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			{{Short description\|Transport of a city in Tamil Nadu}}
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	~~{{more footnotes\|date=May 2014}}~~
	[[Erode]] city being the headquarters of [[Erode district]], in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], has an extensive road and rail transport network in all radial directions, as it lies landlocked.		[[Erode]] city being the headquarters of [[Erode district]], in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], has an extensive road and rail transport network in all radial directions, as it lies landlocked.

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	===TNSTC Erode Region===		===TNSTC Erode Region===
	The Erode division of the [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]](TNSTC), Coimbatore Limited, serves the district's road transport needs with a string of local (City bus) and mofussil ([[Intercity bus service]]). The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has a sub-divisional headquarters at Erode falling under the Coimbatore division. Originally called as Jeeva Transport Corporation (JTC), it started functioning from 1 April 1983 with a fleet strength of 317 buses. The ~~Corporation~~ with the principal area of operation in the Erode district, parts of Tirupur, Namakkal, Salem and Karur Districts. The fleet strength as on 31 March 2005 was 1,218. During the year 2003–2005, 114 buses were purchased for replacement. After bifurcation and formation of new region based at Tiruppur, the TNSTC Erode Region has a total of770 buses attached with 13 [[Bus Depot]]s, as of 2021.<ref name="Depots and Fleet strength in Erode">{{cite web\|~~url~~=v\|title=70% TNSTC buses operated in Erode district\|~~publisher~~=~~[[The Hindu]]~~\|access-date=25 February 2021\|~~location~~=Erode}}</ref>		The Erode division of the [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]](TNSTC), Coimbatore Limited, serves the district's road transport needs with a string of local (City bus) and mofussil ([[Intercity bus service]]). The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has a sub-divisional headquarters at Erode falling under the Coimbatore division. Originally called as Jeeva Transport Corporation (JTC), it started functioning from 1 April 1983 with a fleet strength of 317 buses. The corporation with the principal area of operation in the Erode district, parts of Tirupur, Namakkal, Salem and Karur Districts. The fleet strength as on 31 March 2005 was 1,218. During the year 2003–2005, 114 buses were purchased for replacement. After bifurcation and formation of new region based at Tiruppur, the TNSTC Erode Region has a total of770 buses attached with 13 [[Bus Depot]]s, as of 2021.<ref name="Depots and Fleet strength in Erode">{{cite web \|date=2021-02-25 \|title=70% TNSTC buses operated in Erode district \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/70-tnstc-buses-operated-in-erode-district/article33935407.ece \|access-date=25 February 2021 \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|publication-place=Erode}}</ref>

	The State Express bus Transport Corporation (SETC) operates express services to various places from Erode.		The State Express bus Transport Corporation (SETC) operates express services to various places from Erode.

	=== Bus station ===		=== Bus station ===
	The [[Erode Central Bus Terminus\|~~Silver Jubilee~~ Central Bus Station]] in Erode is the major transport hub of [[Erode]]. A large network of interstate and intercity bus services ply from here to various destinations. There is a good co-existence of both private and public transport networks in the city round the clock. It is an integrated bus station serving for [[City bus]] service and Minibus services also. Additional Bus ~~station is~~ proposed ~~for construction~~ in the city at [[Solar, Erode\|Solar]] ~~near~~ [[~~Outer Ring Road, Erode\|Outer Ring Road~~]] to reduce the traffic around Central BS and in the ~~city~~. Also there is a plan to construct another Bus terminal near [[~~Chithode~~]]~~, off NH-544 bypass~~.		The [[Erode Central Bus Terminus\|Central Bus Station]] in Erode is the major transport hub of [[Erode]]. A large network of interstate and intercity bus services ply from here to various destinations. There is a good co-existence of both private and public transport networks in the city round the clock. It is an integrated bus station serving for [[City bus]] service and Minibus services also.

			Additional Bus stations were proposed in the city at [[Solar, Erode\|Solar]] and [[Periyasemur]] to reduce the traffic around Central BS (CBD area) of the city. The Solar Bus Terminal is now functional along Karur Road in an area of 24 acres with a facility to park 64 mofussil and 9 city buses. All the buses bound for South Tamil Nadu and delta districts are being operated from this new facility at Solar.

