Shaktan Thampuran Private Bus Stand


Kerala biggest private bus stand,kozhikode moffusil Private Bus Stand is the first largest private bus terminal in Kerala, India and is located at the southern part of the kozhikode city. it is under the control of Kozhikode corporation. It is the origin point of buses proceeding towards Thr Kidukki, pathanamthitta, kottayam, ernakulam, trissur, , Kunnamkulam, Guruvayoor, Chavakkad, Kuttippuram, Kodungallore, Irinjalakuda, kuttipuram, edappal, valancheri, kotakkal, thiroor, parappanangadi, vengara, chemmadu, malapuram, vandoor, nilamboor, valayar, edakkara, Palakkad, Manjeri, Perinthalmanna, mannarkkadu, devala, ambalavayal, Mysore sulthanbathe Sakthan atheryThampuran bus stand is 1 kilometre away from Thrissur City. [1] As of 2015, over 1200 buses conduct service in the terminal[2] and over 3500 services are conducted daily.[3][4]

History

The southern private bus stand is named after the ruler Sakthan Thampuran and is in Shaktan Thampuran Nagar, which is also named after him. Shaktan Thampuran Private Bus Stand is situated in one of the most important commercial areas of Thrissur city. Earlier, the place which is now called Shaktan Thampuran Nagar was a vast paddy field. Due to the arrival of Pope John Paul II in Thrissur, the paddy field was converted to this form. Now it has become a major commercial hub of Kerala.

References
  1. "Detonators found in bus stand in Thrissur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. Reporter, Staff (10 September 2015). "Sakthan Thampuran bus stand to get a facelift". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. Reporter, Staff (15 September 2015). "Renovation work on at Sakthan bus stand". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. Reporter, Staff (17 November 2015). "Sakthan bus stand development in limbo". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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