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'''Central Bus Station''', popularly known as '''Central Bus Stand''', is one of the [[bus terminus]] of [[Trichy]], other being the [[Chatram 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=6 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 July 2013|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> located near [[Tiruchirappalli Cantonment|Cantonment]].<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?q=Central+Bus+Station,+VOC+Road,+Cantonment,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&ll=10.798277,78.680724&spn=0.00303,0.004951&sll=20.983588,82.752628&sspn=46.070124,81.123047&oq=central+bus+s&t=h&hnear=Central+Bus+Station,+VOC+Rd,+Cantonment,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu+620001&z=18|accessdate = 6 February 2014|title = Location of Bus Station}}</ref>
[[File:TNSTC Bus Departing Central Trichy Aug22 A7C 02323.jpg|thumb|Buses departing Platforms A & 1]]
'''Central Bus Station''', popularly known as '''Central Bus Stand''', is one of the [[bus terminus]] of [[Trichy]], located near [[Tiruchirappalli Cantonment|Cantonment]],<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?q=Central+Bus+Station,+VOC+Road,+Cantonment,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&ll=10.798277,78.680724&spn=0.00303,0.004951&sll=20.983588,82.752628&sspn=46.070124,81.123047&oq=central+bus+s&t=h&hnear=Central+Bus+Station,+VOC+Rd,+Cantonment,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu+620001&z=18|accessdate = 6 February 2014|title = Location of Bus Station}}</ref> the other being the [[Chatram Bus Stand]] and [[Panjappur Integrated Bus Terminus, Tiruchirappalli|Panjappur Integrated Bus Terminus]].<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=6 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 July 2013|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>


== Overview ==
The terminus spread over an area of {{convert|4.5|acre|ha|lk=on}} is managed by the [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)]].  
Being a major transit point in the central region of the state,<ref name=built/> and spreading over an area of {{convert|4.5|acre|ha|lk=on}} this terminus is managed by [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)]], experiences a heavy traffic of operating about 2,200 buses,<ref name=area>{{cite news|last=S. Ganesan|title=Town bus terminus at central bus stand cramped for space|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/town-bus-terminus-at-central-bus-stand-cramped-for-space/article4778028.ece|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 June 2013|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> for about one lakh passengers every day.<ref name=traffic>{{cite news|last=S. Ganesan|title=Fate of integrated bus stand hinges on choice of location|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/20/stories/2011062060640300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810023537/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/20/stories/2011062060640300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2011|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 June 2011|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>


== Services ==
== Services ==
[[File:Trichy central bus stand.jpg|thumb|central bus station inside]]
[[File:Layout of CBS, Trichy.jpg|thumb|Layout of CBS, Trichy]]
 
[[File:Trichy central bus stand.jpg|thumb|Buses parked at Platform 2]]
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 transit point for travelling in any direction round the clock. The terminus is well utilised by buses belonging [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC]], [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]], [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] and numerous private operators.
[[File:Buses Parked Central Bus Station Trichy Aug22 A7C 02331.jpg|thumb|Buses parked at Platform 4]]
 
