Perarignar Anna Bus Terminus, Thoothukkudi
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Local and Mofussil Bus StationPerarignar Anna Bus Terminus Pēraṟiñar Aṇṇā Pēruntu Nilaiyam | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Meenakshipuram Pradhana Salai, Thoothukkudi – 628002, Tamil Nadu, India. | ||||
| Coordinates | 8°48′13.284″N 78°8′25.4652″E / 8.80369000°N 78.140407000°E | ||||
| System | Local and Mofussil Bus Station | ||||
| Owned by | Thoothukkudi City Municipal Corporation | ||||
| Operated by |  Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd. | ||||
| Platforms | 1 (29 bays) | ||||
| Connections | Taxi Stand and Auto Rickshaw Stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking |  Available | ||||
| Accessible |  Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Fare zone | Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Tirunelveli) Ltd. | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 8 October 2023 | ||||
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Perarignar Anna Bus Terminus is a central bus terminus in the city of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the heart of the city, at Meenakshipuram Pradhana Salai. It comes under the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Tirunelveli) Ltd. division and is one of the bus termini in the city, built with extraordinary infrastructure and profuse facilities. It was named after the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai, who was popularly called Perarignar Anna. The bus terminus provides local and mofussil services by connecting to the different parts of Thoothukkudi via town bus, the places surrounding Tiruchendur, and Tirunelveli via city bus. It is at a distance of about 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Thoothukkudi New Bus Stand, about 2.1 km (1.3 mi) from Tuti-Melur Railway Station, about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Tuticorin Railway Station, and about 16.1 km (10.0 mi) from Thoothukudi Airport.
On 16 February 2019, the foundation stone was laid for the construction of the bus terminus by the minister for information and publicity of Tamil Nadu Kadambur C. Raju, presided over by the member of parliament J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee, in the presence of the former ministers of Tamil Nadu P. Geetha Jeevan and S. T. Chellapandian.[1]
On 8 October 2023, the bus terminus was opened by the minister for municipal administration of Tamil Nadu K. N. Nehru, presided over by the member of parliament Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, in the presence of the minister for social welfare and women empowerment of Tamil Nadu P. Geetha Jeevan, the minister for fisheries, fishermen welfare, and animal husbandry of Tamil Nadu Anitha R. Radhakrishnan, and the mayor of the Thoothukkudi City Municipal Corporation P. Jegan.[2]
On 11 October 2023, after the inauguration ceremony, the bus terminus was opened for the public to use the bus service from there after completing its final touches and some official works.[3]
Building details
The size of the land earmarked for the project is 3.36 acres. The total built-up area is 13,630 square metres with a single platform, and the height of the building is 25.3 metres. It was built under the smart cities mission scheme for the expenditure of ₹58.67 crore. It was built with a ground and four floors, which used the specific measurement of space for each floor: 5750 square metres on the ground floor, 4856 square metres on the first and second floors, 2380 square metres on the third floor, and 260 square metres on the fourth floor.
Bay and destination
The bus terminus has 29 bays on its semi-circled single platform.
| Bay Number | Destination | District |
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| 1 | New Harbour | Thoothukkudi |
| 2 | New Harbour (Camp - I) | |
| 3 | Thermal Power Station (Camp - II) | |
| 4 | Arumugamangalam (Kovankadu) | |
| 5 | Kurumbur (Via Authoor) | |
| 6 | Kulayankarisal | |
| 7 | Eral (Via Sawyerpuram) | |
| 8 | Mela Sekkarakudi | |
| 9 | Sekkarakudi | |
| 10 | Vadakku Silukkanpatti / Perurani | |
| 11 | Sokkalingapuram (Via Thattaparai) | |
| 12 | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 15 | ||
| 16 | Puthiamputhur (Via Thattaparai) | Thoothukkudi |
| 17 | Keelavaippar | |
| 18 | Kulathur / Subramaniapuram | |
| 19 | Keelamudiman (Via Puthiamputhur) | |
| 20 | Vellaram / Governagiri | |
| 21 | Ottapidaram (Via Kurukkuchalai) | |
| 22 | Pasuvanthanai | |
| 23 | Sathankulam | |
| 24 | Nazareth | |
| 25 | Tiruvaikuntam (Via Sawyerpuram) | |
| 26 | Route: Mukkani / Eral | |
| 27 | Tiruchendur | |
| 28 | ||
| 29 | Kulasekarapattinam |