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{{Short description|City in India}}
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The city of [[Nagpur]] is strategically located in central [[India]]. It has a vast railway network and its road network is well-maintained to avoid congestion. There are 4 modes of transportation in Nagpur (viz. Road, Railway, Air and Metro). Nagpur is connected to India's four major metropolitan areas ([[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Chennai]]) by road, rail and air. [[Auto rickshaw]]s operate in most parts of the city, and are the main form of hired transport.

== Roads ==
Nagpur is a major road junction, since India's two major [[National Highway (India)|national highways]] ([[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 7]] from [[Kanyakumari]] to [[Varanasi]] and [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH-6]] from [[Hazira|Hajira]] to [[Kolkota]]) pass through the city. [[National Highway 69 (India)|NH 69]] connects Nagpur to [[Obaidullaganj]], near [[Bhopal]]. Nagpur is at the junction of two [[Asian Highway Network|Asian Highways]]: [[AH43]] ([[Agra]] to [[Matara, Sri Lanka]]) and [[AH46]] ([[Kharagpur]] to [[Dhule]]). The Inland Container Depot, run by [[Container Corporation of India]] (CONCOR), has been the country's fastest-growing inland port.<ref name="Nagpur container depot fastest growing in India, Nagpur ATR busiest in India, Trains goinɴg through Nagpur, National Highways through Nagpur, Nagpur SEZ stats, Land prices in Ramdaspeth etc./"> {{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|title=Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125003/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|archivedate=29 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A shorter highway to [[Mumbai]], a [[Maharashtra]] state highway, connects the state capital (Mumbai) to Nagpur via [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] and significantly reduces the distance traveled by [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH 6]] and [[National Highway 3 (India)|NH 3]] between the cities.

The [[National Highways Authority of India]] approved the extension of [[NH 204]] from Kolhapur to Nagpur via [[Solapur]], [[Tuljapur]], [[Latur]], [[Nanded]], [[Yavatmal]], [[Wardha]] and [[Butibori]], which primarily covers the portion covered by the current [[List of state highways in Maharashtra|MSH 3]] between Butibori and Tuljapur. The planned [[NH-26B]] ([[Savner]]-[[Chhindwara]]-[[Narsinghpur]]) will connect Nagpur to [[North India]].

=== {{anchor|State transport}}Buses ===
====Intercity====
Nagpur is the divisional headquarters of the [[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation]] (MSRTC), and has one of the state's three bus workshops. The MSRTC has intercity and interstate routes, with two bus stations in Nagpur: Nagpur Bus Sthanak (CBS-1) at Ganeshpeth and Mor Bhawan (CBS-2) at Jhansi Rani Square, Sitabuldi. It operates 1,600 daily long- and short-distance routes from CBS-1 in Maharashtra and surrounding states, and 750 daily short-distance routes from CBS-2 in [[Vidarbha]]. Buses include semi-luxury 2+2 NEEM AARAAM, Parivartan 2+2, Asiad 2+2, and ordinary ST 2+3. Bus service is available to major cities in and around the state, including Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur, Chhindwara, Satna, Rewa, Raipur, Panna, Amravati, Raipur, Jagdalpur, Bilaspur, Mandla, Katni, Pune, Aurangabad, Jalna, Nashik, Mumbai, Nanded, Akola, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Rajnandgaon, Parbhani and Gondia.

==== {{anchor|Urban Transport}}City ====
[[Image:NagpurBus.JPG|right|thumb|alt=Red bus with large windows|StarBus in Nagpur]]

[[Nagpur Mahanagar Parivahan Limited]] (NMPL) is the company which operates the city's bus service. It has a fleet of 487 buses, which serve about 160,000 passengers daily in the metropolitan area. Of the fleet, 17 are electric buses; 88 are low-floor MiniBuses, and 382 are low-floor 50-seat StarBuses.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-24/nagpur/29468719_1_bus-operator-corporators-vansh-nimay-infratech | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129124921/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-24/nagpur/29468719_1_bus-operator-corporators-vansh-nimay-infratech | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 November 2011 |location=India | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=NMC refuses action against city bus operator |date=24 April 2011}}</ref>

