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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus<br/>Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus<br />
| name_lang = en<br />
| native_name = <hr/>Ceṉṉai Puṟanakar Pēruntu Muṉaiyam<br/>Puraṭcit Talaivar Ṭākṭar Em.Ji.Ār. Pēruntu Muṉaiyam<br />
| type = Bus Terminus<br />
| native_name_lang = ta<br />
| other_name = Koyembedu Bus Stand<br />
| style = <br />
| image = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image_caption = Facade of CMBT<br />
| address = [[Koyambedu]], Chennai<br />
| borough = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.06745|N|80.20566|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| operator = [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]<br />
| line = <br />
| bus_operators = [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC]], [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC]], [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]], [[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation|NWKRTC]], [[Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation|KKRTC]], [[Puducherry Road Transport Corporation|PTC]], [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|MTC]]<br />
| other = {{ric|Chennai Metro}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Green|croute}} [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station|CMBT]]<br />
| structure = At-grade<br />
| platforms = 160<br />
| bus_routes = *[[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
*[[Karnataka]]<br />
*[[Kerala]]<br />
*[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]<br />
*[[Chennai Metropolitan Area]]<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = Yes<br />
| opened = 2002<br />
| accessible = yes<br />
| owned = [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]]<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
}}<br />
'''Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus''', officially '''Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus''', is a [[bus terminus]] located in [[Chennai]], India, providing inter-state bus [[transport]] services. It is located on the [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]] in [[Koyambedu]] and is one of the largest bus terminus by area in India.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Reethu|title=Chennai turns 375: Things you should know about 'Gateway to South India'|work=One India|date=23 August 2014|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/chennai-turns-375-years-old-things-you-should-know-1507481.html?story=1|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In the 1990s, inter-city buses from Chennai were operated from [[Broadway bus terminus]] in [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]] and from few other locations such as [[Saidapet]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/it-was-part-of-the-first-master-plan/article33563224.ece |title=It was part of the first master plan |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 January 2012 |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> As a part of the first master plan for the development of the city, a new bus terminus was planned on the [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]] in [[Koyambedu]] between the [[South Asian Games]] village and the [[Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex|vegetable market]]. Construction of the new Chennai mofussil bus terminus started on 6 June 1999 and it was inaugurated on 18 November 2002 for public use by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], then [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="CMBT"/><ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|title=Jayalalithaa inaugurates new bus terminus in Chennai|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 November 2002|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/11/19/stories/2002111901991700.htm|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> On 9 October 2018, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] renamed the bus terminus as ''Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus'' in honour of former chief minister [[M. G. Ramachandran]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/10/cmbt-renamed-as-puratchi-thalaivar-dr-mgr-bus-stand-1883468.html|title=CMBT renamed as 'Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Bus Terminus'|date=10 October 2018|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Infrastructure and operations==<br />
It is spread over an area of {{cvt|36|acre|m2}} with a built-up area of {{cvt|17840|ft2}}. The terminus is operated by [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]] and has six platforms with 180 bus bays.<ref name="CMBT"/> In 2005, the terminus was accredited with the [[ISO 9001:2000]] quality certification for its quality management.<ref>{{cite news|title= Koyambedu bus terminus gets ISO certification|date=28 December 2005|url= http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122816740400.htm|access-date= 16 October 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111107232736/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122816740400.htm|archive-date=7 November 2011|url-status=dead|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="CMBT">{{cite web|url=https://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/chennai_mufussil_bus_terminus(cmbt).html|title=Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus|publisher=[[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> It has a parking area for 60 buses and can accommodate 270 buses at any given time.<ref name="Hindu"/> It has a {{cvt|25000|ft2}} open parking space for auto rickshaws, taxis and private cars, and {{cvt|16000|sqft}} parking space for two-wheeler.<ref name="Hindu"/> Additional underground parking lots were added in 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Underground parking inaugurated|date=27 December 2010|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-27/chennai/28231241_1_underground-parking-parking-levels-wheelers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104075716/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-27/chennai/28231241_1_underground-parking-parking-levels-wheelers|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Two-tier parking facility at CMBT terminus soon|newspaper=[[The Deccan Chronicle]]|date=15 March 2013|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130315/news-current-affairs/article/two-tier-parking-facility-cmbt-terminus-soon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203101146/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/130315/news-current-affairs/article/two-tier-parking-facility-cmbt-terminus-soon|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2019|access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref> Other facilities and amenities include [[restaurants]], [[locker rooms]], [[travel agent|travel offices]], shops, [[supermarket]]s, [[Automatic Teller Machine|ATM]]s, [[dormitory|dorimtories]], [[toilet]]s, [[drinking water]] dispensers, [[emergency care]] centre, [[pharmacies]], [[Wifi]], and access facilities for the disabled.<ref>{{cite news|title=No space in Chennai bus terminus for extra buses during Diwali|date=8 November 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-08/chennai/34993868_1_special-buses-extra-buses-cmbt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103174205/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-08/chennai/34993868_1_special-buses-extra-buses-cmbt|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Connections==<br />
[[Chennai Metro Rail]] has an [[Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT metro station|elevated Metro railway station]] adjacent to the bus terminus, which forms part of the [[Green Line (Chennai Metro)|Green Line]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Elevated metro stations to come up at 10 places|date=29 June 2010|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/elevated-metro-stations-to-come-up-at-10-places/articleshow/6103582.cms|access-date=16 October 2021|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai's first metro ride begins|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 June 2015|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-metro-rail-inauguration/article7366598.ece|access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Broadway bus terminus|Broadway Bus Terminus]]<br />
* [[Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus]]<br />
* [[Kilambakkam bus terminus]]<br />
* [[Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus]]<br />
* [[Transport in Chennai]]<br />
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