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The '''Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus''' or '''CCCBT''' is a bus terminus located in [[Chennai]], in close proximity to [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus|CMBT]] catering to outstation private buses. It was inaugurated in August 2003.<ref name="BusStandToBeModernised"/><br />
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The CCCBT, spread over an area of 6.7 acres,<ref name="TOI_MultilevelBusParkForCMBT">{{cite news<br />
| last = Mariappan <br />
| first = Julie <br />
| title = Multi-level bus park for Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus <br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| date = 24 March 2013 <br />
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/chennai/37980460_1_cmbt-chennai-mofussil-bus-terminus-terminuses<br />
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130528221447/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/chennai/37980460_1_cmbt-chennai-mofussil-bus-terminus-terminuses<br />
| url-status = dead<br />
| archive-date = 28 May 2013<br />
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]<br />
| access-date = 24 Mar 2013}}</ref> has 68 bus bays, 126 idle parking, 51 travel agency office, 22 shops, and 14 passenger waiting halls with total seating facilities for about 120 persons.<ref name="BusStandToBeModernised">{{cite news<br />
| title = Koyambedu Central Bus Stand to be Modernised <br />
| newspaper = Live Chennai.com <br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| publisher = livechennai.com <br />
| date = 12 August 2010 <br />
| url = http://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=1418<br />
| access-date = 24 Nov 2012}}</ref> It is being maintained by [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]. The CCCBT caters to about 5,000 passengers daily. Every day about 350 buses, about 450 on peak days, are operated to all parts of the state and to Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="TOI_MultilevelBusParkForCMBT"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Chennai_contract_carriage_bus_terminus.html |title=Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus at Koyambedu |publisher=Cmdachennai.gov.in |date=2003-08-25 |access-date=2016-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528104434/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Chennai_contract_carriage_bus_terminus.html |archive-date=28 May 2010 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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==Development==<br />
In 2010, a modernisation project aimed at decongesting the bus terminus was proposed by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, under which 250 bus bays will be constructed. The {{INR}} 2,190-million proposal also included a three-level bus bay, including a basement floor, with 81,749&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m commercial space, an idle parking of 150 buses in the basement, 75 operational bays on the ground floor, and 25 bays on the first floor.<ref name="BusStandToBeModernised"/><br />
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Upon completion, the terminus will have 14,417&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m of terminal area, 16,598&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m of idle parking area, 4,010&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m of driveways, 28,606&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m of commercial office space, 9,548&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m of retail space, and 8,570&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m of hotel space.<ref name="BusStandToBeModernised"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]]<br />
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