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Minister for Public Works, Highways and Minor Ports E.V. Velu flagged disconnected autobus services astatine the recently opened modern autobus terminus connected Chennai-Tindivanam Road successful Tiruvannamalai municipality connected Tuesday, bringing alleviation to hundreds of long-distance travellers.
It comes aft the facility, built astatine a outgo of ₹34 crore, was formally inaugurated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin during his sojourn to the territory connected December 27, 2025. The terminus has been opened for nationalist usage aft giving last touches and preparing a database of long-distance buses that tin beryllium operated from the facility.
Spread implicit 6.6 acres, the caller terminus features CCTV cameras and solar-powered LED lights to heighten surveillance. The caller installation connects each 3 arterial stretches from Chennai, Madurai and Bengaluru with the town. A constabulary outpost volition besides beryllium acceptable up.
“The caller autobus terminus has rider amenities similar the integer autobus timing boards, a waiting hall, nationalist announcement systems, capable washrooms, h2o taps and parking facilities,” S. Selva Balaji, Commissioner, Tiruvannamalai Corporation, told The Hindu.
Corporation officials said that the caller terminus volition run agelong region buses to Pondicherry, Kilambakkam (Chennai), Adyar, Madhavaram, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thirukovilur, Panruti, Neyveli, Kumbakonam and Chidambaram.
The aged autobus terminus, which was opened successful 1988 adjacent the Arunachaleswarar Temple, is located connected a two-acre crippled astatine the centre of town. It volition proceed to run buses to Bengaluru, Vellore, Vandavasi, Cheyyar, Chengam, Arcot, Ranipet, Coimbatore, Salem, Kancheepuram, Hosur and Dharmapuri. Every day, connected an average, more than 400 buses are operated by Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) successful the terminus. Buses conflict to depart and get successful the terminus owed to postulation congestion successful the town.
“The Corporation should run shuttle services betwixt the caller and the aged autobus terminus to assistance commuters committee section buses with easiness due to the fact that autorickshaws complaint exorbitant rates to scope these facilities,” said N. Prasanna, a commuter.
On the occasion, Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, K. Pitchandi, and Collector K. Tharpagaraj were present.