Currently, mofussil buses from western regions like Karur, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and buses arriving from Dindigul which are bound for KKBT, stop at the Devar statue roundabout outside Central bus stand.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-17 |title=TNSTC streamlines city bus operations at Central bus stand |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tnstc-streamlines-city-bus-operations-at-central-bus-stand/articleshow/122656306.cms |access-date=2025-12-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
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!Platform!!Destinations
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|A|| [[Chennai]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh|Tirupati]],  [[Viluppuram|Villupuram, Trivandrum, Cochin, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Alapuzha, Kottaiyam, Mangalore, Guruvayur]], [[Kottarakkara]]
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|1|| [[Kumbakonam]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Velankanni]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mannargudi]], [[Vedaranyam]], [[Chidambaram]], [[Cuddalore]], [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]], [[Nagapattinam]], [[Thiruvarur|Tiruvarur]]
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|2|| [[Pollachi|Kodaikaanal, Theni, TNPL, Pollachi]], [[Palani]], [[Bodinayakkanur]], [[Changanacherry]], [[Madurai]], [[Vellore]], [[Tiruvannamalai|Thiruvannamalai]], [[Kanchipuram|Kancheepuram]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Thoothukudi]], [[Kanyakumari|Kanniyakumari]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Rajapalayam]]
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|3||  [[Adirampattinam]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Devakottai]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Devipattinam|Devipattinam, Paramakudi]], [[Rameswaram|Rameshwaram]], [[Sivaganga|Sivagangai, Mimisal, Aavudaiyar Kovil, Peravurani, Manamadurai, Aranthangi, Aalangudi]] and [[Thogaimalai block|Thogaimalai]]
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|4|| [[Karur|Karur, Kangayam, Palladam]], [[Coimbatore|Coimbatore, Mettur]], [[Tiruppur]], [[Erode]], [[Ooty]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Dharmapuri]], [[Hosur]], [[Namakkal]], [[Bangalore]] and [[Mysuru]]
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It also serves [[TNSTC]]'s [[transit bus]]es for [[Srirangam|Srirangam,Thiruverrumpoor, SRM Medical Institutions]],, [[Uraiyur|Uraiyur, Tiruchchirappalli junction, Tiruchchirappalli Airport, Rockfort]], [[K. K. Nagar, Tiruchirappalli|K. K. Nagar]], [[HAPP|HAPP, Keeranur, TNPL, BIT]], [[Ponmalai]], [[Prattiyur]], [[Manikandam block|Manikandam]], [[Edamalaipatti Pudur|Edamalaipatti Pudur, Anna University, Chathiram bus stand, Vayalur, Kottapattu, Panchapur, Mannachanallur, Paal pannai, Ariyamangalam, Thuvakudi, NIT, Thuraiyur]] and [[Viralimalai|Viralimalai(via Kallikudi Integrated Market)]] just outside the termini on the Rockins road.<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>{{cite news|title = New buses on roads|date = 6 January 2008|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-buses-on-roads/article1173513.ece|accessdate = 6 February 2014|work = [[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
Intracity local buses are operated from Central bus stands to various destinations like Panjappur Integrated Bus Terminus, Sri Rangam, Chathiram bus stand (via-Woraiyur), Chathiram bus stand (via-Thillai Nagar), Chathiram bus stand (via- Palakkarai, Rockfort), [[K. K. Nagar, Tiruchirappalli|K. K. Nagar]], [[Edamalaipatti Pudur]], [[Ponmalai]], [[Inam Kulathur|Inamkulathur]].


== Expansion ==
== Expansion ==
[[File:Layout of CBS, Trichy.jpg|thumb|Layout of CBS, Trichy]]
