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{{Infobox station
| name = Coimbatore Corporation Town bus stand {{rail-interchange|bus}}
| native_name = கோயம்புத்தூர் மாநகராட்சி நகர பேருந்து நிலையம்
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| image = Gandhipuram_bus_stand.jpg
| 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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| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
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| opened = {{Start date and age|1974|df=y}}
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| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}
| 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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| passengers = 70,000
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The '''Coimbatore Corporation Town bus stand''', commonly known as the '''Gandhipuram Town BusTerminus''', is a hub in [[Coimbatore]] for serves intracity buses within the [[Coimbatore metropolitan area]].

==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. A town bus terminus was started in 1974 in Gandhipuram.

==Operations==
Gandhipuram Town Bus Stand serves as the terminus for intra-city buses and operates buses to other major bus termini like the [[Singanallur Bus Terminus]], [[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]], and [[New Bus stand,Mettupalayam Road|New Bus stand]]. Inter-city and intra-city buses that connect Coimbatore operate from various bus stands:<ref>{{cite news|title= Buses to ply from Mettupalayam Road bus stand from today|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/17/stories/2010061752110300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624221540/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/17/stories/2010061752110300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2010|access-date=22 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Special buses to clear Pongal rush|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/01/08/stories/2008010855020500.htm|access-date=22 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414040951/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/01/08/stories/2008010855020500.htm|archive-date=14 April 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref> the bus stand also operates town buses on 257 intra-city routes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/index.php/bus-services|title=Town bus services, Coimbatore|publisher=Coimbatore Municipal Corporation|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704181458/https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/index.php/bus-services|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gandhipuram flyover work: buses to Coimbatore central bus stand diverted|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/gandhipuram-flyover-work-buses-to-coimbatore-central-bus-stand-diverted/article6850749.ece}}</ref>

==Connections==
The terminus is connected to the [[Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus]], which is about 3.5 kilometres away; the [[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]], which is about 4.5 kilometres away; and the [[Singanallur Bus Terminus]], which is about 10 kilometres away. The [[Coimbatore Junction railway station]] is about 3.0 kilometres away and the [[Coimbatore International Airport]] is about 9.2 kilometers away.

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

Gandhipuram Town Bus stand - Revision history

Mohamedmeera29 at 03:11, 30 July 2024