Ooty bus stand

Udhagamandalam Central Bus Stand
Bus station
General information
LocationKathadimattam, Ooty
Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates11°24′13″N 76°41′47″E / 11.4035°N 76.6963°E / 11.4035; 76.6963
Elevation2,210 metres (7,250 ft)
Owned byGovernment of Tamil Nadu
Operated byTNSTC Coimbatore
Platforms10
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeOTY
Fare zoneTamil Nadu
History
ClosedN/A

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.

Location

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Ooty bus stand

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

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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

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This bus stand also has TNSTC-OOTY Regional office & OOTY-1,OOTY-2 depots of TNSTC.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TOURIST SPOTS - OOTY". Incredible Tamilnadu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Places to stay in Nilgiri Hills". upasikvk.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ R. Y. Narayanan (7 May 2002). "Reaching Ooty – an uphill task". Business Line. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Bus service to Ooty". The Hindu. 10 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Services to Ooty from Bengaluru" (PDF). Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Demand to resume KSRTC service to Ooty". The Hindu. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. ^ "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.