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1. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VIII
CASE STUDY
MATTUTHAVANI BUS TERMINAL,
MADURAI
• SUBMITTED BY
• PAVAN
• PRATEEK
• SHIVANNA
• SIDHARTHA
S.S.A 8TH
SEM B

2. Location :Madurai - Melur High
Road Coordinates:9.9439°N
78.1561°E Owned by:Madurai
Municipal Corporation
History
• 1999
Opened Madurai Mattuthavani Bus Stand
• 2003
Due to increased traffic led the Madurai municipal corp to
construct a new mofussil bus terminus that would
complement the existing Palanganatham and Anna bus
• 2017
The bus stand was renamed as M.G.R. Bus Stand in honour of
AIADMK founder and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.
G. Ramachandran
• The new omnibus terminus spread over 14.5 acres
• ARAPPALAYAM BUS STAND –
8km
• MADURAI JUNCTION- 7km
• MADURAI INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT – 20km
• MADURAI MEENAKSHI
AMMAN TEMPLE-7km

3. • Madurai is an energetic, ancient city on the
Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu.
• Population -10.2 lakh
• Millions attend the processions and
ceremonies of April's Chithirai Festival
celebrating Meenakshi and Lord Vishnu.
• Its skyline is
dominated by the 14
colorful gopurams of
Meenakshi Amman
Temple.

4. • The bus terminal is located in Madurai to
Melur highway in the city outskirts.
• Making it convenient for the city bus to enter
the city.
• The National Highways NH 7, NH 45B, NH 208
and NH 49 pass through Madurai.
• The state highways passing through the city
are SH-32, SH-33 and SH-72, which connect
various parts of Madurai district.
• This makes it convenient for the mofussil
buses to connect different routes.
• Provides local and intercity bus transport
across seven districts namely Madurai,
Dindigul,Theni,Virudhunagar,Tirunelveli,
Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari.

7. PLAN-MATTUTHAVANI BUS TERMINAL
• MADURAI –MELUR HIGHWAY ROAD-33M
WIDE
• ENTRY AND EXIT -12M WIDE
• BUS BAY – 3.5 X 6.5M
• DRIVEWAY- 15M WIDE
• 15M TURNING RADIUS PROVIDED NEAR
BUSBAY
• TOTAL SITE AREA =65,500SQ.M
• TERMINAL AREA-11020SQ.M
• PLATFORM AREA-720 X 4=2880SQ.M
• PLATFORM – 12M X 60M

8. MADURAI CORPORATION BUS STAND - BUS
CIRCULATION
ENTRY EXIT
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US STAND LOCAL BUS STAND
Mofussil bus
circulation
Mofussil bus bay
City bus circulation
TAXI STAND
AUTO STAND

9. PEDESTRIAN – AUTO-TWO WHEELER CIRCULATION
TAXI STAND
AUTO STAND
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AUTO STAND
CITY BUS PLATFORM
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PEDESTRIAN
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TWOWHEELER

10. WASTE DISPOSAL
PLATFORM (CITY BUS)
TO STAND PORTICO TAXI STAND SHOPS
PLATFORM(MOFUSSIL BUS)
CLOAK ROOM/FLOWER STALLS

11. MOFUSSIL BUS
AUTO-RIKSHAW Dim:1.10m X
2.20m
Area: 206 Sq.m
No's: 45 approx.
3m wide passage is provided
between the either sides of auto
parking.
24/7 functioning with available
drivers.
Sufficient space is provided.
TWO WHEELER
Dim:0.75m X 2.25m
Area: 206 Sq.m
No's: 100 approx.
Temporary parking for several
hours as well as permanent
parking for more than a week
is also provided separately.
CITY BUS
Dim:2.50m X 11.00m
Area
City bus - 1236 Sq.m
 Mofussil bus – 4032 Sq.m
No‘s
City bus – 30 approx
 Mofussil bus – 96 approx
Platforms and bays were properly given for
mofussil busses not for city busses.
PARKING

12. LAYOUT OF THE TERMINUS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CHENNAI TRICHY SIVAGANGAI KARAIKUDI RAMANATHAPURAM RAJAPALAYAM ARUPUKOTAI THIRUNELVELI
COIMBATORE CUDALLORE THANJAVUR DEVAKOTTAI RAMESHWARAM THENKASI THUTHUKUDI KANYAKUMARI
BANGALORE THIRUVANNAMALAI KUMBAKONAM MELUR PARAMAKUDI SRIVILIPUDHUR THIRUNCHANDUR NAGARKOVIL
SE
TC BUSSES PERAMBALUR MAYILADUDURAI KAMUTHI SANKARAN KOVIL SIVAKASI NANGUNERI
VILUPURAM NAGAPATTINAM KILAKARAI PAPANASAM SATTUR VALLIYUR
ARIYALUR THIRUVARUR KADAIYANALLUR VIRUDHUNAGAR KERALA
PUDUKOTTAI VILATHIKULAM
KARNATAKA
• The terminus has 8platforms with 12 bays for every platform.
• The terminus is serviced by TNSTC,SETC,Kerala State Road
Transport
Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.
Platforms & Bus routes
BUSSERVICES

13. • 182-200 MOFUSSIL BUS SERVICES ARE PROVIDED
OVER 23 LOCATION .
• TOURIST WHO VISIT MADURAI OFTEN VISIT
OTHER PROMINENT PILGRIMAGES.
• EG:-RAMEWSHWARAM,TANJORE.

14. • Approximately 900 schedules are fixed for Mofussil buses in a day.
• Chennai ,Coimbatore ,Erode ,Thiruppur ,Nagercoil ,Rameshwaram ,Tanjore etc.are the places with maximum
scheduled buses.

15. ENTRANCE,LOBBY & EXIT
ENTRANCE
Massive
entrance
with double lane
LOBBY SPACE
• Sufficient space for around 50
members
• Nearby information centre,
ticketing booth, ATM, food court,
curic shops, restroom etc for easy
approach.
EXIT
Exit with
double lane
STAIRCASE ROOF
COMPOUND WALL:

16. FACILITIES
Information
centre
Waste Disposal
AT
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Eateries
Vending stalls
Flower
shops
Vending stalls
Feeding room pharmacy
hotel
Rest room
for
the crew
City composite
sale centre Manholes
&
Drainage
grate
Ticket booking counters
for TNSTC, SETC,KSRTC.

17. The bus terminal is well planned &
easy
approach for basic needs.
Local buses are at door steps for easy
accessible.
Specific route buses are arranged in
specific platform to easy approach
for the passengers.
Separate parking for each and every
vehicle (bike, auto rickshaw).
 DISADVANTAGE:
 Dormitory space is not provided inside
the bus station
 The campus don’t have fuel filling station
on it.
CONCLUSION:
Madurai bus terminal is maintained well with proper cleanliness and
healthy surroundings. We had friendly guidance for our case study
with good support from police officers, engineers and their assistant.
Thus it is good bus station for study.