Tiruvannamalai Central Bus Station

Tiruvannamalai Central Bus Station , commonly known as Tiruvannamalai New Bus Stand, is one of the bus termini of Tiruvannamalai. Sister stations include Manalurpet road station and nine other arterial festive time bus stations, which are primarily used for intra-city buses.[4] The bus station is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) away from Tiruvannamalai railway station. In terms of size, it is one of the largest functioning bus termini in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Shri Tiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar – Abithagujalaambal shrine is 2 km (1.2 mi) away.

Tiruvannamalai Central Bus Station [1]
LocationVellore road (Chittore-Cuddalore road),
Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
PIN – 606601.
India
Coordinates11.8416°N 78.0627°E / 11.8416; 78.0627
Owned byTiruvannamalai Special Grade Municipality
Operated byDepartment of Transport (Tamil Nadu)[2]
Platforms4 (60 Bays)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled access
Other information
Fare zoneTNSTC Tiruvannamalai Division[3]
History
Opened2000 (2000)
Passengers
15,000 per day

Services

Due to the town's location between Bengaluru and Puducherry & Vellore and Trichy, all Bengaluru bound buses from Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur pass the terminus. The station is managed by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu). It services premium buses, which are operated by SETC.[5][6]

Beyond Tamil Nadu

Tiruvannamalai is also serviced by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh government transport corporations. KSRTC's Rajahamsa, Airavat and Airavat club classbusses[7][8] along with sarige connect Tiruvannamalai with rest of Karnataka.

APSRTC connects Tiruvannamalai with Tirupathi and Hyderabad.

Connections
PlatformDestinations
1Vellore, Kanchipuram, Arni, Chittor, K.G.F, Gudiyattam, Tiruthani, and Arcot
1 AChennai, Gingee, Viluppuram, Vettavalam, Chengalpattu, Tindivanam and Puducherry
2Bengaluru, Dharmapuri, Harur, Tirupattur, Vaniyambadi, Karur, Ooty, Hosur, Hogenakkal, Salem, Coimbatore, Erode and Tiruppur,Krishnagiri,Uthangarai
3Bengaluru, Kolar Gold Fields, Chickmagalur, Davanagere, Shimoga, Hospet and Talguppa (KSRTC).

APSRTC – Hyderabad, Tirupathi, Madanapalle, Gooty, Guntakal, Proddatur and Palamaner

4Cuddalore, Trichy, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Karaikudi, Dindigul Pudukottai, Nagercoil, Shencottah,Rajapalayam and Marthandam
4 sub Kallakurichi, Attur, Rasipuram and Town buses.

Platforms and Busbays
PlatformBusbayDestina
17Arni
18Arni / Arcot
19Arcot
110Kanchipuram/Tiruthani
111K.G.F / Gudiyattam
112Other destinations- exit via Polur/ Avalurpet roads
113/14/15Town Buses – Medical college, Avalurpet, Polur, Collector office, Vengikkal EB etc.,

References
  1. "பேருந்து நிலைய ஆக்கிரமிப்புகளை அகற்ற வலியுறுத்தல்". Dinamani.
  2. "Objective of Departments" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. "TNSTC – Villupuram". Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation. TNSTC Viluppuram. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. "Temporary Bus Stands". TV Malai. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. "TNSTC Tiruvannamalai – TNSTC Blog – TamilNadu State Transport Corporation Blog".
  6. "SETC".
  7. "K S R T C."
  8. "Google".
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