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From Kilambakkam bus terminus in Chennai, 775 special buses will be operated on Friday (Oct 23) and 485 on Saturday (Oct 24) to Tiruvannamalai , Trichy , Kumbakonam, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Coimbatore, Salem, Erode and Tirupur. From Koyambedu bus terminus, 95 special buses will be operated on Friday and 85 on Saturday to Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Hosur and Bengaluru. In addition, 250 special buses will be operated to Tiruvannamalai on Sunday (Oct 25), since many pilgrims will visit the town for the circumambulation (girivalam) of the sacred Arunachala Hills. Also, 100 special buses will be operated from Bengaluru, Tirupur, Erode and Coimbatore to various destinations. From Madhavaram bus terminus, 65 special buses would be operated on Friday and Saturday each to Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Trichy, Kumbakonam, Vellore, Hosur and Puducherry. To facilitate passengers returning to Chennai and Bengaluru from their hometowns on Sunday, 805 special buses will be operated from various destinations on Oct 25, based on passenger demand. 12,884 passengers have booked tickets for travel on Friday, 9,086 for Saturday and 16,922 for Sunday, according to the transport dept.
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) will operate special buses in addition to the regular services to meet the expected rush of passengers during the weekend from Friday to Sunday. As the number of bookings is expected to increase further, passengers planning long-distance journeys have been advised to book their tickets in advance through the official website, http://www.tnstc.in or the TNSTC mobile app to avoid congestion.
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