TNSTC to Run over 15K Buses from Today to Meet Deepavali Rush

Transport minister A. Vijay Thamizhan Parthiban on Wednesday announced that the TNSTC would run a total of 15,659 buses including 9.086 special buses from November 5 to 7 to meet the rush of passengers going to their native places for the Deepavali celebrations. In the return direction, a total of 11,967 services including 6,815 special buses would be operated from November 9 to 10.

A large number of people are expected to leave for their native places since the State government had announced an additional holiday of November 9 even though the festival falls on a Sunday. 

Addressing the media after a review meeting with the



officials at Nandanam, the minister said the buses would be operated from five places including the Kilambakkam mofussil terminus, Koyambedu terminus and the Madhavaram terminus besides temporary bus stands at the CMDA climate park near the terminus and Maraimalai Nagar.

The minister gave the details of the places from which the buses to various destinations would be operated so that the passengers need to run here and there at the eleventh hour to search the location. 

He said the buses going to Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Sengottai, Tiruchi, Tirunelveli, Salem, Thoothukudi and Coimbatore would be operated from Kilambakkam terminus.