Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus Explained

See also: Gandhipuram Town Bus stand and Coimbatore Junction railway station.

Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus
Type:	TNSTC Bus Terminus, SETC Bus Terminus and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Town Bus Terminus]]
Address:	Chettipalayam Road, Podanur, Vellalore (Post) Coimbatore Tamil Nadu-641023
Other:	Coimbatore Metro, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
Platforms:	253
Parking:	Yes
Bicycle:	Yes
Opened:	Under Construction
Accessible:	yes
Owned:	Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
Operator:	Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)
Zone:	TNSTC Coimbatore Division (191-CBE)
Passengers:	3,50,000 Expected

The Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus, commonly known as the CIBT, is the integrated bus terminus under construction in Podanur on Chettipalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, to serve both intercity and intracity buses. Upon completion, it would be the second largest bus station in the world with an area of 61.62acres.^[1]

Background

The bus terminus was planned to reduce traffic congestion in the city by integrating the Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus, Gandhipuram Thiruvalluvar Bus stand (For SETC), KSRTC Buses (Karnataka) and KSRTC Buses (Kerala), Ukkadam Bus Terminus, Singanallur Bus Terminus, Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus within a single campus. The terminus would come up at Chettipalayam Road at Vellalore at a site of 61.6acres area.^[2]

Timeline

• 2014 - The Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus project was announced by former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.^[3]
• 2020 - The foundation stone was laid on 22 February.^[4] The proposed terminus will be built at a cost of 168 crores.
• 2020 - The CMRL proposed to connect CIBT and Ukkadam Bus Terminus by the corridor-V of Coimbatore Metro^[5]

Inclusion of Battery-based buses in CIBT

In the project, special battery charging points and maintenance sheds for battery-based buses are included.^[6]

Facilities

The size of the land earmarked for the project is 61 acres. The proposed terminus will have the following facilities:^[7]

• 140 bus bays
• 33 town bus bays
• 112 idle parking bays
• 80 omni bus bays
• Mother's room
• Medical centre
• Clinic,
• Store room
• Cloak room
• 11 ATM's
• 71 shops
• seven offices for transport corporations
• 20 ticket counters, 3 transport offices and 3 time offices
• 2 restaurants over 405 square meters
• 2 dormitories
• 3 commercial office spaces
• The parking will have 110 four wheeler parking slots and 1200 two wheeler parking slots.
• TNSTC Coimbatore, Tiruppur Head Office^[8]

Planning Phase-1

The phase 1 will include the construction of Mofussil, SETC and City bus terminals.^[9]

Planning Phase-2

The phase 2 will include the construction of Omni bus terminal.^[10]

Connections

The terminus is connected to all the major places within the city such as:

• Town Hall - 4.2 km
• Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus - 12.8 km
• Singanallur Bus Terminus - 11.1 km
• Ukkadam Bus Terminus - 8.8 km
• Coimbatore Junction - 10.1 km
• Podanur Junction - 2.9 km
• Coimbatore International Airport - 15.6 km
• TIDEL Park - 13.8 km
• Coimbatore North Junction - 14.2 km
• Peelamedu - 14.2 km
• Singanallur - 11.3 km
• Irugur Junction - 11.8 km

Metro

The proposal of the Coimbatore Metro Corridor-V has been proposed to connect Ukkadam Bus Terminus with CIBT via Podanur Junction.^{[11] [12]}

See also

• Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus
• Ukkadam Bus Terminus
• Singanallur Bus Terminus
• Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus
• Gandhipuram Town Bus stand
• Coimbatore Omni Bus Terminus
• Transport in Coimbatore

Notes and References

1. News: Coimbatore Corporation floats tender for new bus stand in Vellalore . 14 October 2019. The Hindu. 14 October 2019.
2. News: Coimbatore Corporation plans to build new bus stand in Vellalore by integrating all the existing bus stands. . The Hindu . Coimbatore . 24 Jan 2020 . 24 Jan 2020.
3. News: Coimbatore Corporation plans to build new bus stand in Vellalore . 16 July 2014. The Hindu. 16 July 2014.
4. News: Foundation stone laid for Integrated bus stand in Coimbatore . The Hindu . Coimbatore . 24 Jan 2020 . 24 Jan 2020.
5. News: Coimbatore Metro project to connect CIBT at Vellalore and Ukkadam begin soon . Metro Rail News . Coimbatore . 12 March 2020 . 12 March 2020.
6. News: Futuristic Planning in CIBT design . Simplicity . Coimbatore . 31 March 2021 . 18 April 2021.
7. News: Facilities in CIBT . The Hindu . Coimbatore . 24 January 2020 . 14 March 2021.
8. News: TNSTC Coimbatore,Tiruppur Head Office to be included in CIBT design . Simplicity . Coimbatore . 31 March 2021 . 18 April 2021.
9. News: CIBT Phase-1 . The Times of India . Coimbatore . 24 Jan 2020 . 18 April 2021.
10. News: 14 Jan 2019. CIBT Phase-2. The Hindu. Coimbatore. 18 April 2021.
11. Web site: Subburaj. A.. February 18, 2020. Tamil Nadu: Fifth corridor of metro rail to connect Vellalore and Ukkadam Coimbatore News. live. 2021-05-27. The Times of India. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219001222/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/fifth-corridor-of-metro-rail-to-connect-vellalore-ukkadam/articleshow/74181408.cms . 19 February 2020 .
12. Web site: Subburaj. A.. August 2, 2021. Coimbatore Metro Project gets going with tenders for carrying out topographical survey. live. 2021-08-02. Metro Rail News. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803200326/https://www.metrorailnews.in/coimbatore-metro-project-gets-going-with-tenders-for-carrying-out-topographical-survey/ . 3 August 2021 .