			Also there is a plan to construct another Bus terminal near [[Periyasemur]] on Sathy road in an area of 14 acres.

	==Rail Transport==		==Rail Transport==
	{{Main\|Erode Junction}}		{{Main\|Erode Junction}}
	[[File:Erode-Junction-Railway-Station-ED.JPG\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Erode Junction Railway Station]]		[[File:Erode-Junction-Railway-Station-ED.JPG\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Erode Junction Railway Station]]
	[[Erode Junction]] railway station has a road junction nearby viz., [[Bull-fight Circle]]. There is a diesel locomotive shed and an electric locomotive shed at Erode Junction and is one of the most important railway stations under Southern Railway with connections all over India. Erode Junction has the distinction of being the ''third cleanest railway junction in India'', after ~~[[Bhopal Habibganj]] Railway Station~~ ([[Bhopal]]) and [[Secunderabad Railway Station]] ([[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]]) in India. It also serves as the hub for water filling facilities, food provision and toilet cleaning to all long-distance trains that run along the length and breadth of the country via Erode. The station is well connected by buses round the clock. The following are the lines running from Erode junction:		[[Erode Junction]] railway station has a road junction nearby viz., [[Bull-fight Circle]]. There is a diesel locomotive shed and an electric locomotive shed at Erode Junction and is one of the most important railway stations under Southern Railway with connections all over India. Erode Junction has the distinction of being the ''third cleanest railway junction in India'', after {{rws\|Rani Kamalapati}} ([[Bhopal]]) and [[Secunderabad Railway Station]] ([[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]]) in India. It also serves as the hub for water filling facilities, food provision and toilet cleaning to all long-distance trains that run along the length and breadth of the country via Erode. The station is well connected by buses round the clock. The following are the lines running from Erode junction:

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{more footnotes|date=May 2014}}
[[Erode]] city being the headquarters of [[Erode district]], in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], has an extensive road and rail transport network in all radial directions, as it lies landlocked.

==Road Transport==
===Roads===
[[File:Erode City Road Schematic2.jpg|right|thumb|Schematic representation of Road network in the city of Erode]]
[[Erode]] city is well-connected by roads. Erode can be accessed by three National Highways.
* [[National Highway 544 (India)|NH 544]] (part of North-South Corridor) connecting [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] and [[Cochin]], bypasses the city via [[Lakshmi Nagar, Erode|Lakshmi Nagar]], [[Chithode]], [[Nasiyanur]] and [[Perundurai]].<ref name="urbaninfra44452">[[Erode#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report]] 2006, pp. 44-45</ref>
* [[National Highway 544H (India)|NH 544H]] connects Thoppur on NH-44 with Erode through [[Mettur]] and [[Bhavani, Tamil Nadu|Bhavani]].<ref name="statewise details of NH">{{cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2923|title=State-wise details of National Highways|publisher=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=28 October 2017|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref name="statewise length of NH">{{cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways as on 30.07.2017|publisher=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=28 October 2017|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
* [[National Highway 381A (India)|NH 381A]] connects [[Vellakoil]] on NH-81 with Erode and further to [[Sankagiri]] on NH-544.<ref name="New Numbers">{{cite web |title=The Gazette of India : Extraordinary, MORTH |publisher=Govt of India |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/180664.pdf |date=5 December 2017 |access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Erode brough road.JPG|right|thumb|170px|Busiest Arterial Road of the city – Brough Road]]
[[File:Erode street.JPG|right|thumb|170px|A road in Erode]]
Other major arterial roads include:
* [[State Highway 15 (Tamil Nadu)|SH-15]] connecting Erode – [[Gobichettipalayam]] – [[Sathy]] – [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]] – [[Kotagiri]] – [[Ooty]]
* [[State Highway 83A (Tamil Nadu)|SH-83A]] connects Erode with [[Arachalur]], [[Kangeyam]] and [[Dharapuram]]
* [[State Highway 79 (Tamil Nadu)|SH-79]] connects Erode with [[Tiruchengode]], [[Rasipuram]] and [[Attur]]
* [[State Highway 84 (Tamil Nadu)|SH-84]] connects Erode with [[Kodumudi]] and [[Karur]]
* [[State Highway 96 (Tamil Nadu)|SH-96]] connects Erode with [[Perundurai]], [[Chennimalai]] and [[Kangeyam]]
* [[Outer Ring Road, Erode|Outer Ring Road]] connects [[Kokkarayanpettai]] with [[Nanjanapuram]]
* Inner Ring Road (MDR-62) connects Thindal with [[Villarasampatti]], [[Periyasemur]] and [[BP Agraharam]]

