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Kozhikode district has an extensive network of road, rail and air travel services. Kozhikode city is the epicenter of the district. [[Vatakara]], [[Koyilandy]] and [[Thamarassery]] are other transport hubs.
==Road==
[[File:Purakkattiri junction, Thalakkulathur.jpg|thumbnail|[[Purakkattiri]] Bridge built in January 2016]]
The city has a reasonably well-developed transport infrastructure. A large number of buses, predominantly run by individual owners, ply on the major routes within the city and to nearby locations. City buses are painted green. [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] (KSRTC) runs regular services to many destinations in the state and to the neighbouring states. The city has three bus stands. All private buses to the suburban and nearby towns ply from the Palayam Bus Stand. Private buses to adjoining districts start from the Mofussil Bus Stand (one of the largest bus stand in Kerala) on Indira Gandhi Road (Mavoor Road). Buses operated by the KSRTC drive from the KSRTC bus stand on Indira Gandhi Road. KSRTC Bus Stand Kozhikode is the biggest bus stand in Kerala having a size of 36,036.47-meter square.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} There are also KSRTC depots in [[Thamarassery]], [[Thottilpalam]], [[Thiruvambady]] and [[Vatakara]] in the district.

There are two routes available to Bangalore. One is Kozhikode–Gundlupet–Mysore–Bangalore; this road is most preferred one but is very busy. Another route, less used, is Kozhikode–Gundlupet–Chamarajanagar–Kollegal–Bangalore.

Private tour operators maintain regular luxury bus services to [[Mumbai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Chennai]], [[Vellore]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Trivandrum]], [[Ooty]] etc. and mainly operate from the Palayam area. These are usually night services.

==National Highways==
[[File:KSRTC Kozhikode.jpg|thumbnail|KSRTC Kozhikode]]
[[National Highway 17 (India)|National Highway 66]] connects Kozhikode to [[Mumbai]] via [[Mangalore]], [[Udupi]] and [[Goa]] to the north and [[Kochi]] and [[Kanyakumari]] near [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to the south along the west coast of India. This highway connects the city with the other important towns like, [[Uppala]], [[Kasaragod]], [[Kanhangad]], [[Payyanur]], [[Taliparamba]], [[Kannur]], [[Thalassery]], [[Mahé, India|Mahe]], [[Vadakara]], [[Koyilandy]], [[Vengalam]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Deadlock-on-Pooladikunnu-Vengalam-stretch-over/2013/11/08/article1879121.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215200718/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Deadlock-on-Pooladikunnu-Vengalam-stretch-over/2013/11/08/article1879121.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2016|title = Deadlock on Pooladikunnu-Vengalam stretch over}}</ref>
[[Ramanattukara]], [[Kottakkal]], [[Kuttippuram]], [[Ponnani]], ([[Guruvayoor]]) [[Chavakkad]], [[Kodungallur]], [[North Paravur]], [[Edapally]] and proceed to [[Kanyakumari]].

[[National Highway 766 (India)|National Highway 766]] connects Kozhikode to [[Bangalore]] through [[Kollegal]] in Karnataka via [[Tirumakudal Narsipur]], [[Mysore]], [[Nanjangud]], [[Gundlupet]], [[Sulthan Bathery]], [[Kalpetta]] and [[Thamarassery]]. This highway also connects the city with the suburbs like [[Malaparamba]], [[Kunnamangalam]] and premier institutes like [[Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode|IIMK]], [[National Institute of Technology, Calicut|NIT-C]], [[Indian Institute of Spices Research|IISR]] and CWRDM.

[[National Highway 966 (India)|National Highway 966]] connects Kozhikode to [[Palakkad]] via Malappuram. It covers a distance of {{convert|125|km}}. At Ramanattukara, a suburb of Kozhikode, it joins NH 66. It also passes through towns like [[Kondotty]], [[Malappuram]], [[Perinthalmanna]], and [[Mannarkkad]]. This stretch also connects the city and [[Calicut International Airport]].

==State Highways==

[[State Highway 54 (Kerala)|SH 54]] is connecting city and [[Kalpetta]]. The highway is {{convert|99.0|km}} long. It connects SH 38, [[Kuttiady]], [[Thottilpalam]], [[Korome]], [[Vellamunda]], [[Tharuvana]] and [[Padinharethara]].

