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Cd by the Government of Tamil Nadu.TNSTC has started online booking facilities to book bus tickets between major cities served by TNSTC. [3] It caters to all the districts within Tamil Nadu and also operates services to neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and union territory of Puducherry.
State Express Transport Corporation - Tamil Nadu Ltd - (SETC) is a state-owned transport corporation that runs long-distance mofussil services exceeding 300 km and above throughout the state of Tamil Nadu and major cities in adjoining states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry.
On March 22, 2016, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reported that Chennai had the most crowded buses in the country with 1300 passengers per bus in each direction per day. [2] During peak hours, on some routes, a bus with a capacity to accommodate 80 persons carries twice the number of people due to the extensiveness of the system.
An air conditioned bus operated by SETC. As of 2020, 32,598 buses are operated with the state transport units operating 20,946 buses along with 7,596 private buses and 4,056 mini buses. [9] Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) run by Government of Tamil Nadu is the primary public transport bus operator in the state.
Kilambakkam Bus Terminus, officially Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus, is a bus terminus in Kilambakkam, a southern suburb of Chennai, India. Situated along the GST Road, it became operational on 30 December 2023. Spread over an area of 88.52 acres (358,200 m 2), it was built to decongest the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus in Koyambedu.
The first motor bus service in the city was organised by the Madras Tramway Corporation between 1925 and 1928. [10] Most motor bus service providers in the city were nationalised as per the 1939 Motor Vehicles Act. The Pallavan Transport Corporation was created on 1 January 1972 to serve Madras city. It had a fleet of 1030 buses.
The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai and its suburbs. Phase I of the project consisted of two corridors covering a length of 54.15 kilometres (33.65 mi). [ 1 ] The elevated section of the project began operations in June 2015, with the entire elevated stretch operational as of October 2016. [ 2 ]
The terminus is operated by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and has six platforms in three bus fingers with 180 bus bays. [4] In 2005, the terminus was accredited with the ISO 9001:2000 quality certification for its quality management. [6] [4] It has a parking area for 60 buses and can accommodate 270 buses at any given time. [3]