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The '''Broadway bus terminus''' is the largest city bus terminus of the [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is located in the heart of the city or its downtown<ref>{{cite book|title=Eastern and southern Asia|year=2008|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|location=New York|isbn=0761476318|page=442|url=https://books.google.com/?id=5ZBaVhmRvCkC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|author1=Bachman, David |author2=others }}</ref> - Parry's corner & Fort. It lies opposite the [[Madras High Court]] along the [[Esplanade]] in [[Georgetown, Chennai|George Town]]. It is a connecting point to several areas in the city. The bus terminus is located at the southern end of [[Broadway, Chennai|Broadway]] and is near the [[Chennai Fort]] suburban railway station.<br />
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==Developments==<br />
In 2019, the city corporation planned to construct a 21-storey multi-modal hub covering 1 million square feet, integrating the [[Chennai Metro]]. It will have a parking space for 1904 cars and 1820 motorcycles. The bus terminus will be developed with 97 bays across two floors: 53 on the lower level and 44 on the upper level. It will have a leasable area of 92,800 square meter, allowing commercial and retail on all the floors. Infrastructure includes an interchange hub for intra-city buses, metro, MRTS and para-transit modes of transport. The corporation expects an occupancy rate of 95 percent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Broadway to get a 21-storey, 10 lakh sq. ft. multi-modal hub |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/broadway-to-get-a-21-storey-10-lakh-sq-ft-multi-modal-hub/article29434700.ece |accessdate=22 September 2019 |newspaper= The Hindu |date=17 September 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Multi-level car parking==<br />
A multi-level car parking is proposed to be constructed at an area of 30,000&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m for a total of 5,000 cars and 7,900 two-wheelers.<ref>{{cite news|first= Deepa H. | last= Ramakrishnan |title= Multi-level parking lot proposal in final stage |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/04/stories/2009050457970300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508115502/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/04/stories/2009050457970300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 May 2009 |accessdate=22 September 2019 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |date= 4 May 2009}}</ref><br />
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==Connectivity and Locality details==<br />
The bus terminus is very close to [[Chennai Central]] railway station. The nearest suburban railway station is [[Chennai Fort]]. The bus terminus is divided into two parts: the eastern and western sides. In the eastern side, only a few buses are operated. The routes covered are mainly [[Anna Salai]], [[LIC Building|LIC]], D.M.S., [[Saidapet]], [[Guindy]], [[Tambaram]], etc. Until 2002, mofussil bus services were operated from the eastern part. From the western part, buses are operated to all other routes not operated in the eastern part. Broadway is the place where large trade activities, both wholes sale and retail, flourish. All items starting from civil, housewares, plastics, general provisions, stationery, fruits, flowers, cycles, etc. are available here. State government-owned Kuralagam an multidepartmental shop is near to the bus stand.<br />
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It also have a Entry/Exit Point of [[High Court metro station|High Court Metro station]] of [[Chennai Metro]] inside the Terminal <br />
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The terminus is patronised by about 150,000 people everyday. However, it is criticized for improper maintenance, resulting in unhygienic environment.<ref name="broadway stinks">{{cite news|first=Adarsh | last=Jain|title=Broadway MTC terminus now a stinking problem|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/12/22&PageLabel=5&EntityId=Ar00502&ViewMode=HTML|accessdate=22 December 2013|newspaper=The Times of India, Chennai|date=22 December 2013}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]] <br />
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