During 2008, the city corporation acquired about {{convert|1.6|ha|acre|abbr = on}} of land belonging to railways for expansion. As a result, the town bus terminus was moved just outside the station to Rockins road with new [[bus shelters]].<ref name="area">{{cite news |last=S. Ganesan |date=3 June 2013 |title=Town bus terminus at central bus stand cramped for space |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/town-bus-terminus-at-central-bus-stand-cramped-for-space/article4778028.ece |accessdate=6 February 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>  To accommodate the evergrowing movement of mofussil buses, two additional platforms were extended up to {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr = on}} thereby increasing the number of bays from 55 to 77. Also in addition, a multi-storeyed two-wheeler parking lot inside the bus station was constructed.<ref>{{Cite news|title = An agonising wait at Tiruchi Central bus stand|date = 12 June 2013|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/an-agonising-wait-at-tiruchi-central-bus-stand/article4806850.ece?ref=relatedNews|last = Syed Muthahar|first = Saqaf|accessdate = 6 February 2014|work = [[The Hindu]]|location = [[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>  Post expansion, following demands to honour A.S.G. Lourdusamy Pillai,<ref>{{Cite news|title = CBS should be named after Mr Pillai: Vaiyapuri|date = 30 July 2008|url = http://www.oneindia.com/2008/07/30/cbs-should-be-named-after-mr-pillai-vaiyapuri-1217426880.html|work = [[Oneindia.in]]|access-date = 7 February 2014}}</ref> former chairman of Tiruchi Municipality and father of [[Adaikalaraj]],<ref>{{Cite news|title = Congress leader L. Adaikalaraj dead|date = 27 December 2012|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/congress-leader-l-adaikalaraj-dead/article3941878.ece|work = [[The Hindu]]|accessdate = 7 February 2014|location = [[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> the name of the bus station was officially {{linked| http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/images/gallery/photos/TRAFFIC%20And%20TRANSPORTATION/a%20%284%29.jpg|changed}} to A. S. G. Lourdusamy Pillai Central Bus Station and {{linked|http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/images/gallery/photos/TRAFFIC%20And%20TRANSPORTATION/a%20%285%29.jpg|accredited}} with [[ISO 9001:2008]] certification.
During 2008, the city corporation acquired about {{convert|1.6|ha|acre|abbr = on}} of land belonging to railways for expansion. As a result, the town bus terminus was moved just outside the station to Rockins road with new [[bus shelters]].<ref name="area" />  To accommodate the evergrowing movement of mofussil buses, two additional platforms were extended up to {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr = on}} thereby increasing the number of bays from 55 to 77. Also in addition, a multi-storeyed two-wheeler parking lot inside the bus station was constructed.<ref>{{Cite news|title = An agonising wait at Tiruchi Central bus stand|date = 12 June 2013|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/an-agonising-wait-at-tiruchi-central-bus-stand/article4806850.ece?ref=relatedNews|last = Syed Muthahar|first = Saqaf|accessdate = 6 February 2014|work = [[The Hindu]]|location = [[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>  Post expansion, following demands to honour A.S.G. Lourdusamy Pillai,<ref>{{Cite news|title = CBS should be named after Mr Pillai: Vaiyapuri|date = 30 July 2008|url = http://news.oneindia.in/2008/07/30/cbs-should-be-named-after-mr-pillai-vaiyapuri-1217426880.html|work = [[Oneindia.in]]|accessdate = 7 February 2014}}</ref> former Chairman of Tiruchi Municipality and father of [[Adaikalaraj]],<ref>{{Cite news|title = Congress leader L. Adaikalaraj dead|date = 27 December 2012|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/congress-leader-l-adaikalaraj-dead/article3941878.ece|work = [[The Hindu]]|accessdate = 7 February 2014|location = [[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> the name of the bus station was officially {{linked| http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/images/gallery/photos/TRAFFIC%20And%20TRANSPORTATION/a%20%284%29.jpg|changed}} to A. S. G. Lourdusamy Pillai Central Bus Station and {{linked|http://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/images/gallery/photos/TRAFFIC%20And%20TRANSPORTATION/a%20%285%29.jpg|accredited}} with [[ISO 9001:2008]] certification.


