Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand

Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand, commonly known as Salem Central Bus Stand, is one of the bus terminus of Salem other being the Town Bus Terminus Salem City.

Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand Salem Central Bus Stand
Front view of Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand
General information
Location	Omalur Main Rd, Salem-636004,Tamil Nadu. India
Coordinates	11.6673°N 78.1424°E / 11.6673; 78.1424
Owned by	Salem City Municipal Corporation
Operated by	Department of Transport
Platforms	4 (80 Bays) 4th Largest Bus Stand in Tamilnadu
Construction
Structure type	On ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Station code	SLM(SETC, KSRTC & KSRTC)
Fare zone	TNSTC Salem Division
History
Previous names	Salem Central Bus Stand
Passengers
3,00,000 per day[1]

Overview

Being a major transit point in the central region of the state and spreading over an area of 5.9 acres (2.4 ha) this terminus is managed by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu), experiences a heavy traffic of operating about 1,100 buses operating and crossing through the bus terminus. It is located in Center of the Salem City.^[2] It has been renamed by Government of Tamil Nadu as Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand to honor the AIADMK founder and the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran. This project was built on contract basis done by Sri chakra construction.^{[citation needed]}

Renovation

The Salem Municipal Corporation had decided to Lay concrete flooring on the entire new bus stand premises at an outlay of Rs. 5 crores. This would enable in keeping the bus stand neat and tidy and also prevent waterlogging during the monsoon period. The project has been undertaken under the Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund.^[1]

Routes

Platforms	To
1	All SETC, Dharmapuri, Hosur, Bengaluru, Krishnagiri, Mettur, Yercaud, Mecheri, Pennagaram
2	Chennai, Tirupati, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Attur, Tirupathur, Kallakurichi, Pondicherry, Chidambaram, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Kanchipuram, Nellore, Chengalpattu
3	Kochi, Trivandrum, Thoothukudi, Trichy, Madurai, Karur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, Sivakasi, Theni, Dindigul, Pudukottai, Rameshwaram, Tiruchendur
4	Coimbatore, Edappadi, Erode, Tirupur, Ooty, Pollachi, Palani, Sathyamangalam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Guruvayur, Kollam, Perundurai, Palakkad, Ernakulam, Bhavani, Poolampatti
Intercity Service	Junction, Airport, Old Bus Stand, Suramangalam, Omalur, Elampillai, Siddhar Kovil, Kondalampatti, Ayothiyapatnam, Karuppur, Veerapandi, All around Salem City.

Connections

The terminus is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Salem Junction railway station and it is 19 km away from Salem Airport.

See also

• Town Bus Terminus Salem
• Salem Junction
• Salem City Municipal Corporation
• Edappadi
• Yercaud