Periyar Bus Terminus
# Periyar Bus Terminus

Periyar Bus Stand is a central bus terminus for local city buses in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. The bus stand is one of the key bus terminus in Madurai. It is centrally located in the Madurai city.

## History

The Central bus stand was originally opened in the year 1921 and it was later renamed to Periyar Bus stand (current) in the 1970s. This bus stand has been completely demolished and is being reconstructed since January 17, 2019 with a project budget of 153 crore rupees.

## Services

* Bus bay
* Shops
* Two wheeler parking
* Four wheeler parking

## Facilities

The newly constructed bus stand will have all facilities.It will be opened on 8th December 2021 as a part of the Smart Cities Mission

## Connections

The terminus is well connected to various parts of the city such as:

* Meenakshi Amman Temple(Melavasal-West Tower) - 1.4 km
* MGR Bus Stand - 8.1km
* Arappalayam Bus Terminus - 3.6km
* Madurai Junction-0.4km
* Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal-1.9km
* Thiruparankundram Temple-6.5km
* Madurai Airport-11.6km
* AIIMS Madurai-23.1km
