Ooty bus stand
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Ooty bus stand is a bus station
located in the town of Ooty, The Nilgiris
district in Tamil Nadu
. It is located near the Ooty railway station. The land on which the bus stand stands on now was originally occupied by the Ooty lake
, which was later reclaimed to build the bus stand. Tourists alighting on the bus stand can arrange for their accommodation in the town through brokers who make themselves available for the purpose in the bus stand.
Bus station
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...
located in the town of Ooty, The Nilgiris
The Nilgiris District
The Nilgiris District is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri is also the name given to a range of mountains spread across the states of Tamilnadu as well as Karnataka and Kerala. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats...
district in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. It is located near the Ooty railway station. The land on which the bus stand stands on now was originally occupied by the Ooty lake
Ooty Lake
Ooty lake is located in Ooty of Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 65 acres. The Boat house established alongside the lake, which offers boating facilities to tourists, is a major tourist attraction in Ooty....
, which was later reclaimed to build the bus stand. Tourists alighting on the bus stand can arrange for their accommodation in the town through brokers who make themselves available for the purpose in the bus stand.
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See also
- Charring cross, OotyCharring Cross, OotyCharring cross is a junction in National Highway 67 intersecting the commercial road and the Ooty-Coonoor road in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. It is considered to be one of the most important and beautiful places in Ooty.-See also:* Government Rose Garden, Ooty...
- Adam's fountainAdam's fountainAdam's fountain is a public display fountain in Charring cross, Ooty. It was built in 1886 as a memorial to a Governor of Ooty, who was very famous in the region during his tenure. The total cost of finishing the fountain was between Rs. 13,000 to Rs. 14000, which was funded through public...
- Glenmorgan, OotyGlenmorgan, OotyGlenmorgan is a village located at a distance of 25 kilometers from Ooty. This place is known for its tea estates which includes one of the oldest tea estates in the region known as the Glenmorgan tea estate...