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Chennai: The state transport department will operate nearly 1,105 special buses in addition to routine govt bus services across Tamil Nadu from Friday to Sunday to clear extra rush at bus terminuses this weekend . This includes 715 special buses from Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus (KCBT) Kilambakkam in Chennai to Madurai, Trichy, Coimbatore, Salem, and Tirunelveli on Friday and Saturday. More 150 buses will depart from Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT), Koyambedu on these two days to Tiruvannamalai, Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Hosur and Bengaluru, said an official release.
With more crowds expected to leave on Saturday, managers have been deployed at the new bus terminus to control the crowd and avoid chaos. In other parts of the state, around 200 additional buses will depart from Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode, the release said. Around 18,450 passengers have already reserved bus tickets online, the release said, adding that others can book their tickets online via www.
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