== Railways ==
Due to its central location, Nagpur is a [[Indian Railways|rail junction]] connecting India's four major metropolises: [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Chennai]], and [[Kolkata]].<ref name="Nagpur container depot fastest growing in India, Nagpur ATR busiest in India, Trains going through Nagpur, The National Highways through Nagpur, Nagpur SEZ stats, Land prices in Ramdaspeth etc./"> {{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|title=Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=22 June 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125003/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|archivedate=29 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A total of 242 trains<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagpur Arrivals|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/nagpur-junction-ngp/18}}</ref> (passenger, express, mail, [[Duronto Express|Duronto]], [[Rajdhani Express]] and the Garib Rath) stop at Nagpur, one of the country's busiest junctions. Sixty-five are daily trains, and 26 terminate or originate at Nagpur. Almost 150,000 passengers use the [[Nagpur Junction railway station]], the city's main station, daily; smaller stations are at [[Ajni]], [[Itwari]], [[Kalamna]], [[Kamptee]] and [[Khapri]]. A need has been felt for a Nagpur metro rail service similar to the Delhi Metro, and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) was commissioned to prepare a report on the metropolitan area's transport needs by 2020. In its report, L&T recommended an elevated monorail and a multi-modal transport system similar to [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System|Hyderabad's]]. The consultants suggested a minimum of 1,500 city buses and a [[bus rapid transit]] system ([[List of bus rapid transit systems in India|BRTS]]) on selected routes.

{{wide image|Nagpur Railway Station Stitch.jpg|700px|alt=Low, tan building, with cars parked and a steam locomotive on display|Nagpur Junction railway station}}

Nagpur Junction (built in 1867) is in the center of the city, at the foot of Sitabuldi Hill which contains the historic fort. It is the headquarters of the [[Nagpur division]] of the central and south-eastern lines of [[Indian Railways]]. The nearby Ajni station is primarily a cargo terminal. British India opened the [[Bombay]]–[[Bhusawal]]–[[Nagpur]] line in 1867 to link the cotton-growing [[Vidarbha]] region with the port city of Bombay. The line was later extended east to [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line|Howrah]].<ref name="Nagpur station">
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|url=http://www.crlynagpur.org/Organisation.htm
|title=central railways
|accessdate=12 May 2008
|work=[[Indian Railways]]
|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]
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|archive-date=7 June 2008
|url-status=dead
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</ref>

The main building is pink [[sandstone]], similar to the colonial-era [[Reserve Bank of India]] and [[Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur|Vidhan Bhavan]],<ref name="sandstone building">
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|url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020331/spectrum/main7.htm
|title = Nagpur railway station pink building
|accessdate = 28 February 2002
|work = tribuneindia.com
|publisher = tribuneindia.com
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20020417035111/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020331/spectrum/main7.htm
|archivedate = 17 April 2002
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> and is a heritage site. The [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]] has allocated {{INR|1 billion|link=yes}} to upgrade the station, and a flyover has been built to reduce [[traffic congestion]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://raipurprojects.blogspot.com/2007/09/station-road-flyover-and-passenger.html
|title=Station Flyover and PassengerCentre|accessdate=23 June 2018
|publisher=raipurprojects.blogspot.com}}</ref> The [[Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur]] (MIHAN) is under construction, and closed-circuit cameras have been installed at Nagpur Junction.<ref name="Nagpur railway station">
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|url=http://nagpurestate.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/nagpur-railway-station-in-making/
|title=Nagpur railway station in making
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}}</ref>

In addition to Nagpur Junction, local stations are in Itwari, Ajni, Kalamna, Khapri, Godhni, Bharatwada, Gumgaon, Kapmtee, Kanhan, Ramtek and Butibori. [[Itwari]] has been converted to a terminus by the [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]] for many passenger and local [[MEMU]] trains. Local trains run from Itwari to Nagpur's outlying north, north-east and eastern areas, and the [[Ramtek]]-Kanhan-Kamptee-Kalamna-Itwari line is popular with pilgrims. Many passenger trains to Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Raipur, Gondia and Tatanagar originate in Nagpur. The Itwari line is also used by business people from north, north-east and eastern Nagpur.

Ajni, on the Nagpur-Mumbai/Chennai route, is part of the [[Central Railway zone]]. Nearly all trains stop briefly at the station, which is used primarily by residents of central, western, south-western and southern Nagpur and short-distance day trippers. Trains terminating at Nagpur are almost 80 percent emptied at Ajni, and trains originating from the city fill about 40 percent there.

