Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand, commonly known as Salem Central Bus Stand, is one of the

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other being the Town Bus Terminus Salem City.

Overview

Being a major transit point in the central region of the state and spreading over an area of this terminus is managed by

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, experiences a heavy traffic of operating about 1,100 buses operating and crossing through the bus terminus. It is located in Center of the

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. It has been renamed by

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as ''Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand'' to honor the

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founder and the former

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.This project was built on contract basis done by Sri chakra construction owned by '
Er.A.K.Chakrapani
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Renovation

The Salem Municipal Corporation had decided to Lay concrete flooring on the entire new bus stand premises at an outlay of Rs. 5 crores. This would enable in keeping the bus stand neat and tidy and also prevent waterlogging during the monsoon period. The project has been undertaken under the Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund.

Routes

Connections

The terminus is about away from

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and it is 19 km away from Salem Airport.

References

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