===TNSTC Erode Region===
The Erode division of the [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]](TNSTC), Coimbatore Limited, serves the district's road transport needs with a string of local (City bus) and mofussil ([[Intercity bus service]]). The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has a sub-divisional headquarters at Erode falling under the Coimbatore division. Originally called as Jeeva Transport Corporation (JTC), it started functioning from 1 April 1983 with a fleet strength of 317 buses. The Corporation with the principal area of operation in the Erode district, parts of Tirupur, Namakkal, Salem and Karur Districts. The fleet strength as on 31 March 2005 was 1,218. During the year 2003–2005, 114 buses were purchased for replacement. After bifurcation and formation of new region based at Tiruppur, the TNSTC Erode Region has a total of770 buses attached with 13 [[Bus Depot]]s, as of 2021.<ref name="Depots and Fleet strength in Erode">{{cite web|url=v|title=70% TNSTC buses operated in Erode district|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 February 2021|location=Erode}}</ref>

The State Express bus Transport Corporation (SETC) operates express services to various places from Erode.

=== Bus station ===
The [[Erode Central Bus Terminus|Silver Jubilee Central Bus Station]] in Erode is the major transport hub of [[Erode]]. A large network of interstate and intercity bus services ply from here to various destinations. There is a good co-existence of both private and public transport networks in the city round the clock. It is an integrated bus station serving for [[City bus]] service and Minibus services also. Additional Bus station is proposed for construction in the city at [[Solar, Erode|Solar]] near [[Outer Ring Road, Erode|Outer Ring Road]] to reduce the traffic around Central BS and in the city. Also there is a plan to construct another Bus terminal near [[Chithode]], off NH-544 bypass.

==Rail Transport==
{{Main|Erode Junction}}
[[File:Erode-Junction-Railway-Station-ED.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Erode Junction Railway Station]]
[[Erode Junction]] railway station has a road junction nearby viz., [[Bull-fight Circle]]. There is a diesel locomotive shed and an electric locomotive shed at Erode Junction and is one of the most important railway stations under Southern Railway with connections all over India. Erode Junction has the distinction of being the ''third cleanest railway junction in India'', after [[Bhopal Habibganj]] Railway Station ([[Bhopal]]) and [[Secunderabad Railway Station]] ([[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]) in India. It also serves as the hub for water filling facilities, food provision and toilet cleaning to all long-distance trains that run along the length and breadth of the country via Erode. The station is well connected by buses round the clock. The following are the lines running from Erode junction:

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Line No.
!Towards
!Passing Through Station
!Type / Track
|-
|1
|Salem Junction
|Sankari Durg
|Broad, Electrified – Double Track
|-
|2
|Coimbatore Junction
|Tiruppur
|Broad, Electrified – Double Track
|-
|3
|Trichy Junction
|Karur
|Broad, Electrified - Single Track
|}

* Two New lines were proposed in the recent past following the original pre-independence revived proposal of Palani-Erode-Mysore link, which dates back to 1915. One is [[Erode–Palani line]] and the other is Erode to [[Chamarajanagar]] line via [[Sathyamangalam]].

==Air Transport==
The nearest airport is [[Coimbatore International Airport]] located at a distance of 90 km. which has regular flights from/to various domestic destinations like Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Pune and international destinations like Sharjah and Singapore.

==Waterways==
Before 1950s when there were no or limited bridges were available across River Cauvery to connect Erode with Namakkal district the Inland ferry services are available along river [[Kaveri]] at places like [[Lakkapuram]], [[Natadreeswarar Temple]], [[Karungalpalayam]], and Nerunjipettai. Now most of them has been stopped except the one at Nerunjipattai connecting Poolampatti in Salem district and only a few services are available at other places supporting local tourism.

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