== Metro ==
{{main|Nagpur Metro}}

The [[Nagpur Metro]] began its operation in March 2019 having a network coverage of 24.5 km with 2 lines and 16 stations. The Nagpur Metro project was announced by the Maharashtra state government, with a cost of {{INR|4,400 [[crore]]}} ({{INR|44 billion}}) for a phase-1, 25-km corridor from Sitabuldi to [[MIHAN]] and [[Butibori]] via [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport|Airport]], and {{INR|3,800 crore}} ({{INR|38 billion}}) for a 20-km corridor from Sitabuldi to Automotive Square in Kamptee.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130531220147/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-22/nagpur/30545964_1_metro-rail-project-prithviraj-chavan-bullet-train TOI NEWS - Dated: 22 Dec 2011]</ref> Consultant Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) would study the alignment and submit a detailed project report.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130531185928/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-23/nagpur/30550709_1_metro-projects-metro-route-nagpur-metro TOI NEWS - Dated: Dec 23, 2011]</ref>

Site inspection began in March 2012 with a [[Nagpur Improvement Trust]] (NIT) initiative. The {{INR|10,000 crore}} ({{INR|100 billion}}) project would be built by the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation, formed under the NIT. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation, the Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC, developing the [[Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur]], or MIHAN), the [[Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation]] (MIDC) and Maharashtra's [[City and Industrial Development Corporation]] (CIDCO) are the other participating organisations. MIHAN's vice-chairman will chair the new company, and NIT chairman Parvin Darade will be its executive director.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130126205416/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nagpur-metro-site-inspection-begins/919348 Indian Express News - Dated: Mar 03 2012]</ref>

== Air transport ==
{{see also|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport}}
[[File:NagpurAirport.JPG|thumb|alt=Airport terminal interior|Interior of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport]]
Nagpur's [[air traffic control]] (ATC) which is India's busiest,<ref name="Nagpur container depot fastest growing in India, Nagpur ATR busiest in India, Trains going through Nagpur, The National Highways through Nagpur, Nagpur SEZ stats, Land prices in Ramdaspeth etc./"/> with more than 300 international flights flying over the city every day in 2004.<ref name="300+ int. flights over Nag. every day">{{cite web |url=http://www.india-now.org/artdisplay.aspx?cat_id=391&art_id=2434|title=Nagpur: South Asia’s emergent hub|publisher= The India Brand Equity Foundation|accessdate=4 July 2006}}</ref> Domestic airlines [[Indigo]], [[kingfisher Airlines]], [[GoAir]], and [[Air Deccan]] connect Nagpur with Mumbai (eight flights daily), Delhi (four flights daily), Ahemdabad (two flights daily), Pune (two flights daily), Bangalore (two flights daily), [[Indore]] (three flights daily), [[Hyderabad (India)|Hyderabad]] (three flights daily, and one flight four times a week), Kolkata (one flight daily and one flight twice a week) and Chennai (two flights daily). In October 2005, Nagpur's Sonegaon Airport was declared an international airport and renamed Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport.<ref name="Nagpur airport renamed and made international">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/15/stories/2005101517631500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051228030717/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/15/stories/2005101517631500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 December 2005|title=Nagpur Airport being renamed|accessdate=28 June 2006|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 October 2005}}</ref> Initial [[Air Arabia]] flights between Nagpur and [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] intended to tap a strong demand for international travel in [[Central India]].<ref name="Air Arabia's schemes">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/05/stories/2005100500280700.htm|title=Nagpur set to become international airport — Air Arabia to start operations from Oct 16|work=The Hindu|accessdate=28 June 2006}}</ref> In April 2006, Indian Airlines connected Nagpur and [[Bangkok]] with non-stop, twice-weekly service. [[Qatar Airways]] began twice-weekly service from Nagpur to [[Doha]], and Air India Express began flying to Dubai three times a week on 24 September 2007.

=== MIHAN ===
{{main|Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur}}
The Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN), India's first, was completed on the outskirts of the city in 2006. MIHAN is expected to contribute significantly to the development of Nagpur and the economically-backward Vidarbha region.<ref name="MIHAN as India's first international cargo hub">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1485849.cms |title=Nagpur to be India's first cargo hub |work=The Times of India |accessdate=23 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060625184833/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1485849.cms |archivedate=25 June 2006 }}</ref><ref name="Vidarbha is backward">{{cite web|url=http://www.lk.iwmi.org/iwmi-tata_html/PM2003/PDF/11_Highlight.pdf|format=PDF|title=Understanding Underdevelopment in Vidarbha|publisher=IWMI-Tata WATER POLICY PROGRAM|accessdate=22 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060928090743/http://www.lk.iwmi.org/iwmi-tata_html/PM2003/PDF/11_Highlight.pdf|archive-date=28 September 2006|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Another impetus to the budding aviation industry in Nagpur was [[Boeing]]'s decision to set up a $185-million maintenance base in 2006.<ref name="Boeing base">{{cite news|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=basicIndustries&storyID=nBOM168658&from=business|title=Boeing to site $185 mln Indian facility in Nagpur|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=9 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022081345/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=basicIndustries&storyID=nBOM168658&from=business|archive-date=22 October 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

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