Ooty bus stand explained

Udhagamandalam Central Bus Stand
Type:Bus station
Address:Kathadimattam, Ooty
Tamil Nadu
Country:India
Elevation:2210m (7,250feet)
Platform:10
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Closed:N/A
Code:OTY
Owned:Government of Tamil Nadu
Operator:TNSTC Coimbatore
Zone:Tamil Nadu

Ooty Bus Stand, also known as Udhagamandalam Central Bus Stand is a bus station located in the town of Ooty. It serves as main bus stand for The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, apart from bus stands in Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur.

Location

It is located near the Udhagamandalam railway station.[1] The land on which the bus stand stands on now was originally occupied by the Ooty lake, which was later reclaimed to build the bus stand.[2]

Services

The bus stand having about 10 platforms serves nearby towns of the district. The major operators from the bus stand are state–run TNSTC (Coimbatore, Kumbakonam, Tirupur, Erode and Salem),[3] SETC (Trichy, Kanyakumari, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai),[4] [5] Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mercara and Hassan)[6] [7] [8] and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (Sulthan Bathery, Kannur and Malappuram).[9] To deposit luggage cloak room facility available in bus stand, 10 Rs per bag 8 hrs. No private operators were allowed to ply within the district.[10]

Depots

This bus stand also has TNSTC-OOTY Regional office & OOTY-1,OOTY-2 depots of TNSTC.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TOURIST SPOTS - OOTY. Incredible Tamilnadu. 30 September 2011. 22 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111022121604/http://www.incredibletamilnadu.com/hillstation/Ooty/default.shtml. dead.
  2. Web site: Places to stay in Nilgiri Hills. upasikvk.org. 30 September 2011. 2 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402165118/http://upasikvk.org/aboutnilgiris.html. dead.
  3. News: R Haldorai. Now, tour the queen of hills for just Rs 90. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222904/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article379391.ece. dead. 4 March 2016. 25 January 2014. The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012.
  4. News: R. Y. Narayanan. Reaching Ooty – an uphill task. 25 January 2014. Business Line. 7 May 2002.
  5. News: D. Radhakrishnan. Town bus stand in Udhagamandalam waiting for a facelift. https://web.archive.org/web/20140204013349/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/26/stories/2006062603770300.htm. dead. 4 February 2014. 25 January 2014. The Hindu. 26 June 2006.
  6. News: Bus service to Ooty. https://web.archive.org/web/20080214080211/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/10/stories/2008021057120300.htm. dead. 14 February 2008. 25 January 2014. The Hindu. 10 February 2008.
  7. Web site: Services to Ooty from Bengaluru. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. 25 January 2014. 1 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201204018/http://www.ksrtc.in/site/sites/all/themes/ksrtc/pdf/volvomap/oty.pdf. dead.
  8. News: Fly-bus to connect BIA to Mysore. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608005855/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Fly-bus-to-connect-BIA-to-Mysore/2013/06/03/article1617609.ece. dead. 8 June 2013. 25 January 2014. The Times of India. 3 June 2013.
  9. News: Demand to resume KSRTC service to Ooty. 25 January 2014. The Hindu. 5 June 2012.
  10. News: No pvt bus service in Ooty: Nehru. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221191249/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article15848.ece. dead. 21 February 2014. 25 January 2014. The New Indian Express. 14 May 2012.

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