Ooty Bus Stand, also known as Udhagamandalam Central Bus Stand is a bus station located in the town of Ooty. It serves as main bus stand for The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, apart from bus stands in Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur.
Udhagamandalam Central Bus Stand | |
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| Bus station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Kathadimattam, Ooty Tamil Nadu India |
| Coordinates | 11°24′13″N 76°41′47″E / 11.4035°N 76.6963°E |
| Elevation | 2,210 metres (7,250 ft) |
| Owned by | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Operated by | TNSTC Coimbatore |
| Platforms | 10 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | OTY |
| Fare zone | Tamil Nadu |
| History | |
| Closed | N/A |
Location edit
It is located near the Udhagamandalam railway station.[1] The land on which the bus stand stands on now was originally occupied by the Ooty lake, which was later reclaimed to build the bus stand.[2]
Services edit
The bus stand having about 10 platforms serves nearby towns of the district. The major operators from the bus stand are state–run TNSTC (Coimbatore, Kumbakonam, Tirupur, Erode and Salem),[3] SETC (Trichy, Kanyakumari, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai),[4][5] Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mercara and Hassan)[6][7][8] and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (Sulthan Bathery, Kannur and Malappuram).[9] To deposit luggage cloak room facility available in bus stand, 10 Rs per bag 8 hrs. No private operators were allowed to ply within the district.[10]
Depots edit
This bus stand also has TNSTC-OOTY Regional office & OOTY-1,OOTY-2 depots of TNSTC.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "TOURIST SPOTS - OOTY". Incredible Tamilnadu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Places to stay in Nilgiri Hills". upasikvk.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ R Haldorai (16 May 2012). "Now, tour the queen of hills for just Rs 90". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ R. Y. Narayanan (7 May 2002). "Reaching Ooty – an uphill task". Business Line. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ D. Radhakrishnan (26 June 2006). "Town bus stand in Udhagamandalam waiting for a facelift". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Bus service to Ooty". The Hindu. 10 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Services to Ooty from Bengaluru" (PDF). Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Fly-bus to connect BIA to Mysore". The Times of India. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Demand to resume KSRTC service to Ooty". The Hindu. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "No pvt bus service in Ooty: Nehru". The New Indian Express. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.