== Developments ==
== Developments ==
Due to the strategic location of the termini within the city and the city within the state, it is quite often to witness heavy traffic particularly during festivals.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Temporary bus stands to regulate festival traffic|date = 28 October 2013|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/temporary-bus-stands-to-regulate-festival-traffic/article5280474.ece|work = [[The Hindu]]|accessdate = 6 February 2014|location = [[Tiruchi]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Bus stands and railway station chock-a-block with passengers|date = 1 November 2013|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/bus-stands-and-railway-station-chockablock-with-passengers/article5304179.ece|last = Syed Muthahar|first = Saqaf|accessdate = 6 February 2014|location = [[Tiruchi]]|work = [[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Ever since during the 1990s a proposal for a new integrated bus stand was mooted under the scheme of Integrated Urban Development Programme, small and medium towns (Municipalities and Town Panchayats).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/tlpa/activities.htm#subhead8|title = Integrated Urban Development Project (IUDP)|accessdate = 6 February 2014|website = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|publisher = Tiruchirappalli Local Planning Authority}}</ref> Initially about {{convert|244.28|acre|ha|lk=on}} at Panjappur, near [[NH 45B]] was identified, but was dropped citing as flood prone area. Again sites at Devadhanam, Corporation garbage dump at [[Ariyamangalam]] and Defence land in [[Mannarpuram]] were suggested. For the {{Convert|86|acre|ha|lk = on}} site at Devadhanam, the [[Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board]] refused to issue a mandatory [[No Objection Certificate|No Objection certificate]] due to the proximity of the [[Cauvery River|Cauvery river]] and a possible pollution in future and so as the farmers and residents of the area opposed the move for same reason and went to court.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Residents of Devadanam upset|date = 2 August 2006|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/residents-of-devadanam-upset/article3084520.ece|accessdate = 6 February 2014|work = [[The Hindu]] [[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Yet the {{Convert|100|acre|ha|lk = on}} defence land at Mannarpuram was favoured due to its proximity to [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchirappalli Junction]] and within the centre of city, but slow response from [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] keeps the issue lingering.<ref name=traffic/> The fate were same for the site at Ramji Nagar, near [[National Highway 45 (India)|NH 45]] and Kottapattu, near [[NH 210]]. The committee which was constituted by the court in 2006 to find an amicable and consensual decision, composed of officials from Revenue, Town and Country Planning, Corporation, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Public Works Department, started the process afresh during mid-2011.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Fresh start to identification of site for integrated bus stand|date = 15 July 2011|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/fresh-start-to-identification-of-site-for-integrated-bus-stand/article2229330.ece|publication-place = [[Tiruchi]]|work = [[The Hindu]]|accessdate = 6 February 2014}}</ref>
Due to the strategic location of the terminus within the city and the city within the state, it is quite often to witness heavy traffic particularly during festivals.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Temporary bus stands to regulate festival traffic|date = 28 October 2013|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/temporary-bus-stands-to-regulate-festival-traffic/article5280474.ece|work = [[The Hindu]]|accessdate = 6 February 2014|location = [[Tiruchi]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Bus stands and railway station chock-a-block with passengers|date = 1 November 2013|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/bus-stands-and-railway-station-chockablock-with-passengers/article5304179.ece|last = Syed Muthahar|first = Saqaf|accessdate = 6 February 2014|location = [[Tiruchi]]|work = [[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Ever since during the 1990s a proposal for a new integrated bus stand was mooted under the scheme of Integrated Urban Development Programme, small and medium towns (Municipalities and Town Panchayats).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/tlpa/activities.htm#subhead8|title = Integrated Urban Development Project (IUDP)|accessdate = 6 February 2014|website = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|publisher = Tiruchirappalli Local Planning Authority}}</ref> Initially about {{convert|244.28|acre|ha|lk=on}} at Panjappur, near [[NH 45B]] was identified, but was dropped citing as flood prone area. Again sites at Devadhanam, Corporation garbage dump at [[Ariyamangalam]] and Defence land in [[Mannarpuram]] were suggested. For the {{Convert|86|acre|ha|lk = on}} site at Devadhanam, the [[Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board]] refused to issue a mandatory [[No Objection Certificate|No Objection certificate]] due to the proximity of the [[Cauvery River|Cauvery river]] and a possible pollution in future and so as the farmers and residents of the area opposed the move for same reason and went to court.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Residents of Devadanam upset|date = 2 August 2006|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/residents-of-devadanam-upset/article3084520.ece|accessdate = 6 February 2014|work = [[The Hindu]] [[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Yet the {{Convert|100|acre|ha|lk = on}} defence land at Mannarpuram was favoured due to its proximity to [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchirappalli Junction]] and within the centre of city, but slow response from [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] keeps the issue lingering.<ref name="traffic">{{cite news |last=S. Ganesan |date=20 June 2011 |title=Fate of integrated bus stand hinges on choice of location |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/20/stories/2011062060640300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810023537/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/20/stories/2011062060640300.htm |archive-date=10 August 2011 |accessdate=6 February 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref> The fate were same for the site at Ramji Nagar, near [[National Highway 45 (India)|NH 45]] and Kottapattu, near [[NH 210]]. The committee which was constituted by the court in 2006 to find an amicable and consensual decision, composed of officials from Revenue, Town and Country Planning, Corporation, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Public Works Department, started the process afresh during mid-2011.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Fresh start to identification of site for integrated bus stand|date = 15 July 2011|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/fresh-start-to-identification-of-site-for-integrated-bus-stand/article2229330.ece|publication-place = [[Tiruchi]]|work = [[The Hindu]]|accessdate = 6 February 2014}}</ref>


