Chathiram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli

{{short description|Bus terminal in Tamil Nadu, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox station | cta_header = | name = Chathiram Bus Stand<br>சத்திரம் பேருந்து நிலையம் | type = | style = | image = | image_caption = | address = Chintamani, Tiruchirappalli<br>Tamil Nadu. PIN{{snd}}620 002. | country = India | coordinates = {{Coord|10|49|53|N|78|41|36|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}} | elevation = | line = | other = | structure = | platform = 8 | depth = | levels = | tracks = | parking = Yes | bicycle = Yes | baggage_check = | opened = {{Start date and age|1979|df=y}}<ref name=3decade>{{cite news|last=S. Ganesan|title=Bus stand to get roof|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bus-stand-to-get-roof/article209220.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 August 2009|location=Tiruchi}}</ref> | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = {{Access icon|20px}} | code = | owned = Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation | operator = Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu) | zone = | smartcardname = | smartcardstatus = | former = | passengers = 50,000 / Per day<ref name=CPC/> | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services =  | map_locator = | route_map = | map_state = }} '''Chathiram Bus Stand, Tiruchirappalli''', old name '''''Chinnaiya Pillai Chathiram''''' also popularly known '''Chathiram Perundu Nilayam''' or '''Chathiram Bus Stand''', is one of the bus termini of Trichy, other being the Central Bus Stand.<ref name=oneof>{{cite news|last=R. Gokul|title=Chatram bus stand vendors up in arms against midnight closure of shops|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-12/madurai/40535690_1_bus-stand-shops-mofussil-buses|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222557/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-12/madurai/40535690_1_bus-stand-shops-mofussil-buses|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2013|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=12 July 2013|location=Tiruchi}}</ref> The terminus is located in a land of {{convert|2.05|acre|ha}} near Chintamani, adjacent to St. Joseph's College.<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?ll=10.83083,78.693373&spn=0.006059,0.009903&t=h&z=17|accessdate = 30 January 2014|title = Location of the Bus Station}}</ref>

Chinnaiya Pillai Chathiram (Choultry) Choultry is a resting place, an inn or caravansary for travelers, pilgrims or visitors to a site. Non-profit organization is involved in a variety of projects and undertakings, the aim of which was physical, social and spiritual upliftment of all. To sustain these endeavors, the most fundamental aspect is food. At the Chinnaiya Pillai Chaitram, Annadanam, the sacred offered of food during that time, to Sanyasis, volunteers, Bramhacharis, students and all daily visitors.

== Overview == This 'D'-graded terminus, taking its name from the nearby '''Chinnaiya Pillai Chathiram''',<ref name=CPC>{{cite news|title=Plea to rename Chathram Bus Stand after Kamarajar|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111262180300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117114018/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111262180300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2010|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 November 2010|location=Tiruchi}}</ref> became functional since 1979 and officially recognised in 2005.<ref name=dgrade>{{cite news|last=S. Ganesan|title=Commuters face the heat without bus shelters|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3514306.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 June 2012|location=Tiruchi}}</ref> 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.<ref name=women>{{cite news|title=Six exclusive bus services for women introduced in the city|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/six-exclusive-bus-services-for-women-introduced-in-the-city/article3093707.ece|accessdate=7 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 August 2006}}</ref><ref name=more>{{cite news|title=New bus services|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/around-the-city/article1854101.ece|accessdate=7 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 June 2007}}</ref><ref name=cbsroute>{{cite news|title=New buses on roads|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-buses-on-roads/article1173513.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 January 2008|location=Tiruchi}}</ref>

== Redevelopment == As of November 4, 2019 the bus terminus is closed for operation and being redeveloped completely at an estimated cost of {{INR convert|17.34|c}} as part of the Smart City Mission. The buses operated from the current terminal has been shifted to nearby roads where designated points has been created for different routes with makeshift shelters as an intermediate measure for continued operations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trichy: Chathiram bus stand closed for makeover|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/chathiram-bus-stand-closed-for-makeover/articleshow/71912040.cms|accessdate=18 December 2020|newspaper=Times of India|date=5 November 2019|location=Trichy}}</ref> The work was originally slated to be completed in eighteen months, but due to lockdown for COVID-19 its expected to be delayed further. As per the plan the new bus terminal to host the following features.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chathiram bus stand project back on track|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/chathiram-bus-stand-project-back-on-track/article32786252.ece|accessdate=18 December 2020|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 October 2020|location=Tiruchi}}</ref> The renovated bus station was opened in 2022. * 30 bus bays * Passenger waiting hall * Cloak room * Feeding room for lactating mothers * Ticket counters * Food court * Retiring room for police and bus crew * Underground parking lot to accommodate 350 two-wheelers * 33 commercial shops (17 on the ground floor and 16 on other floor)

== Services == The terminus also handles mofussil intercity bus services, express buses, highway buses and sleeper buses at scheduled hours as it serves as boarding point for north and west{{snd}} bound buses belonging SETC, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and private operators to destinations like Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.<ref name=dgrade/>

