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[[File:NH 67 in Thanjavur.jpg|thumb|right|NH 67 in [[Thanjavur]]]]

[[Thanjavur]] has a well-developed transport infrastructure. Thanjavur is well connected by [[Roadways|Road]], and [[Railway|Rail]] with most cities and towns in India

== Road ==
[[File:Road in Thanjavur.JPG|thumb|right|[[Pudukkottai]] Road in Thanjavur City]]
[[File:Thanjavur 04.jpg|thumb|right|Crowded bus in [[Thanjavur]] city]]
Thanjavur is well-connected with [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Karaikal]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Pattukkottai]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Marthandam]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupathi]], [[Trivandrum]], [[Ooty]] and [[Mysuru]] through regular bus services. Previously, Thanjavur had a single bus terminus located at the heart of the city. However, recently a new bus terminus has been constructed outside the city limits and a Proposed New Terminus near Palliagraharam in [[Thanjavur]] - [[Kumbakonam]] Road in order to handle the passenger traffic. Thanjavur also has a well-maintained domestic public transport system. Government and private buses operate frequently between Old Bus Stand and New Bus Stand and between Old Bus Stand and outlying towns as [[Vallam]] and [[Budalur]] and villages as [[Pillaiyarpatti, Thanjavur district|Pillaiyarpatti]], [[Vallam Pudursethi]], [[Sengipatti]] and [[Kuruvadipatti]]. There are also minibus services between Old Bus Stand and Reddipalayam and share auto services along the Thanjavur-Trichy national highway.

=== National Highways ===

''' National highways '''
* [[NH-67]]: Nagapattinam - Tiruvarur - Thanjavur - Tiruchirappalli - Karur - Coimbatore - Ooty - Intersection of NH-212 in Karnataka<ref name="road">{{cite web | url =http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf | title =NH wise Details of NH in respect of Stretches entrusted to NHAI | accessdate =2011-12-17 | work =Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, [[Government of India]] | publisher =[[National Highways Authority of India]] | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20090225142615/http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf | archivedate =2009-02-25 }}</ref>
* [[National Highway 45C (India)|NH-45C]]: Thanjavur - Kumbakonam - Neyveli - Panruti - Vikkravandi NH-45<ref name="road"/>
* [[National Highway 226 (India)|NH-226]]: Thanjavur - Pudukottai - Tirupattur - Sivagangai - Manamadurai<ref name="road"/>
* [[National Highway 226 (India)|NH-226 Extn]]: Thanjavur - Ariyalur - Perambalur NH-45<ref name="road"/>

===Bus Stands===

There are four bus stands in Thanjavur city. They are,

* New Bus Stand (near Raja Serfoji College).
* Old Bus Stand (near Anna Statue).
* Thiruvaiyaru Bus Stand(near Thanjavur Old bus stand )
* SETC Bus Stand(near Thanjavur Old Bus Stand)

==Rail==

[[Thanjavur Junction railway station]] (Code : TJ) is an important railway junction of Southern Railways. Thanjavur is connected by rail with most important cities and towns in India. This district has 122.07 Kilometers of Broad gauge railway lines with 20 Railway stations connecting Thanjavur to major centres in the state. Thanjavur is also reachable by train from other Indian cities. 'Thanjavur Junction' is the station to alight. There are daily express trains to [[Chennai]], [[Mysuru]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Thrissur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Erode]], [[Tiruppur]], [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchchirapalli]], [[Hosur railway station|Hosur]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Karur]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Rameswaram]], [[Tiruchendur]], [[Cuddalore]], [[Dharmapuri]], [[Viluppuram Junction|Villupuram]], [[Chengalpattu]], [[Mannargudi]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Dindigul]], [[Pudukkottai]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Sivagangai|Sivaganga]], [[Manamadurai]] and weekly trains to [[Tirupati]], [[Nellore]], [[Itarsi]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Hubli]], [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama (Goa)]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Nagpur]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Satna]], [[Katni]], [[Allahabad]], [[Ayodhya]], [[Faizabad]], [[Varanasi]] and [[Bhubaneswar]]. There are frequent passenger trains from the city to towns like [[Thiruvarur]], [[Nagapattinam]], [[Karaikal]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]] and [[Nagore]]. For train timings and on-line reservations (within India) visit the [http://www.irctc.co.in IRCTC's] website.

== Air ==
{{main|Thanjavur Air Force Station}}
In the early 1990s, Thanjavur was connected with Chennai via the [[Vayudoot]] flight service, which was stopped due to poor patronage. A full fledged Air Force Station is operational at Thanjavur which stations several [[Fighter (aircraft)]] including [[Sukhoi]] jets. The Air Force Station is set to start function as a major Air base.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/11/stories/2010081158970200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818091810/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/11/stories/2010081158970200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2010-08-18 | title=Thanjavur Air Force base to be a major one soon | accessdate=2011-02-05 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=2010-08-11 }}</ref> The nearest International Airport is the [[Tiruchirapalli Airport|Tiruchirapalli International Airport]] which is about 50 km from the city.

==See also==
* [[Thanjavur Air Force Station]]
* [[Transport in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Transport in Tiruchirappalli]]
* [[Transport in Chennai]]
* [[Transport in Coimbatore]]
* [[Tiruchirapalli Airport]]
* [[Thanjavur]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Transport in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Transport in India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Transport In Thanjavur}}
[[Category:Thanjavur|Thanjavur]]
[[Category:Transport in Tamil Nadu by city|Thanjavur]]

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