== Connections ==
In 2022, foundation stone was laid for construction of new Integrated bus terminus at Panjappur in the outskirts of Trichy. The new Integrated bus Terminus was opened on 9 May 2025 and became operational from July 16 2025. So the mofussil buses which were operated from Central bus stand till then, were operated from the new KKBT. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-17 |title=TNSTC streamlines city bus operations at Central bus stand |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tnstc-streamlines-city-bus-operations-at-central-bus-stand/articleshow/122656306.cms |access-date=2025-12-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
 
== Connections to other modes of transport ==
The terminus is about {{convert|700|m}} away from [[Tiruchirappalli Junction]]<ref>{{Google maps|title = Directions for Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?saddr=Central+Bus+Station,+VOC+Road,+Cantonment,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&daddr=Tiruchchirapalli+Junction,+Bharathiyar+Salai,+Sangillyandapuram,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&ll=10.79638,78.682054&spn=0.00303,0.004951&sll=10.795468,78.683524&sspn=0.00303,0.004951&geocode=FQTFpAAdlpGwBCm9h1PPFPWqOzGnoRZDuw--KA%3BFay3pAAdWaCwBCmhC6bwFfWqOzFwcZYhtmuTOQ&oq=Tiru&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=ls&z=18|accessdate = 6 February 2014}}</ref> and about {{convert|5.6|km}} from [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport]].<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?saddr=Central+Bus+Station,+VOC+Road,+Cantonment,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&daddr=Trichy+Airport,+Ramanathapuram+Road,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&ll=10.782047,78.692408&spn=0.048481,0.079222&sll=10.782004,78.692396&sspn=0.048481,0.079222&geocode=FQTFpAAdlpGwBCm9h1PPFPWqOzGnoRZDuw--KA%3BFYhHpAAdJPGwBClzM8cW34OqOzGvgLTPdKBs0A&oq=Trichy+a&t=h&mra=ltm&z=14|title = Directions for Tiruchirappalli International Airport|accessdate = 6 February 2014}}</ref>
The terminus is about {{convert|700|m}} away from [[Tiruchirappalli Junction]]<ref>{{Google maps|title = Directions for Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?saddr=Central+Bus+Station,+VOC+Road,+Cantonment,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&daddr=Tiruchchirapalli+Junction,+Bharathiyar+Salai,+Sangillyandapuram,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&ll=10.79638,78.682054&spn=0.00303,0.004951&sll=10.795468,78.683524&sspn=0.00303,0.004951&geocode=FQTFpAAdlpGwBCm9h1PPFPWqOzGnoRZDuw--KA%3BFay3pAAdWaCwBCmhC6bwFfWqOzFwcZYhtmuTOQ&oq=Tiru&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=ls&z=18|accessdate = 6 February 2014}}</ref> and about {{convert|5.6|km}} from [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport]].<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?saddr=Central+Bus+Station,+VOC+Road,+Cantonment,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&daddr=Trichy+Airport,+Ramanathapuram+Road,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&ll=10.782047,78.692408&spn=0.048481,0.079222&sll=10.782004,78.692396&sspn=0.048481,0.079222&geocode=FQTFpAAdlpGwBCm9h1PPFPWqOzGnoRZDuw--KA%3BFYhHpAAdJPGwBClzM8cW34OqOzGvgLTPdKBs0A&oq=Trichy+a&t=h&mra=ltm&z=14|title = Directions for Tiruchirappalli International Airport|accessdate = 6 February 2014}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Central Bus Station Kumbakonam|Central Bus Station, Kumbakonam]]
* [[Central Bus Station Kumbakonam|Central Bus Station, Kumbakonam]]
*[[Transport in Tiruchirappalli]]
* [[Transport in Tiruchirappalli]]
* [[Transport in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Transport in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Panjappur Integrated Bus Terminus, Tiruchirappalli]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.webcitation.org/6KBxljRFs?url=https://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/ Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227174306/https://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/ Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation]
* [http://www.tnstc.in/TNSTCOnline/ TNSTC Online Ticket Booking]
* [http://www.tnstc.in/TNSTCOnline/ TNSTC Online Ticket Booking]
* [http://www.ksrtc.in/AWATAROnline/ KSRTC Online Ticket Booking]
* [http://www.ksrtc.in/AWATAROnline/ KSRTC Online Ticket Booking]
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Central Bus Station
A.S.G. Lourdasamy Pillai Central Bus Station
LocationV.O.C. Road, Cantonment,
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
PIN – 620 001.
India
Coordinates10°47′55″N 78°40′50″E / 10.7987°N 78.6805°E / 10.7987; 78.6805
Owned byTiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation
Operated byDepartment of Transport (Tamil Nadu)
Platforms5 (77 Bays)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeTRI (SETC)
TRH (KSRTC)
History
Opened1970; 56 years ago (1970)[1]
Passengers
1,00,000 per day
Buses departing Platforms A & 1

Central Bus Station, popularly known as Central Bus Stand, is one of the bus terminus of Trichy, located near Cantonment,[2] the other being the Chatram Bus Stand and Panjappur Integrated Bus Terminus.[3]

The terminus spread over an area of 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) is managed by the Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu).

Services[edit | edit source]

Layout of CBS, Trichy
Buses parked at Platform 2
Buses parked at Platform 4

Currently, mofussil buses from western regions like Karur, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and buses arriving from Dindigul which are bound for KKBT, stop at the Devar statue roundabout outside Central bus stand.[4]

Intracity local buses are operated from Central bus stands to various destinations like Panjappur Integrated Bus Terminus, Sri Rangam, Chathiram bus stand (via-Woraiyur), Chathiram bus stand (via-Thillai Nagar), Chathiram bus stand (via- Palakkarai, Rockfort), K. K. Nagar, Edamalaipatti Pudur, Ponmalai, Inamkulathur.

