Madurai Kali Amman Temple, Thottiyam – Connectivity
The
Temple is located on the Northern banks of Cauvery on the Trichy – Namakkal – Salem
Highway (SH 25) in Thottiyam. The Temple is located at about 1 Km from Thottiyam,
1 Km from Thottiyam Bus Stand, 1 Km from Thottiyam Police Bus Stop, 15 Kms from
Kulithalai, 9 Kms from Thiru Engoi Malai, 14 Kms from Musiri, 48 Kms from Srirangam,
37 Kms from Karur and 56 Kms from Trichy.
By Road:
There
are frequent buses to Musiri, Tiruchirappalli, Namakkal, Erode, Salem and
Bangalore. Every 5 minutes once, you will get a bus either to Tiruchirappalli
side or Namakkal Side. There is a Bus Stand at Thottiyam. But majority buses
will not go inside the Bus Stand. Only the local village buses which stops for
more than half an hour will go in to the bus stand. So, everybody must wait
outside the bus stand to get the main route buses at Thottiyam.
There
are 2 Bus Stops at Thottiyam. one at the Bus Stand and another at Police
Station. Normally buses are overcrowded and getting seat will be difficult. Now
the 3rd Bus Stop is developing at Union Office, which is just
1 km from Thottiyam.
Routes:
1. Take
the Trichy – Namakkal – Salem Bus. Get down at Thottiyam (about 10 Kms west of
Musiri).
2. Take
Trichy – Kulithalai bus (NH 67) or Chennai – Mangalore (6107 Exp). Get down at
Kulithalai and take a bus across the new 2 Kms bridge across the Cauvery to
Musiri bye pass. From there, take a bus to Thottiyam (buses to Namakkal/Salem).
By Train:
Nearest
Railway Stations are located at Kulitalai (16 Kms), Sithalavai (20 Kms), Mayanoor
(16 Kms), Karur (36 Kms) and Trichy (54 Kms).
By Air:
Nearest
Airport is located at Trichy (60 Kms).