Chennai, Sept 18:
The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation will operate 2,655 special buses across the State to meet the expected increase in passenger demand during the weekend.
From the Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus at Kilambakkam, 760 special buses will be operated on Friday and 520 buses on Saturday to destinations including Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchy, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari, Thoothukudi, Coimbatore, Salem, Erode and Tirupur.
From the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus at Koyambedu, 115 special buses will be operated each on Friday and Saturday to Tiruvannamalai, Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Hosur and Bengaluru. Another 200 special buses will operate from Bengaluru, Tirupur, Erode and Coimbatore to various destinations.
From the Madhavaram Bus Terminus, 70 special buses will be operated each day on Friday and Saturday to Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchy, Kumbakonam, Vellore, Hosur and Puducherry.
To facilitate passengers returning to Chennai and Bengaluru from their hometowns, 805 special buses will be operated from various parts of the State on Sunday, based on passenger demand.
Transport officials have been deployed at major bus terminals to monitor the special services. Passengers have been advised to make advance bookings through the TNSTC mobile application or its website.