Expansion[edit | edit source]

During 2008, the city corporation acquired about 1.6 ha (4.0 acres) of land belonging to railways for expansion. As a result, the town bus terminus was moved just outside the station to Rockins road with new bus shelters.[5] To accommodate the evergrowing movement of mofussil buses, two additional platforms were extended up to 45 m (148 ft) thereby increasing the number of bays from 55 to 77. Also in addition, a multi-storeyed two-wheeler parking lot inside the bus station was constructed.[6] Post expansion, following demands to honour A.S.G. Lourdusamy Pillai,[7] former chairman of Tiruchi Municipality and father of Adaikalaraj,[8] the name of the bus station was officially Template:Linked to A. S. G. Lourdusamy Pillai Central Bus Station and Template:Linked with ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Developments[edit | edit source]

Due to the strategic location of the terminus within the city and the city within the state, it is quite often to witness heavy traffic particularly during festivals.[9][10] Ever since during the 1990s a proposal for a new integrated bus stand was mooted under the scheme of Integrated Urban Development Programme, small and medium towns (Municipalities and Town Panchayats).[11] Initially about 244.28 acres (98.86 ha) at Panjappur, near NH 45B was identified, but was dropped citing as flood prone area. Again sites at Devadhanam, Corporation garbage dump at Ariyamangalam and Defence land in Mannarpuram were suggested. For the 86 acres (35 ha) site at Devadhanam, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board refused to issue a mandatory No Objection certificate due to the proximity of the Cauvery river and a possible pollution in future and so as the farmers and residents of the area opposed the move for same reason and went to court.[12] Yet the 100 acres (40 ha) defence land at Mannarpuram was favoured due to its proximity to Tiruchirappalli Junction and within the centre of city, but slow response from Ministry of Defence keeps the issue lingering.[13] The fate were same for the site at Ramji Nagar, near NH 45 and Kottapattu, near NH 210. The committee which was constituted by the court in 2006 to find an amicable and consensual decision, composed of officials from Revenue, Town and Country Planning, Corporation, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Public Works Department, started the process afresh during mid-2011.[14]

In 2022, foundation stone was laid for construction of new Integrated bus terminus at Panjappur in the outskirts of Trichy. The new Integrated bus Terminus was opened on 9 May 2025 and became operational from July 16 2025. So the mofussil buses which were operated from Central bus stand till then, were operated from the new KKBT. [15]

Connections to other modes of transport[edit | edit source]

The terminus is about 700 metres (2,300 ft) away from Tiruchirappalli Junction[16] and about 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) from Tiruchirappalli International Airport.[17]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ S. Ganesan (5 July 2007). "Too many encroachments drive out passengers City Pulse". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Google (6 February 2014). "Location of Bus Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 February 2014. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ R. Gokul (12 July 2013). "Chatram bus stand vendors up in arms against midnight closure of shops". The Times of India. Tiruchi. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "TNSTC streamlines city bus operations at Central bus stand". The Times of India. 17 July 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  5. ↑ S. Ganesan (3 June 2013). "Town bus terminus at central bus stand cramped for space". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Syed Muthahar, Saqaf (12 June 2013). "An agonising wait at Tiruchi Central bus stand". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "CBS should be named after Mr Pillai: Vaiyapuri". Oneindia.in. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Congress leader L. Adaikalaraj dead". The Hindu. Tiruchi. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Temporary bus stands to regulate festival traffic". The Hindu. Tiruchi. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Syed Muthahar, Saqaf (1 November 2013). "Bus stands and railway station chock-a-block with passengers". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Integrated Urban Development Project (IUDP)". Government of Tamil Nadu. Tiruchirappalli Local Planning Authority. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Residents of Devadanam upset". The Hindu The Hindu. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  13. ↑ S. Ganesan (20 June 2011). "Fate of integrated bus stand hinges on choice of location". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Fresh start to identification of site for integrated bus stand". The Hindu. Tiruchi. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "TNSTC streamlines city bus operations at Central bus stand". The Times of India. 17 July 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Google (6 February 2014). "Directions for Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 February 2014. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  17. ↑ Google (6 February 2014). "Directions for Tiruchirappalli International Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 February 2014. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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