CMBT
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Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus
சென்னை புறநகர் பேருந்து நிலையம் |
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Main facade of the CMBT
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| Location | Inner Ring Road, Koyambedu, Chennai |
| Coordinates | 13°04′03″N 80°12′20″E / 13.06745°N 80.20566°ECoordinates: 13°04′03″N 80°12′20″E / 13.06745°N 80.20566°E |
| Owned by | CMDA |
| Platforms | 160 |
| Connections | Chennai Metro, MTC |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 2002 |
The Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus or CMBT is a modern bus terminus located in Chennai, India, providing outstation transport services. Spread over an area of 37 acres (150,000 m2) in Koyambedu. It is accredited with the ISO 9001:2000 quality certification for its quality management and excellence. It is located on the 100 feet (30 m) inner-ring road (Jawaharlal Nehru Road) in Koyambedu between SAF Games Village and the Koyambedu Vegetable Market. It's the largest bus Terminus in Asia. And second biggest bus depot in India after Delhi Millennium Depot. Chennai Metro Rail operates a coach depot behind CMBT since 2015.
The bus terminus originally functioned at the Broadway terminus near Madras High Court in George Town, in an area covering about 1.5 acres. With the growing population and transportation demand, a new terminus was planned at Koyambedu.
The CMBT was planned and built by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority during DMK regime at a cost of ₹ 103 crores and inaugurated on 18 November 2002 by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa during AIADMK regime .
The terminus has 6 platforms in 3 bus fingers with 180 bus bays. It also has an idle parking area for 60 buses and can station 270 buses at any given time. Being the most important entry-exit point of the city, the terminus has a capacity to handle over 2,000 buses and 200,000 passengers a day. The terminus currently handles more than 500 buses at a time, and 3,000 buses and 250,000 passengers a day. The 36.5-acre (148,000 m2) bus terminus has an 17,840 sq ft (1,657 m2) waiting facility for passengers, a 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) parking space for auto rickshaws, cabs and private cars, and 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m2) parking space for two-wheelers. The amenities provided in the terminus include 3 hotels and 3 smaller eateries inside the terminus, 3 locker rooms, 10 travel agency offices, shops, supermarkets, ATMs, dorm rooms (A/C and non-A/C) for rent, toilets, round-the-clock security, pure drinking water free of cost facilitated by a reverse-osmosis treatment plant, a 24-hour Emergency Medical Care Centre, a 24- hour Pharmacy and Free Wi-Fi internet. Wheel chairs are provided for the physically disabled. In 2012, the number of reservation counters was increased from 6 to 16.
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