Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus Explained

See also: Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus. 13.0708°N 80.1987°W

Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus
Name Lang:en
Native Name:
Ceṉṉai Oppanta Vaṇṭi Pēruntu Muṉaiyam
Type:Contract Carriage Bus Terminus
Native Name Lang:ta
Other Name:Chennai Omni Bus Terminus (CMBT), Koyembedu Omni Bus Stand
Address:Koyambedu Market East Road, Koyambedu, Chennai 600107
Borough:Tamil Nadu
Country:India
Bus Operators:150+ Contract Carriage bus operators
Other:Chennai Metro, MTC
Structure:At-grade
Platforms:62
Bus Routes:
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:2003
Accessible:yes
Owned:CMDA
Passengers:10,000 passengers/day

Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus is a bus terminus located in Chennai, in close proximity to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus. It caters to intercity contract carriage privately run buse services. It was inaugurated in August 2003.

The CCCBT, spread over an area of 6.7 acres,[1] has 68 bus bays, 126 idle parking, 51 travel agency office, 22 shops, and 14 passenger waiting halls with total seating facilities for about 120 persons.[2] It is being maintained by CMDA. The CCCBT caters to about 5,000 passengers daily. Every day about 350 buses, about 450 on peak days, are operated to all parts of the state and to Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.[1] [3]

Development

In 2010, a modernisation project aimed at decongesting the bus terminus was proposed by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, under which 250 bus bays will be constructed. The 2,190-million proposal also included a three-level bus bay, including a basement floor, with 81,749 sq m commercial space, an idle parking of 150 buses in the basement, 75 operational bays on the ground floor, and 25 bays on the first floor.[2]

Upon completion, the terminus will have 14,417 sq m of terminal area, 16,598 sq m of idle parking area, 4,010 sq m of driveways, 28,606 sq m of commercial office space, 9,548 sq m of retail space, and 8,570 sq m of hotel space.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mariappan . Julie . Multi-level bus park for Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus . Chennai . 24 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130528221447/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/chennai/37980460_1_cmbt-chennai-mofussil-bus-terminus-terminuses . dead . 28 May 2013 . . 24 Mar 2013.
  2. News: Koyambedu Central Bus Stand to be Modernised . Live Chennai.com . Chennai . livechennai.com . 12 August 2010 . 24 Nov 2012.
  3. Web site: Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus at Koyambedu . Cmdachennai.gov.in . 2003-08-25 . 2016-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528104434/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Chennai_contract_carriage_bus_terminus.html . 28 May 2010 . live . dmy-all .