Thiruvananthapuram

:This article is about Thiruvananthapuram City. For information about the district , see Thiruvananthapuram district.

Transport

Within the city, city buses and autorickshaws provide means of transportation. Two-wheelers, especially scooters and motorcycles are the favored means of personal transportation on the roads mainly owing to the narrow nature of the roads.

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The intra-city public transport is dominated by the state-owned KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation). There are also private bus services, but are limited in number. The city services of KSRTC operate from 5 depots namely, the City depot, Vikas Bhavan, Peroorkada, Pappanamcode and Vellanad. These services were revamped in 2005 with the introduction of modern buses and electronic ticketing mechanisms. The central city bus terminal is located at East Fort, near the Padmanabha Swamy temple. The long-distance bus station is located 1km away at Thampanoor. Buses from it go to all major towns and villages in the state as well as big cities in India such as Kochi, Bangalore and Chennai.

Related Topics:
Kochi - Bangalore - Chennai

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The central railway station is also located at Thampanoor in the heart of the city, 8 km from the airport. It is a very important terminus which handles over 50 trains daily. The city is well connected by rail to almost all major cities in India. Trivandrum is the first major city along the second longest train route in the world, Kanyakumari to Jammu. A second satellite station was opened in 2005 at Kochuveli, near the International Airport.

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Thiruvananthapuram's international airport, with direct flights from the Middle East, Singapore, Maldives and Sri Lanka is the gateway to the tourism-rich state of Kerala. Indian Airlines and Jet Airways are the domestic airlines operating from here. Air India, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways,Silkair, Srilankan Airlines and Air Maldives are operate the international flights. There are also two military airports one near the civilian airport and the other at the Southern Air Command of the Indian Air Force in Akkulam.

Related Topics:
International airport - Middle East - Singapore - Maldives - Sri Lanka - Kerala - Indian Airlines - Jet Airways - Air India - Gulf Air - Kuwait Airways - Silkair - Srilankan Airlines - Air Maldives - Indian Air Force

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The exponential growth of the services and IT based sectors coupled with its prominance as the state capital and tourist centre has caused considerable strain on the transport infrastructure of the city. To tackle this crisis, several construction projects are now underway including the construction of several underpasses and flyovers, scheduled to be completed by early 2007.

Related Topics:
Underpasses - Flyovers

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