Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus Mātavaram Puṟanakar Pēruntu Muṉaiyam | |
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 Facade of Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Madhavaram Bus Stand, Madhavaram Bus Terminus |
| Location | J Garden,Inner Ring Road,Madhavaram,Chennai - 600060 Tamil Nadu India |
| System | TNSTC,SETC,APSRTC,TSRTC andMTC Bus Terminus |
| Owned by | CMDA |
| Operated by | CMDA |
| Platforms | 92 |
| Bus routes | |
| Bus operators | |
| Connections |  Red LineMadhavaram Bus Terminal metro station |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Platform levels | 2 |
| Parking | Yes |
| Accessible | yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 2018 |
Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus is abus terminus inChennai,India, located in the neighbourhood ofMadhavaram, providing outstation/inter-statetransport services. Spread over an area of 8 acres (32,000 m2),[1] it was built to decongest theChennai Mofussil Bus Terminus inKoyambedu. It will chiefly handle buses toAndhra Pradesh andTelangana, including cities such asChittoor,Tirupati,Nellore,Vijayawada,Kurnool,Puttaparthi,Visakhapatnam,Bhadrachalam, andHyderabad.[2] As of 2018, the number of passengers travelling from Chennai to these two states daily average 12,500. The Tamil Nadu and Andhra governments operate about 315 services daily, with the number increasing during weekends.[3]
The terminus was built in 2018 at a cost of₹ 950 million[1] by BNR Infrastructure Projects, Chennai.[citation needed] It was inaugurated on 10 October 2018 by the Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterEdappadi K. Palaniswami.[4] TheMTC runs 77 trips every day.[5]
The terminus covers an area of 8 acres (32,000 m2) and is built in two levels adjacent to theMadhavaram Truck Terminal. The level at grade can accommodate 42 buses and the upper level can accommodate 50 buses. There are nine slots meant for city buses. The parking space can hold 1,700 two-wheelers and 72 cars.[1]
There are six staircases, three elevators, two ATM counters, two ticket counters, and an information office in the terminus. It additionally has provisions for eight shops, a restaurant, an infant-feeding room, a family waiting hall, crew rest room, health clinic, pharmacy and a dormitory.[1]
The terminus is served by a 40,000-litre overhead tank, a 500,000-litre underground sump for water, and a 200,000-litre sewage treatment plant. The premises is lit by five high-mast lights.[1]
The terminus constructed in the land which earlier is a part of Madhavaram Truck Terminal which is also owned by theCMDA.