{| class ="wikitable" |- !Platform!!Destinations |- |1|| Thuvakudi, Kailasapuram, OFT, HAPP, Navalpattu, Police Colony(Via Thiruverumbur). and Thiruverumbur |- |2|| Keeranur, Tiruchirappalli Airport, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Uraiyur, Ponmalai, OFT-HAPP, Police Colony(Via Tiruchirappalli Airport). |- |3|| Sangiliyandapuram, Senthaneerpuram, K. K. Nagar and Kumaravayalur |- |4|| Uraiyur, Thillai Nagar, Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station and Central Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli |- |5|| Inam kulathur |- |6|| Samayapuram and Manachanallur |- |7|| Pettavaithalai and Mukkombu |- |8|| Lalgudi and Kallanai |- |South Western side of terminus|| Srirangam, Thiruvanaikaval |- |North Western side of terminus|| Karur, Erode, Thuraiyur and Coimbatore |- |Northern side of terminus||Cuddalore, Perambalur, Neyveli, Jayankondam, Ariyalur and Musiri |} thumb|Buses proceeding into the old Lalgudi Platform. On the left side of the terminus services for Srirangam were operated, and on the western side for Karur, Erode, Thuraiyur and Coimbatore<ref name=oneof/><ref name=sides>{{cite news|last=M. Balaganessin|title=Cramped Chathiram bus shelter bursting at seams|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2163889.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 July 2011|author2=M. V. L. Manikantan|location=Tiruchi}}</ref> and for Cuddalore, Perambalur, Neyveli, Jayankondam, Ariyalur and Musiri on the northern side (near Ramba Theatre complex).<ref name=ramba>{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Chathram bus stand remains overcrowded and disorderly City pulse|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/chathram-bus-stand-remains-overcrowded-and-disorderly-city-pulse/article1897376.ece|accessdate=31 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 August 2007|location=Tiruchi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = ஒதுக்கிய நேரத்துக்கு முன்பே புறப்பட்டதால் தனியார், அரசு பஸ் டிரைவர்கள் தகராறு சத்திரம் பஸ் நிலையத்தில் பரபரப்பு|date = 12 December 2013|url = http://ww.dinakaran.com/District_Detail.asp?Nid=262025&cat=504|work = Dinakaran|accessdate = 14 February 2014|language = Tamil|trans-title=Chaos at Chatram Bus Station as drivers of government-run and private buses engage in duel over departure timings|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011050/http://ww.dinakaran.com/District_Detail.asp?Nid=262025&cat=504|archivedate = 23 February 2014}}</ref>

== Connections == The terminus is connected to Tiruchirappalli Fort railway station, which is about {{convert|1.3|km}} towards south{{ndash}}west<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?saddr=Chatram+Bus+Stand,+Trichy+Chennai+Trunk+Road,+Annamalai+Nagar,+Mealchinthamani,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&daddr=Fort+Station+Road,+Annamalai+Nagar,+Tharanallur,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&ll=10.828733,78.691313&spn=0.012118,0.019805&sll=10.831778,78.69323&sspn=0.012118,0.019805&geocode=FaJHpQAdbsOwBCmrSNH9sPWqOzHPCDR7B3xwow%3BFegrpQAdrbWwBClT38eBr_WqOzGpNeLD6rlAtQ&oq=fort+&mra=atm&dirflg=w&t=h&z=16|accessdate = 30 January 2014|title = Directions for Tiruchirappalli Fort railway station}}</ref> and Tiruchirappalli Town railway station, about {{convert|1.4|km}} south{{ndash}}east.<ref>{{Google maps|url = https://maps.google.co.in/maps?saddr=Chatram+Bus+Stand,+Chatram+Bus+Stand,+Trichy+Chennai+Trunk+Rd,+Annamalai+Nagar,+Mealchinthamani,+Tiruchirappalli,+TN+620002&daddr=Tiruchirapalli+Town+Railway+Station,+Devathanam,+Tiruchirappalli,+Tamil+Nadu&hl=en&sll=10.831778,78.696583&sspn=0.024237,0.039611&geocode=FaJHpQAdbsOwBCmrSNH9sPWqOzHPCDR7B3xwow%3BFfI9pQAdwumwBCHhMpY2s7NMyClLSmlFTfSqOzHhMpY2s7NMyA&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=pd&z=16|title = Directions for Tiruchirappalli Town railway station|accessdate = 30 January 2014}}</ref>

== In popular culture == The terminus prominently featured in Tamil Film, ''Sathiram Perundhu Nilayam (2013)''.<ref name=SPN>{{cite news|last=S. R. Ashok Kumar|title=Music for the masses|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/music-for-the-masses/article4105489.ece|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=17 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="reftamil">{{cite news|title=சத்திரம் பேருந்து நிலையம் (திரை விமர்சனம்)|url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/12091259/Sathiram-Perunthu-Nilayam-movi.html|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=Maalai Malar|date=12 July 2013|language=Tamil|trans-title=Chatram Bus Station (Film review)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215352/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/12091259/Sathiram-Perunthu-Nilayam-movi.html|archivedate=1 February 2014}}</ref>

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== External links == {{Commons category|Chatram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli}}

Category:Bus stations in Tiruchirappalli Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1979