Mattuthavani Bus Terminus

Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus
மாட்டுத்தாவணி ஒருங்கிணைந்த பேருந்து நிலையம்

View of the Entrance
Location Madurai - Melur High Road
Coordinates 9°56′38″N 78°09′22″E / 9.9439°N 78.1561°E / 9.9439; 78.1561Coordinates: 9°56′38″N 78°09′22″E / 9.9439°N 78.1561°E / 9.9439; 78.1561
Owned by Madurai Municipal Corporation
Platforms 8 (96 Bays)
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Station code MAD (SETC)
MRI (KSRTC)
History
Opened May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)[1]
Services

Intercity bus service

Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Stand is a mofussil bus terminus in Mattuthavani, Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. The bus stand is one of the largest bus terminus in Tamil Nadu.[2]

History

Increased traffic led the Madurai municipal corporation to replace the original three bus terminals with a new mofussil bus terminus that would integrate the Palanganatham bus station and Anna bus station. After completion of the Madurai Ring road project, these stations were successfully integrated into Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus (MIBT). It was built at a cost of ₹10 crore (US$1.5 million),[3] spread over an area of 10 acres (4.0 ha).[4]

Services

Layout of the terminus

Located on the outskirts of Madurai, the terminus has 8 platforms with 12 bays for every platforms to handle more number of mofussil buses.[5] The terminus is utilised by TNSTC, SETC, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.[6][7][8]

PlatformBus Route
1 Chennai, Bangalore, Mysore, Coimbatore, Tirupati, Ernakulam, Trivandrum and other Inter–State Buses (SETC)
2 Tiruchirapalli, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram, Ariyalur and Perambalur
3 Sivagangai, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai and Karnataka State Buses
4 Karaikudi, Devakottai and Melur
5 Ramanathapuram, Rameshwaram, Paramakudi, Kamuthi and Kilakarai
6 Rajapalayam, Tenkasi, Srivilliputhur, Sankarankoil, Papanasam and Kadayanallur
7 Aruppukkottai, Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur, Sivakasi, Sattur, Virudhunagar and Vilathikulam
8 Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Nagercoil, Kovilpatti, Nanguneri, Valliyur and Kerala State Buses.

Omni Bus service

Madurai Omni Bus Stand Entrance

Due to heavy traffic of private omnibuses in Madurai, the Municipal corporation decided to construct the Integrated Mofussil Omnibus Terminus for private omnibuses.[9][10] Now all omni buses are started from Mattuthavani Omni bus stand. Here from services available for various cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Cochin, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Thirupathi, Mangalore, Mysore, Calicut, Puducherry, Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Coimbatore, Salem, Vizhag, Vijayawada.

Facilities

The facilities available in Mattuthavani integrated bus stand includes below.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mattuthavani bus stand traders down shutters". The Hindu. Madurai. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Chapter III : Audit of Transactions (Urban Local Bodies)" (PDF). Government of India. Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "பழங்காநத்தம், அண்ணா, பெரியார், திருவள்ளுவர், ஆரப்பாளையம், மாட்டுத்தாவணி: மதுரையில் மீண்டும் பஸ் நிலைய பிரச்சினை" [Palanganatham, Anna, Periyar, Tiruvalluvar, Aarapalayam, Mattuthavani: Bus station problems again in Madurai]. Oneindia.in (in Tamil). 19 February 2003. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Mohamed, Imranullah S. (3 November 2005). "Shops sprout at Mattuthavani bus stand". The Hindu. Madurai. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ↑ S. Sundar (31 August 2006). "Move to shift city bus bay draws traders' ire". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sleep Like a Baby in KSRTC's Airavat Mercedes Buses". Daijiworld Media. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "New bus service to Bengaluru". The Hindu. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "KSRTC to introduce new buses to Madurai, Trichy". The Hindu. Bengaluru. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Space earmarked for omni buses". The Hindu. Madurai. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Madurai bus stand gets auto, taxi bay". The Hindu. Madurai. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Shastry, V. Malladi (17 June 2013). "Reporter's Diary- Madurai". The Hindu. Madurai. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rest room for crew opened in bus stand". The Hindu. Madurai. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  13. ↑ S. Sundar (22 August 2007). "75 stalls established to regulate flower vendors". The Hindu. Madurai. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Mattuthavani bus stand spruced up with new seating facilities". The Hindu. Madurai. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  15. ↑ S. Sundar (13 February 2012). "No space at Mattuthavani parking lot". The Hindu. Madurai. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Mayor inspects bus stand". The Hindu. Madurai. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "ATM at bus stand". The Hindu. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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