ref name="VelacheryTerminusOnHold"/> to ease traffic congestion in the city. Over 300 mofussil buses passing through [[East Coast Road]] and Rajiv Gandhi Salai, including those to [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]], are likely to be accommodated in the [[Velachery]] facility. Buses passing through the [[Grand Northern Trunk Road]] are likely to be accommodated in the [[Madhavaram Inter-city Bus Terminus|terminus]] at Madhavaram. Andhra-bound buses would be operated from the Madhavaram terminus. The satellite mofussil bus termini would have facilities similar to that of the CMBT. A terminal hall, bus bays, large office space, shops, crew rest rooms and other incidental structures would be constructed. The Madhavaram terminus would cover about 8 acres and could handle 200 buses per day. The Velachery terminus, being built at a cost of {{INR}} 480 million,<ref name="VelacheryTerminusOnHold">{{cite news
|last        = Lopez
|first        = Aloysius Xavier
|title        = Velachery terminus plan put on hold
|newspaper    = The Hindu
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 29 December 2011
|url         = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article2755633.ece
|access-date  = 29 Dec 2011
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111110400/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article2755633.ece
|archive-date = 11 January 2012
|url-status    = live
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> would cover about 12 acres and could handle over 300 buses a day.<ref>{{cite news
|last        = Lopez
|first        = Aloysius Xavier
|title        = Two satellite mofussil bus termini planned
|newspaper    = The Hindu
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 6 August 2011
|url          = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2328730.ece
|access-date   = 16 Oct 2011
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110901000246/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2328730.ece
|archive-date = 1 September 2011
|url-status    = live
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> However, the satellite bus terminus proposal in Velachery has been put on hold in view of monorail project.<ref name="VelacheryTerminusOnHold"/>
 
An integrated multi-storeyed parking facility with two basements and above-ground floors that will house omnibuses and idle parking for buses of various state transport corporations in a 4-acre vacant site opposite the existing omnibus terminus for private buses. The top floor of the basement will be allotted for parking of four wheelers with a maximum capacity of 400 vehicles, while the floor underneath will house a two-wheeler parking facility that would accommodate 1,000 two-wheelers. The first floor will serve as idle parking for STC buses. The omnibus terminus near the vegetable market will be shifted to the ground floor of the new parking lot.<ref>{{cite news
|last        = Sasidharan
|first        = S.
|title        = CMBT to get multi-storey parking lot
|newspaper    = Deccan Chronicle
|location    = Chennai
|date        = 6 April 2012
|url          = http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/cmbt-get-multi-storey-parking-lot-986
|access-date  = 8 Apr 2012
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120407113414/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/cmbt-get-multi-storey-parking-lot-986
|archive-date = 7 April 2012
|url-status    = live
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
 
In 2013, a multi-level parking terminal for buses and private omnibuses was proposed in an 8.75-acre plot adjoining the omnibus terminal.<ref name="BusStandToBeModernised">{{cite news
| title = Koyambedu Central Bus Stand to be Modernised
| newspaper = Live Chennai.com
| location = Chennai
| publisher = livechennai.com
| date = 12 August 2010
| url = http://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=1418
| access-date = 24 Nov 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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{{commons category}}
* [[Chennai Central Railway Station]]
* [[Broadway bus terminus|Broadway Bus Terminus]]
* [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station]]
* [[Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus]]
* [[Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus]]
* [[Kilambakkam bus terminus]]
* [[Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus]]
* [[Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus]]
* [[Kilambakkam bus terminus]]
* [[Transport in Chennai]]
* [[Transport in Chennai]]
 
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{Chennai}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030702030529/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/13/stories/2003011300090200.htm Chennai CMBT article from ''The Hindu'']
{{Transport in Chennai}}
*[http://touristinindia.com/blog/2013/04/28/chennai-cmbt-busterminus/ Information on CMBT Bus Station, Facilities available, Ticketing booking, bus routes, Nearby Hotels, Restaurants, Malls, Cinemas theaters, Theme Parks. ]
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Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus

Ceṉṉai Puṟanakar Pēruntu Muṉaiyam
Puraṭcit Talaivar Ṭākṭar Em.Ji.Ār. Pēruntu Muṉaiyam
Bus Terminus
Facade of CMBT
Other namesKoyembedu Bus Stand
LocationKoyambedu, Chennai
Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates13°04′03″N 80°12′20″E / 13.06745°N 80.20566°E / 13.06745; 80.20566
Owned byCMDA
Operated byCMDA
Platforms160
Bus routes
Bus operatorsTNSTC, SETC, KSRTC, NWKRTC, KKRTC, PTC, MTC
ConnectionsTemplate:Ric Template:Rcb CMBT
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened2002

Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus, officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus, is a bus terminus located in Chennai, India, providing inter-state bus transport services. It is located on the Inner Ring Road in Koyambedu and is one of the largest bus terminus by area in India.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

In the 1990s, inter-city buses from Chennai were operated from Broadway bus terminus in George Town and from few other locations such as Saidapet.[2] As a part of the first master plan for the development of the city, a new bus terminus was planned on the Inner Ring Road in Koyambedu between the South Asian Games village and the vegetable market. Construction of the new Chennai mofussil bus terminus started on 6 June 1999 and it was inaugurated on 18 November 2002 for public use by J. Jayalalithaa, then chief minister of Tamil Nadu.[3][4] On 9 October 2018, the Government of Tamil Nadu renamed the bus terminus as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus in honour of former chief minister M. G. Ramachandran.[5]

Infrastructure and operations[edit | edit source]

It is spread over an area of 36 acres (150,000 m2) with a built-up area of 17,840 sq ft (1,657 m2). The terminus is operated by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and has six platforms with 180 bus bays.[3] In 2005, the terminus was accredited with the ISO 9001:2000 quality certification for its quality management.[6][3] It has a parking area for 60 buses and can accommodate 270 buses at any given time.[4] It has a 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) open parking space for auto rickshaws, taxis and private cars, and 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m2) parking space for two-wheeler.[4] Additional underground parking lots were added in 2010 and 2013.[7][8] Other facilities and amenities include restaurants, locker rooms, travel offices, shops, supermarkets, ATMs, dorimtories, toilets, drinking water dispensers, emergency care centre, pharmacies, Wifi, and access facilities for the disabled.[9]

Connections[edit | edit source]

Chennai Metro Rail has an elevated Metro railway station adjacent to the bus terminus, which forms part of the Green Line.[10][11]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sharma, Reethu (23 August 2014). "Chennai turns 375: Things you should know about 'Gateway to South India'". One India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "It was part of the first master plan". The Hindu. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus". Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jayalalithaa inaugurates new bus terminus in Chennai". The Hindu. 19 November 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "CMBT renamed as 'Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Bus Terminus'". The New Indian Express. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Koyambedu bus terminus gets ISO certification". The Hindu. 28 December 2005. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Underground parking inaugurated". The Times of India. 27 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Two-tier parking facility at CMBT terminus soon". The Deccan Chronicle. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "No space in Chennai bus terminus for extra buses during Diwali". The Times of India. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "Elevated metro stations to come up at 10 places". The Times of India. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Chennai's first metro ride begins". The Hindu. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

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