Vellore New Bus Terminus, also known as Vellore New Bus Stand, is a main bus station in
Vellore
Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separa ...
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Tamil Nadu
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India
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. It is located on the
Chennai
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Bengaluru
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National Highway 48 (India)
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near the Green Circle.
About
Newly built Vellore bus terminus which has been built at a cost of 53.13 crores, spread over 9.25 hectares with a built-up area of 3,187 sqm, has 84 bus bays, 82 shops, three food courts, 11 waiting halls each having a capacity of at least 75 persons. Separate restrooms have also been built for commuters with disabilities. On an average, over 75,000 commuters use the temporary bus terminus in the town every day. Ramps for the physically challenged are also built in the new terminus, which is solar powered. The entire facility also comes under CCTV surveillance.
See also
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Vellore Katpadi Junction
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Vellore Cantonment
Vellore Cantonment is a railway station that serves the city of Vellore, in addition to . The station is located on Viluppuram–Tirupati line. It is located at the heart of the city on Infantry road (near Vellore Municipal Corporation
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Vellore Airport
Vellore Airport is located in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. It serves Vellore and Adjoining districts. , it is revived and under construction.
History
In July 2006, it was re-activated in as a part of Airports Authority of India idle airports a ...
References
{{Vellore district
Bus stations in Tamil Nadu
Transport in Vellore