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Arappalayam Bus Terminus is an important mofussil
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in Arappalayam in
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in the
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of
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.


Overview

It is one of the old bus terminus in
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city to provide the Moffusil bus service for the following cities like
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and Salem.


Services

Being located on the heart of Madurai city, the terminus has ten bays to handle more number of mofussil buses. The terminus is utilised by
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, SETC,
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the country's oldest state-run public bus transport services. The corporation is divided into three zones ( ...
, and
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation company in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to 31 districts and as wel ...
. The Outer Road of the Bus Terminus is converted to One-way road and Town buses to Tirumangalam,
Thiruparankundram Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tirupparankundram or Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is about from Periyar Bus Terminus, the centre of the city and constitutes the southwest part of the Madurai cit ...
, Palanganatham, Pasumalai, M.G.R Bus Terminus,
Periyar Bus stand Periyar Bus Stand is a central bus terminus for local city buses in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. The bus stand is one of the key bus terminus in Madurai. It is centrally located in the Madurai city. History Periyar Bus stand (current)opened ...
,
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, Tiruvadhavur terminate on the road.


Amenities

The facilities available in Arappalayam bus stand includes below. * Information center and online ticket booking counters for
TNSTC Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd. - (TNSTC) is a government owned public transport bus operator in Tamil Nadu, India. It operates Intercity bus services to cities within Tamil Nadu, and from Tamil Nadu to its neighbouring states. It al ...
, SETC, KSRTC. * Police outpost * Rest room for the crews * Dispensary health unit * Flower vending stalls (Licensed) * Seating * plastic Watercans shredding Machine * Two wheeler Parking for passengers * Prepaid taxi, Rental cars, Auto Rickshaws, * Hotels and Eateries


See also

*
Transport in Madurai Madurai in Southern Tamil Nadu, India, has well-developed transport facilities. Modes of transport in Madurai include road, rail and air. Madurai faces increasing daily traffic problems, so master plans have been prepared to reduce the city traf ...
*
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd. - (TNSTC) is a government owned public transport bus operator in Tamil Nadu, India. It operates Intercity bus services to cities within Tamil Nadu, and from Tamil Nadu to its neighbouring states. It al ...
* State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) *
Madurai Junction Madurai Junction railway station (station code: MDU) is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of Madurai, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tam ...
*
Madurai Airport Madurai Airport is a customs airport serving Madurai and its adjoining districts in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 40th-busiest airport in India, both in terms of passengers handled and aircraft movement. The airport is located near State Highw ...


References

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