Chathiram Bus Stand, Tiruchirappalli, old name ''Chinnaiya Pillai Chathiram'' also popularly known Chathiram perundu nilayam or Chathiram Bus Stand, is one of the bus termini of

Trichy Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bei ...

, other being the

Central Bus Stand Central Bus Station, popularly known as Central Bus Stand, is one of the bus termini of Trichy, located near Cantonment, the other being the Chatram Bus Stand. The terminus spread over an area of is managed by the Department of Transport (T ...

. The terminus is located in a land of near Chintamani, adjacent to St. Joseph's College.

Overview

This ‘D’graded terminus, taking its name from the nearby Chinnaiya Pillai Chathiram, became functional since 1979 and officially recognised in 2005. The terminus is managed by

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, mostly operating TNSTC's

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es and

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es to northern, eastern and western parts of Tiruchirapalli district.

Redevelopment

As of November 4, 2019 the bus terminus is closed for operation and being redeveloped completely at an estimated cost of as part of the Smart City Mission. The buses operated from the current terminal has been shifted to nearby roads where designated points has been created for different routes with makeshift shelters as an intermediate measure for continued operations. The work was originally slated to be completed in eighteen months, but due to lockdown for COVID-19 its expected to be delayed further. As per the plan the new bus terminal to host the following features. * 30 bus bays * Passenger waiting hall * Cloak room * Feeding room for lactating mothers * Ticket counters * Food court * Retiring room for police and bus crew * Underground parking lot to accommodate 350 two-wheelers * 33 commercial shops (17 on the ground floor and 16 on other floor)

Services

The terminus also handles mofussil

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es,

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es and

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es at scheduled hours as it serves as boarding point for north and west bound buses belonging SETC,

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and private operators to destinations like

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and

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On the left side of the terminus services for

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were operated, and on the western side for

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Erode Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the ...

, Thuraiyur and Coimbatore and for

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, Jayankondam,

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and

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on the northern side (near Ramba Theatre complex).

Connections

The terminus is connected to Tiruchirappalli Fort railway station, which is about towards southwest and Tiruchirappalli Town railway station, about southeast.

In popular culture

The terminus prominently featured in

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, ''Sathiram Perundhu Nilayam (2013)''.

References

External links

{{Portal bar, Bus, India Bus stations in Tiruchirappalli Transport infrastructure completed in 1979