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{{Infobox station
| name = Gandhipuram Central bus stand {{rail-interchange|bus}}
| native_name = காந்திபுரம் பேருந்து நிலையம்
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| address = [[Gandhipuram, Coimbatore]]<br>[[Tamil Nadu]]. [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]{{snd}}641 012.
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.030554|N|76.967007|E| type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| bicycle = Yes
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| opened = {{Start date and age|1974|df=y}}
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| code = CBE
| owned = [[Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation]]
| operator = [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)]]
| zone = [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC Coimbatore Division]] CBE/191
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The '''Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus''', commonly known as the '''Gandhipuram Bus Terminus''', is a bus terminus in [[Coimbatore]] that serves intercity buses.

==History==
In Coimbatore, town buses started operating in 1921 to serve most parts of the city, as well as other towns and villages in the district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gandhipuram moffusil bus stand faces space crunch |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/gandhipuram-moffusil-bus-stand-faces-space-crunch/article20947966.ece |website=The Hindu}}</ref> A central bus terminus was started in 1974 in [[Gandhipuram, Coimbatore|Gandhipuram]]. Due to increases in population and vehicular traffic, additional bus terminals were created in [[Ukkadam]], [[Singanallur, Coimbatore|Singanallur]] and [[Sai Baba colony|Saibaba Colony]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mettupalayam Road New Bus Terminal is a new stage now; fare brought down by Rs 3 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/mettupalayam-road-new-bus-terminal-is-a-new-stage-now-fare-brought-down-by-rs-3/articleshow/99086095.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> At the current situation, northbound and eastbound buses from the city use this bus terminal. It is located centrally in the city.

==Services==
Bus service includes inter-city and intra-city buses that connect Coimbatore operate from different bus stands.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
|+
! Location !! Bus Station !! Destinations
|-
| rowspan="3" | Gandhipuram || Central || [[Tiruppur]], [[Erode]], [[Dharapuram]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Karur]]
[[Kangayam]], [[Gobichettipalayam]], [[Mettur Dam]], Sathyamangalam, Mettupalayam
|-
| SETC || [[Chennai]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Bangalore]], [[Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh|Tirupati]], [[Pondicherry (city)|Puducherry]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
|-
| Omni Bus Stand<ref>{{cite news|title= Minister inaugurates omnibus stand |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070221400300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117085306/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070221400300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 January 2010|access-date=22 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 July 2006}}</ref> || Private mofussil buses
|}

===Gandhipuram Central Bus stand===
Gandhipuram Central Bus Stand is the bus terminal for northeast-bound and northbound buses towards Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri, Hosur, Namakkal, Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam, Mettupalayam, and Tirupur, and eastbound buses towards Dharapuram and Karur, among others. There are 119 inter-city routes operated by the Coimbatore division with more than 500 buses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/transport/handbook-tnstc-cbe.pdf|title=TNSTC, Coimbatore|publisher=TNSTC|access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!Bay!!Bus Route
|-
|1|| [[Tiruppur]] via [[Palladam]]
|-
|2|| [[Tiruppur]] via [[Avinashi]]
|-
|3|| [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]], [[Karamadai]]
|-
|4|| [[Sathyamangalam]], [[Bannari]], [[Punjai Puliampatti|Puliampatty]]
|-
|5|| [[Gobichettipalayam]], [[Anthiyur]], [[Perumanallur]], [[Nambiyur]]
|-
|6|| [[Erode]], [[Namakkal]], [[Rasipuram]], [[Tiruchengode]], [[Bhavani]]
|-
|7|| [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Hosur]], [[Krishnagiri]], [[Dharmapuri]]
|-
|8|| [[Karur]], [[Kangeyam]], [[Dharapuram]]
|}

===Thiruvalluvar Bus Stand===
The Thiruvallavur Bus Stand is located near the Gandhipuram bus terminus and is serviced by [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC]], [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]], and the [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shifting of SETC bus stand from Gandhipuram to Mettupalayam Road in Coimbatore mooted |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/shifting-of-setc-bus-stand-from-gandhipuram-to-mettupalayam-road-in-coimbatore-mooted/article69955810.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

===Other Termini===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Bus Terminus
! Location
! Destinations
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Ukkadam]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Pollachi]], [[Palakkad]], [[Udumalaipettai]], [[Valparai]], [[Palani]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Singanallur Bus Terminus]]
| style="text-align:leftr;"|[[Singanallur, Coimbatore|Singanallur]]
| style="text-align:leftr;"| [[Dharapuram]], [[Oddanchatram]], [[Madurai]], [[Theni]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Pudukottai]], [[Sivakasi]], [[Thanjavur]]
|-
| style="text-align:leftr;"|[[Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus|Mettupalayam Road Bus Terminus]]
| style="text-align:leftr;"|[[Sai Baba colony]]
| style="text-align:leftr;"|[[Ooty]], [[Gudalur (Coimbatore district)|Gudalur]], [[Mysore]], [[Kothagiri]], [[Coonoor]]
|}

==Connections==
The terminus is connected to all the
major places within the city such as:

*[[Town Hall, Coimbatore|Town Hall]] - 3.1 km
*[[Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus]] - 12.8 km
*[[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]] - 4.1 km
*[[Singanallur Bus Terminus]] - 9.5 km
*[[Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus]] - 3.3 km
*[[Coimbatore Junction railway station|Coimbatore Junction]] - 2.3 km
*[[Podanur Junction railway station |Podanur Junction]] - 9 km
*[[Coimbatore International Airport]] - 10.7 km.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bus stations in Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Transport in Coimbatore]]

Gandhipuram Central Bus Terminus - Revision history

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