Madhavaram Inter-city Bus Terminus

Madhavaram Inter-city Bus Terminus
Location Inner Ring Road, Madhavaram, Chennai
Owned by CMDA
Connections MTC
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 2018

The Madhavaram Inter-city Bus Terminus is one of the satellite bus termini of Chennai, India, located in the neighbourhood of Madhavaram neighbourhood, providing outstation transport services. Spread over an area of 8 acres (32,000 m2),[1] it was built to decongest the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus in Koyambedu. It will chiefly handle buses to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, including cities such as Tirupati, Nellore, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Puttaparthi, Visakhapatnam, Bhadrachalam, and Hyderabad.[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, which increases during weekends.[3]

History

The terminus was built in 2018 at a cost of ₹ 950 million.[1] It was inaugurated on 10 October 2018 by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.[4]

The terminus

The terminus covers an area of 8 acres (32,000 m2) and is built in two levels. 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 an 40,000-litre overhead tank, an 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Madhavaram inter-city bus terminus to open in two months". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Kabirdoss, Yogesh (25 March 2018). "Madhavaram bus terminus ready for launch but Kilambakkam facility still in limbo". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Chennai's Madhavaram intercity bus terminus likely to be ready by June". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "CM inaugurates Madhavaram bus terminus". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

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