Arrangements have been made to operate 350 special buses from Sulur bus stand in Coimbatore for Deepavali. | Photo Credit: S. SIVA SARAVANAN 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.All buses arriving in Coimbatore from the southern districts will drop passengers only at Singanallur bus stand. Buses departing from Singanallur and Sulur will also operate from their designated terminals.

The other bus stands will function as usual.All private omni buses bound for other districts will operate exclusively from CODISSIA. Buses to Chennai and Bengaluru will take the Avinashi Road, while those bound for the southern districts will travel via Chinniyampalayam, Neelambur and the L&T Bypass to reach the Tiruchi Road.

Temporary paid food outlets will be established at the CODISSIA bus terminal through the Coimbatore Corporation’s East Zone administration.Temporary parking facilities have been identified in Gandhipuram and Ukkadam to prevent traffic congestion in crowded areas during the festival. In Gandhipuram, motorists can park their vehicles at the Corporation parking facility, the Corporation school playground and the Lakshmi Complex parking area.In Ukkadam, the designated locations include the Corporation-run Rajeev Gandhi CCMA Girls Higher Secondary School premises, the Corporation parking facility opposite the Koniamman Temple, Nallayan School playground and the temple land to the left of the Narasimha Temple.

Parking facilities belonging to Pothys, Chennai Silks, Ganapathy Silks and Saravana Stores can also be used.To avoid crowding at Singanallur bus stand, buses carrying passengers with reserved tickets will be stationed at the LSI grounds opposite the bus stand. Passengers who have booked tickets in advance will board their respective buses from the grounds.The district administration has instructed officials to inform passengers about the change through notice boards at the bus stand and pre-recorded public address announcements.Drinking water, toilets, temporary shelters to protect passengers from rain, lighting and sanitation facilities will be provided at all bus stands through the respective local bodies.District Collector Pavankumar G.

Giriyappanavar said passengers could contact the district control room at 1077 or 0422-2306051 for information, clarification and complaints regarding bus operations. Complaints about excessive fares charged by private omni buses could be made to the Coimbatore Central Regional Transport Office at 9384808302.

Published - November 04, 2026 07:57 pm IST