Minibus services, named Small Bus, were launched today at Chennai, aimed at offering connectivity and feeder services in the suburbs and in localities with narrow roads, where the current Chennai Bus Routes are not able to offer their services.
These 50 new mini buses will ply on routes having distance between 6 kms to 10 kms, with a minimum fare of Rs.5. The Chennai Small Bus will have a seating capacity of 27.
The Chennai Minibus Routes which have been announced are listed below :
Each small bus route has about 2 to 4 buses buses, to enable timing of around 1 bus every 10 minutes.
With the advent of these services, commuters in the suburbs now have an affordable alternate to the share-autos. More services and new minibus routes are expected to be introduced, based on uptake of the first batch of buses.
These 50 new mini buses will ply on routes having distance between 6 kms to 10 kms, with a minimum fare of Rs.5. The Chennai Small Bus will have a seating capacity of 27.
The Chennai Minibus Routes which have been announced are listed below :
| Route No | From | To | Number of Buses |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Pallavaram | Tirusulam Sakthi Nagar | 2 |
| S2 | Chromepet | Medavakkam | 3 |
| S3 | Chromepet | Madambakkam | 3 |
| S4 | Chromepet | Medavakkam | 3 |
| S5 | Perungalathur | Arungal Village (East of Guduvancheri/Urapakkam) | 2 |
| S11 | Guindy Asarkana | Kilkattalai | 3 |
| S12 | Guindy Asarkana | NGO Colony | 2 |
| S13 | Guindy | Velachery | 2 |
| S14 | Taramani SRP Tools | Mettukuppam | 3 |
| S21 | Ramapuram | Porur | 2 |
| S22 | Porur | Pattur (Near Mangadu) | 2 |
| S23 | Iyyappanthangal | Kumananchavadi | 2 |
| S24 | Iyyappanthangal | Thiruverkadu | 3 |
| S25 | Maduravoyal | Valasaravakkam | 2 |
| S31 | Vadapalani | C.M.B.T. Koyambedu | 4 |
| S32 | Vadapalani | Thiru Vi Ka park (Shenoy Nagar) | 2 |
| S33 | Ashok Pillar | Metha Nagar (Aminjikarai) | 2 |
| S41 | Ambattur OT | Murugappa Polytechnic (Sathyamurthy Nagar, Avadi) | 2 |
| S61 | Madhavaram | Retteri Junction (Kolathur) | 3 |
| S62 | Moolakadai | Manali | 3 |
Each small bus route has about 2 to 4 buses buses, to enable timing of around 1 bus every 10 minutes.
With the advent of these services, commuters in the suburbs now have an affordable alternate to the share-autos. More services and new minibus routes are expected to be introduced, based on uptake of the first batch of buses.