[[State Highway 68 (Kerala)|SH 68]] starts from [[Kappad]] and ends in Adivaram. The highway passes through [[Atholi, Kerala|Atholi]], [[Narikkuni]], [[Padanilam]], [[Koduvally]], [[Omassery]] & [[Kodanchery]].

[[State Highway 34 (Kerala)|SH 34]] starts from [[Koyilandy]] and ends in [[Edavanna]]. The highway passes through [[Ulliyeri]], [[Balussery]], [[Thamarassery]], [[Omassery]], [[Mukkam]] & [[Areekode]].

[[State Highway 38 (Kerala)|SH 38]] starts from [[Puthiyangadi]] ([[Kozhikode]]) and ends in [[Chowa]] ([[Kannur]]). The highway passes through [[Pavangad]], [[Perambra]], [[Kuttiady]], [[Nadapuram]], [[Panoor]], [[Kuthuparamba]], [[Peralassery]], [[Mavilayi]] and [[Kadachira]].

==Rail==

[[File:Kozhikode Railway Station.jpg|thumb|right|Main Entrance of [[Kozhikode Railway Station]]]]
The history of railways in Malabar dates back to 1861 when the first tracks were laid between [[Tirur]] and [[Beypore]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/05/stories/2006110501550200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015133544/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/05/stories/2006110501550200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 October 2011 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Central station completes 75 years | date=5 November 2006}}</ref> Kozhikode railway station is the only A1 railway station in [[Palakkad railway division]] and it is situated in the [[Shoranur-Mangalore section]]. Today, Kozhikode is well connected by [[Kozhikode Railway Station|rail]] to cities like [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kochi]], [[Kollam]], [[Palakkad]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Katpadi]], [[Vellore]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Mangalore]], [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]],
[[Vijayawada]], [[Visakhapatnam]], and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].

==Public transport==
===Bus===
[[File:Wiki-COKVolvo1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] Volvo city service bus ]]
Kozhikode's most-frequented public transport is Bus. Buses, predominantly run by individual owners, ply on the routes within the city and to nearby locations. The city buses are green coloured, all the city buses start and end at the [[Mananchira|Mananchira Pond]] area. Buses going towards the northern side of the city depart from the Post Office side of the pond, Buses going southwards departs from the Girls school side and Buses going to the eastern side departs from the Income Tax office area. The new government bus station on the Mavoor Road is the boarding point for long distance buses. This modern bus station built in 350,000 sq.ft. includes shopping and parking facilities.

KSRTC runs air-conditioned low floor buses between [[Kozhikode]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. KSRTC and private buses operate frequent schedules to neighbouring areas including [[National Institute of Technology Calicut|NIT Calicut]], [[Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode|IIMK]] etc.

===Light Metro Rail===
'''[[Kozhikode Light Metro|Kozhikode LightMetro]]''' is a proposed [[Rapid transit|mass rapid transport system]] (MRTS) for the city. In 2010, the State government explored the possibility of implementing a metro rail project for Kozhikode city and its suburbs. The proposal was to have a corridor connecting the [[Calicut Airport]] to the [[Kozhikode Medical College]] Hospital through the heart of the city. An inception report was submitted by a [[Bangalore]]-based consultant, Wilber Smith, on the detailed feasibility study on the prospect of implementing the Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) and [[Light rail|Light Rail Transit System]] (LRTS) in the city. However, the project has been scrapped to be replaced by [[Kozhikode Monorail]] project. The State Cabinet then decided to form a [[Special purpose entity|special purpose vehicle]] (SPV) to implement monorail projects in Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram, and administrative sanction was given in October 2012, Finally, in the aspect led by the High Council met 18 May 2015 and decided to light metro.

==Air==
[[File:കോഴിക്കോട് വിമാനത്താവളം.jpg|thumb|View of Calicut Airport]]
[[Calicut International Airport]] is {{convert|26|km}} from the city at Karipur . Regular domestic services are operated to major Indian cities. There are frequent international flights to the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Middle eastern]] air hubs like [[Dubai]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Salalah]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Dammam]], [[Riyadh]], [[Jeddah]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[Bahrain]], [[Doha]] and to domestic hubs [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]] and [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|New Delhi]].

==References==
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[[Category:Transport in Kozhikode district]]

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