Coimbatore to operate 2,895 special buses to handle Deepavali rush

Coimbatore Coimbatore district will operate 2,895 special buses from November 5 to 8 to facilitate travel during Deepavali, 200 more than the number operated last year. The services will begin at 6 a.m. on November 5 from seven bus stands in the district. Of the total, 1,210 buses will operate from Singanallur bus stand to Madurai, Theni, Dindigul and other southern districts.

Another 350 buses will operate from Sulur bus stand to Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Karaikudi and Karur. Gandhipuram Central Bus Stand will handle 610 buses to Mettupalayam, Sathyamangalam, Erode, Salem and Tiruppur. Ukkadam bus stand will operate 110 buses to Pollachi, Udumalpet, Palani and Palakkad. The Mettupalayam bus stand will handle 110 buses to Tiruppur, Erode, Madurai, Tiruchi, Theni and Dindigul.

The new bus stand at Saibaba Colony will operate 195 buses to Udhagamandalam, Coonoor and Gudalur. Another 310 buses will operate from Pollachi bus stand to Madurai, Tiruppur, Erode, Theni, Dindigul and Ramanathapuram.