Central Bus Station Kumbakonam
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Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.
PIN – 612001.
India
Kumbakonam Central Bus Station / Arignar Anna Moffusil Bus Station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | John Selvaraj Nagar, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. PIN – 612001. India | ||||
| Coordinates | 10°57′32″N 79°23′16″E / 10.9590°N 79.3878°E | ||||
| Owned by | Kumbakonam Municipal corporation | ||||
| Operated by | Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu) | ||||
| Platforms | 4 (60 bays) | ||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KUM (SETC) KUM (KSRTC) KUM (PRTC) | ||||
| Fare zone | TNSTC Kumbakonam Division 454/TAJ | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1992[citation needed] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 50,000 per day | |||||
| Services | |||||
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2,500 Bus trips/day
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Central Bus Station, popularly known as Central Bus Stand or Arignar Anna Moffusil Bus Stand is one of the main bus terminus of Kumbakonam, a town in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The bus terminus is classified as "A" category bus station. The other bus stand is Town bus stand.
The prominent Mahamaham tank is 3 km away from the Central Bus Station. There are two bus stands one for mofussil services and one for town services opposite to moffusil bus stand. In future Kumbakonam need a Integrated bus stand at Chennai bypass road considering the four laning of Thanjavur Kumbakonam Vikravandi NH 36. The present bus stand is well inside the town as it was proposed in 1980s and started to function from 1989.
Around 1,500 Bus trips are start, end or passes through the Bus terminus every day.[citation needed]