Chathiram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli

Chatram Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli, also popularly known Chathiram Bus Stand or Main Guard Gate Bus Stand, is one of the bus termini of Trichy, other being the Central Bus Stand. It is located near Chintamani, adjacent to St. Joseph's College.OverviewThis ‘D’graded terminus, taking its name from the nearby Chinnaiya Pillai Chatram, became functional since 1979 and officially recognised in 2005. The terminus is managed by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu), mostly operating TNSTC's transit buses and minibuses to northern, eastern and western parts of tiruchirapalli district.ServicesThe terminus also handles mofussil intercity bus services, express buses, highway buses and sleeper buses at scheduled hours as it serves as boarding point for north and west bound buses belonging SETC, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and private operators to destinations like Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.