Periyar Bus Stand


Periyār Pēruntu Nilaiyam
TNSTC Bus Stand
General information
Other namesPeriyar Smart Bus Stand
LocationWest Veli Street – T.P.K. Road - Nethaji Road
Coordinates9°54′57″N 78°06′42″E / 9.915873°N 78.111720°E / 9.915873; 78.111720
Owned byMadurai Corporation
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened14 August 1921 (1921-08-14)
ClosedNo
RebuiltCompletely demolished and re construction started on 17 January 2019. Inaugurated in December 2022.
Previous namesCentral Bus Stand
Services
Intracity bus service

Periyar Bus Stand is a central bus terminus for local city buses in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. The bus stand is one of the key bus terminus in Madurai. It is centrally located in the Madurai city.

History

The Central bus stand was originally opened in the year 1921 and it was later renamed to Periyar Bus stand (current) in the 1970s. This bus stand has been completely demolished and is being reconstructed since January 17, 2019 with a project budget of 153 crore rupees. [1]

Services

  • Bus bay
  • Shops
  • Two wheeler parking
  • Four wheeler parking

Facilities

The newly constructed bus stand will have all facilities.It will be opened on 8th December 2021 as a part of the Smart Cities Mission[2]

Connections

The terminus is well connected to various parts of the city such as:

See also

References

  1. "Madurai's iconic Periyar bus stand to be demolished, residents express mixed reactions". 20 January 2019.
  2. Ganesh, Sanjana (20 May 2019). "Madurai's Periyar bus stand design requires tweaking, feel experts". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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