Town Bus Terminus Salem

Town Bus Terminus Salem popularly known as Old Bus Stand, Salem, is one of the Town bus terminus of Salem City.

Salem Town Bus Station
Old Bus Stand, Salem
LocationV Market Rd, First Agraharam,
Salem, Salem District, Tamil Nadu.
PIN  636001.
India
Coordinates11.6528°N 78.1591°E / 11.6528; 78.1591
Owned bySalem City Municipal Corporation
Operated byDepartment of Transport (Tamil Nadu)
Platforms5 (100 Bays)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled access
Other information
Station codeSLM (TNSTC)
Fare zoneTNSTC Salem Division SLM/394
Traffic
Passengers75,000 passengers per day

Overview

Being a major transit point in the central region of the state, and spreading over an area of 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) this terminus is managed by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu), experiences a heavy traffic of operating about 1,500 buses.

Connections

The terminus is about 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) away from Salem Junction railway station.

Renovation

Under the Central Government's Smart Cities Mission, the Salem Municipal Corporation began demolishing the terminus to build a new two-tiered bus station at a cost of ₹92.13 crores.[1][2]

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See also

References

  1. "Rs 943-crore smart city projects being implemented in Salem | Salem News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. Reporter, Staff (23 April 2019). "Two-tier bus terminal to come up in Salem". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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