Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminal (KCBT)
Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminal (KCBT) in Kilambakkam, situated almost 35 km from Chennai city along the GST Road, it became operational on 30 December 2023. Spread over an area of 88.52 acres, it was built to decongest the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus in Koyambedu. It is an integrated bus terminus for mofussil buses operated by TNSTC, SETC, KSRTC, KSRTC SWIFT and contract carriage buses.
It was done on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model. The terminus consists of 215 bus bays including 130 bays for government buses and 85 bays for private contract carriages, situated across 14 platforms in 8 bus fingers. It has a 3.99 acres (1.61 ha) lay-off area for buses and a parking area that can accommodate 324 cars and 2,769 two-wheeler. The bus station is equipped with ticket counters, information centers and other essential facilities like toilets, drinking water, dormitories, feeding rooms, police station, pharmacy, fire station, ATMs. The bus station has a commercial complex which hosts restaurants and retail stores. The bus terminus is constructed to be transgender and disabled friendly.
is located along the South line of Chennai Suburban Railway, there is no railway station near the bus terminus. It is planned to build a new railway station near the bus station which will be connected by a skyway. An extension of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro from the Chennai International Airport to the bus terminus has been announced, with a feasibility study completed and land surveys in progress.
MTC bus timings from KCBT to various places around chennai can be checked from Townbus app, which can be downloaded from the google playstore.