Chatram Bus Stand
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Chatram Bus Station
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| Location |
Chintamani, Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu. PIN – 620 002. India |
| Coordinates | 10°49′53″N 78°41′36″E / 10.83139°N 78.69333°ECoordinates: 10°49′53″N 78°41′36″E / 10.83139°N 78.69333°E |
| Owned by | Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation |
| Operated by | Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu) |
| Platforms | 6 |
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| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Disabled access |  |
| History | |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 50,000 / Per day |
Chatram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli, also popularly known Chathiram Bus Stand or Main Guard Gate Bus Stand, is one of the bus termini of Trichy, other being the Central Bus Stand. It is located near Chintamani, adjacent to St. Joseph's College.
This ‘D’–graded terminus, taking its name from the nearby Chinnaiya Pillai Chatram, became functional since 1979 and officially recognised in 2005. The terminus is managed by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu), mostly operating TNSTC's transit buses and minibuses to northern, eastern and western parts of tiruchirapalli district.
The terminus also handles intercity bus services, express buses, highway buses and sleeper buses at scheduled hours as it serves as boarding point for north and west – bound buses belonging SETC, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and private operators to destinations like Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
On the left side of the terminus services for Srirangam were operated, and on the western side for Karur, Erode, Thuraiyur and Coimbatore and for Cuddalore, Perambalur, Neyveli,Jayankondam, Chidambaram, Ariyalur and Musiri on the northern side (near Ramba Theatre complex).
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