Central Bus Terminus Salem


Central Bus Terminus Salem, popularly known as Salem Central Bus Stand is one of the bus terminus of Salem other being the Town Bus Terminus Salem City.

Overview

Being a major transit point in the central region of the state and spreading over an area of this terminus is managed by Department of Transport, 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. The bus stand was renamed as Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand in honour of AIADMK founder and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran

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.

Routes

Connections

The terminus is about away from Salem Junction railway station and it is 19 km away from Salem Airport.