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{{see also|Gandhipuram Town Bus stand|Coimbatore Junction railway station}}
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| name = Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus{{rail-interchange|bus}}<hr />{{small|கோயம்புத்தூர் ஒருங்கிணைந்த பேருந்து நிலையம்}}
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| owned = [[Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation]]
| operator = [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)]]
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The '''Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus''', commonly known as the '''CIBT''', is a proposed integrated bus terminus in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India, to serve both intercity and intracity buses. The bus terminus is under construction.<ref>{{cite news|title= Coimbatore Corporation floats tender for new bus stand in Vellalore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-corporation-floats-tender-for-new-bus-stand-in-vellalore/article29676409.ece|access-date=14 October 2019|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

==Background==
The bus terminus was planned to reduce traffic congestion in the city by integrating the [[Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus]], [[Gandhipuram]] [[Thiruvalluvar]] Bus stand (For SETC), [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC Buses (Karnataka)]] and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC Buses (Kerala)]], [[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]], [[Singanallur Bus Terminus]], [[Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus]] present in the city near the [[Coimbatore Bypass]] at Vellalore.<ref>{{cite news
| title =Coimbatore Corporation plans to build new bus stand in Vellalore by integrating all the existing bus stands.
| newspaper =The Hindu
| location =Coimbatore
| date =24 Jan 2020
| url =https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Proposal-for-new-bus-stand-at-Vellalore-gathers-steam/article16677998.ece
| access-date =24 Jan 2020}}</ref>

==Timeline==
*2014-The Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus project was announced by former Chief Minister [[J. Jayalalithaa]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Coimbatore Corporation plans to build new bus stand in Vellalore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-corporation-plans-to-build-new-bus-stand-in-vellalore/article6216746.ece|access-date=16 July 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 July 2014}}</ref>
*2020-The foundation stone was laid on 22 February.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Foundation stone laid for Integrated bus stand in Coimbatore
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Coimbatore
| date = 24 Jan 2020
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/integrated-bus-stand-work-starts-in-coimbatore/article30644032.ece
| access-date = 24 Jan 2020}}</ref> The proposed terminus will be built at a cost of {{INR}} 168 crores.
*2020-The CMRL proposed to connect CIBT and Ukkadam Bus Terminus by the corridor-V of Coimbatore Metro<ref>{{cite news
| title = Coimbatore Metro project to connect CIBT at Vellalore and Ukkadam begin soon
| newspaper = Metro Rail News
| location = Coimbatore
| date = 12 March 2020
| url = https://www.metrorailnews.in/coimbatore-metro-project-to-connect-vellore-and-ukkadam-begin-soon/
| access-date = 12 March 2020}}</ref>

==Inclusion of Battery-based buses in CIBT==
In the project, special battery charging points and maintenance sheds for battery-based buses are included.<ref>{{cite news|title = Futuristic Planning in CIBT design
| newspaper = Simplicity
| location = Coimbatore
| date = 31 March 2021
| url =https://simplicity.in/coimbatore/english/news/80527/Lotus-model-centrepiece-to-be-built-at-the-Vellalore-unified-bus-stand-in-Coimbatore
| access-date = 18 April 2021}}</ref>

==Facilities==
The size of the land earmarked for the project is 61 acres. The proposed terminus will have the following facilities:<ref>{{cite news|title = Facilities in CIBT
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Coimbatore
| date = 24 January 2020
| url =https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/integrated-bus-stand-work-starts-in-coimbatore/article30644032.ece
| access-date = 14 March 2021}}</ref>
*140 bus bays
*33 town bus bays
*112 idle parking bays
*80 omni bus bays
*Mother's room
*Medical centre,
*Clinic,
*Store room
*Cloak room
*11 ATM's
*71 shops
*seven offices for transport corporations
*20 ticket counters, 3 transport offices and 3 time offices
*2 restaurants over 405 square meters
*2 dormitories
*3 commercial office spaces
*The parking will have 110 four wheeler parking slots and 1200 two wheeler parking slots.
*TNSTC Coimbatore, Tiruppur Head Office<ref>{{cite news| title = TNSTC Coimbatore,Tiruppur Head Office to be included in CIBT design
| newspaper = Simplicity
| location = Coimbatore
| date = 31 March 2021
| url =https://simplicity.in/coimbatore/english/news/80527/Lotus-model-centrepiece-to-be-built-at-the-Vellalore-unified-bus-stand-in-Coimbatore
| access-date = 18 April 2021}}</ref>

===Planning Phase-1===
The phase 1 will include the construction of Mofussil, SETC and City bus terminals.<ref>{{cite news| title = CIBT Phase-1
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Coimbatore
| date = 24 Jan 2020
| url =https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/everything-falls-in-line-for-integrated-bus-stand-at-vellalore/articleshow/73564300.cms
| access-date = 18 April 2021}}</ref>

===Planning Phase-2===
The phase 2 will include the construction of Omni bus terminal.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 Jan 2019|title=CIBT Phase-2|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Coimbatore|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-corporation-floats-tender-for-new-bus-stand-in-vellalore/article29676409.ece|access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref>

==Connections==
The terminus is connected to Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus which is about 14 km, Ukkadam Bus Terminus is about 10 km, Singanallur Bus Terminus is about 10 km, Coimbatore Junction railway station is about 12 km, Podanur Junction is about 3 km and Coimbatore International Airport is about 14 km.

==Metro==
The proposal of the [[Coimbatore Metro]] Corridor-V has been proposed to connect Ukkadam Bus terminus with CIBT.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Subburaj|first=A.|date=February 18, 2020|title=Tamil Nadu: Fifth corridor of metro rail to connect Vellalore and Ukkadam {{!}} Coimbatore News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/fifth-corridor-of-metro-rail-to-connect-vellalore-ukkadam/articleshow/74181408.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus]]
*[[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]]
*[[Singanallur Bus Terminus]]
*[[Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus]]
*[[Gandhipuram Town Bus stand]]
*[[Coimbatore Omni Bus Terminus]]
* [[Transport in Coimbatore]]

==References==
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[[Category:Bus stations in Coimbatore]]

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