History
The bus terminus was originally functioned at Broadway terminus near Madras High Court in Georgetown, in an area covering about 1.5 acres. With the growing population and transportation demand, a new terminus was planned at Koyambedu.
The CMBT foundation stone was laid by the then Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi on 6 June 1999. The CMBT was planned and built by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority at a cost of 1,030 million and inaugurated on 18 November 2002 by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J.Jayalalitha.
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