Erode Central Bus Terminus

Central Bus Terminal Complex

Location	Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°20′50″N 77°43′13″E / 11.347147°N 77.720338°ECoordinates: 11°20′50″N 77°43′13″E / 11.347147°N 77.720338°E
Address	Erode
Opening date	1973
Owner	Erode Municipal Corporation
Parking	200 buses

The Erode Central Bus Terminus, is the main bus station complex in the City of Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located near the Swastik Circle at the junction of State Highway 15 and Mettur Road.

History

Erode Central Bus stand Layout

The Erode Central Bus Terminus was opened to public in 1973 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the Indian Independence, at the heart of the City, with two Entry and two Exit Gates. It was constructed and is being maintained by Erode Municipal Corporation. The available space in the terminal was spread over an area of 15 acres (61,000 m²) and had parking bays to accommodate more than 200 buses simultaneously. More than 1,500 services operate from the terminal every day.^[1] Currently it has about 11 Platforms apart from the Mini-bus station located inside the complex.

Operations

The station complex caters to both Intra city and inter city services. Buses ply from here to all major towns in Tamil Nadu and other important places in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry. About half of the area of the complex covering 5 platforms with 20 bays each is allocated for outstation services.

Platform	Destinations
1	Spare/Rest
2	Palani, Kangeyam, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Ooty, Chennai, Bengaluru, Tirupati, Ernakulam, Puducherry, Gobichettipalayam, Mysuru
3	Karur, Dindigul, Trichy, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Rameshwaram, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Kanyakumari, Vellakoil
4	Salem, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Vilupuram, Rasipuram, Cuddalore, Vellore, Attur, Kallakurichi, Chidambaram
5	Bhavani, Anthiyur, Mettur, Aapakoodal, Ammapettai
6	City Buses towards Perundurai, Chennimalai, Arachalur, Sivagiri, Solar
7,8	City Buses towards Bhavani, Komarapalayam, Chithode, B.P.Agraharam, Pallipalayam, Sankagiri
9,10	City Buses
11	City Buses towards Erode Junction, P.S.Park, Surampatti, Periyar G.H

The remaining area is shared by intra city services of mini buses which operate from a total of 2 platforms on the south-western side of the terminus.

Facilities

The bus station has been modernized with the introduction of a railway reservation counter, e-governance facilities and bank ATMs.^[2] An air conditioned passenger waiting hall, a reverse osmosis water treatment plant and a separate station for mini-buses are in operation.^[3] An underground parking facility has been constructed for two-wheelers and a multi level shopping complex has been developed along with additional public convenience facilities inside the complex.^[4]

Plans for the Future

The bus station handles about more than 1000 buses every day. Due to the increasing number of services, the bus station is nearing its full operating capacity.^[5] So, the Corporation is planning to construct two satellite bus terminals near Solar(Erode South) and Suriyampalayam(Erode North) to share the handling of bus services and to reduce the traffic flow in core city.^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Transport in Erode
• Erode South Satellite Bus Terminus
• Erode Junction Railway Station
• Erode Ring Road

References

1. "Origin of the terminus". The Hindu. Chennai, India. May 2006. Retrieved Feb 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "Erode Bus terminus to sport a new look". The Hindu. Chennai, India. May 2006. Retrieved Feb 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "Modernisation of Erode Bus terminus". The Hindu. Chennai, India. July 2006. Retrieved Feb 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
4. "Parking and Shopping facilities". The Hindu. Chennai, India. May 2010. Retrieved Feb 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. "Burden in the terminal". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 January 2011. Retrieved Feb 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
6. "Plan for another terminal". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 February 2010. Retrieved Feb 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
7. "Satellite Bus stands". The Hindu. Erode, India. 14 September 2015. Retrieved March 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)