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{{see also|Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus}}
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'''Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus''' ('''MMBT''') is a satellite [[bus terminus|bus termini]] of [[Chennai]], [[India]], located in the neighbourhood of [[Madhavaram]], providing outstation/inter-state [[transport]] services. Spread over an area of {{convert|8|acre|m2}},<ref name="Hindu_TerminusToOpen2Mon">{{cite news
| title = Madhavaram inter-city bus terminus to open in two months
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 4 April 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madhavaram-inter-city-bus-terminus-to-open-in-two-months/article23428510.ece
| access-date = 9 September 2018}}</ref> it was built to decongest the [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]] in [[Koyambedu]]. It will chiefly handle buses to [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]], including cities such as [[Chittoor]], [[Tirupati]], [[Nellore]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Kurnool]], [[Puttaparthi]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Bhadrachalam]], and [[Hyderabad]].<ref name="TOI_TerminusReady">{{cite news
| last = Kabirdoss
| first = Yogesh
| title = Madhavaram bus terminus ready for launch but Kilambakkam facility still in limbo
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 25 March 2018
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/madhavaram-bus-terminus-ready-for-launch-but-kilambakkam-facility-still-in-limbo/articleshow/64310738.cms
| access-date = 9 September 2018}}</ref> As of 2018, the number of passengers travelling from Chennai to these two states daily average 12,500. The Tamil Nadu and Andhra governments operate about 315 services daily, which increases during weekends.<ref name="TOI_TerminusByJune">{{cite news
| title = Chennai's Madhavaram intercity bus terminus likely to be ready by June
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 2 April 2018
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennais-madhavaram-intercity-bus-terminus-likely-to-be-ready-by-june/articleshow/63583897.cms
| access-date = 9 September 2018}}</ref>

==History==
The terminus was built in 2018 at a cost of {{INR}} 950 million<ref name="Hindu_TerminusToOpen2Mon"/> by BNR Infrastructure Projects, Chennai.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} It was inaugurated on 10 October 2018 by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = CM inaugurates Madhavaram bus terminus
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 11 October 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cm-inaugurates-madhavaram-bus-terminus/article25185257.ece
| access-date = 12 October 2018}}</ref> The [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|MTC]] runs 77 trips everyday.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = Pedestrians' safety a sore point outside bus terminus
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = DownTown (page 1)
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/lack-of-safe-crossing-puts-commuters-at-risk/article26944241.ece
| access-date = 1 May 2019}}</ref>

==The terminus==
The terminus covers an area of {{convert|8|acre|m2}} and is built in two levels adjacent to the [[Madhavaram Truck Terminal]]. The level at grade can accommodate 42 buses and the upper level can accommodate 50 buses. There are nine slots meant for city buses. The parking space can hold 1,700 two-wheelers and 72 cars.<ref name="Hindu_TerminusToOpen2Mon"/>

There are six staircases, three elevators, two ATM counters, two ticket counters, and an information office in the terminus. It additionally has provisions for eight shops, a restaurant, an infant-feeding room, a family waiting hall, crew rest room, health clinic, pharmacy and a dormitory.<ref name="Hindu_TerminusToOpen2Mon"/>

The terminus is served by a 40,000-litre overhead tank, a 500,000-litre underground sump for water, and a 200,000-litre sewage treatment plant. The premises is lit by five high-mast lights.<ref name="Hindu_TerminusToOpen2Mon"/>

The terminus constructed in the land which earlier is a part of [[Madhavaram Truck Terminal]] which is also owned by the [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority|CMDA]].

==See also==
* [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]]
* [[Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus]]
* [[Kilambakkam bus terminus]]
* [[Transport in Chennai]]

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

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