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[[File:NH 66 Trivandrum 2020.jpg|thumb|[[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]] at Trivandrum]]
The [[India]]n city of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] has a well-developed [[transport infrastructure]]. The city and its suburbs may be traversed using road and rail. Within the city, city buses, taxis and [[auto rickshaw]]s provide mobility. Scooters and motorcycles are the favored means of personal transport. Ola, Uber and other taxi services operate there.

==Road==
[[File: NH66 Trivandrum City.jpg|thumb|right|NH66 in Trivandrum City]]

[[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]] (old NH 47) passes through the city. Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed from the North South Corridor [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]], via [[National Highway 544 (India)|NH 544]] (old NH-47) at [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], and at [[Kochi]] via NH 66. It connects southern cities such as [[Kollam]], [[Kochi]], [[Thrissur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Coimbatore]] and Salem.

From the south NH 66 at [[Kanyakumari]] provides the North South Corridor (NH 44). It passes through [[Nagercoil]].<ref name="National Highway 47">{{cite web|title=National Highway No. 47|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh47-driving-directions-map.html|work=National Highway No. 47|publisher=Mapsofindia.com|access-date=17 October 2010}}</ref>

The city is connected by state highways such as [[Main Central Road|SH 1]], [[State Highway 2 (Kerala)|SH 2]] and [[State Highway 45 (Kerala)|SH 45]]. The [[Main Central Road]] (MC Road) is the arterial State Highway in Kerala. It starts from National Highway NH 47 at [[Kesavadasapuram]] in the city. It connects [[Angamaly]] through [[Kottayam]] with the capital city.

[[MG Road, Thiruvananthapuram|Mahatma Gandhi road]] is a multi-lane road and the main arterial. The main wholesale business district of the city, [[Chalai Bazaar]] is situated there. [[Kerala Government Secretariat]], [[Kerala University]] etc. are near that road. Another important road is the Kowdiar road, also known as the royal road, as it leads to [[Kowdiar Palace]].

The exponential growth of service and IT-based sectors coupled with its prominence as the state capital and tourist center has strained transport infrastructure. Mitigating projects<ref name="TVM Construction">{{cite web|title=Kerala Road Fund Board|url=http://www.krfb.org/projects.php?nid=31|work=The Trivandrum City Road Improvement Project (TCRIP )|publisher=Kerala Road Fund Board|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref> include the construction of [[Overpass|flyover]]s<ref name="Flyover TVPM">{{cite news|title=Bakery Junction flyover inaugurated|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/16/stories/2010061661040100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618223839/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/16/stories/2010061661040100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2010|access-date=6 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 June 2010}}</ref> and [[under pass|underpass]]es.<ref name="Underpass TVM">{{cite news|title=Palayam underpass to be opened on August 1|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/29/stories/2005072916340300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906220149/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/29/stories/2005072916340300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2006|access-date=6 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 July 2005}}</ref> The first phase includes 42 km of six-lane and four-lane dual carriage ways.<ref name="Roads widening">{{cite web|title=Widening of roads|url=http://www.tridatvm.org/On%20project.html|work=TRIDA- On going Projects|publisher=Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority |access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref> Although road construction is of a high standard, with appropriate marking and signage; a majority of Tier-II roads remain too narrow for the levels of traffic using them.

===Bus===
Intra-city public transport is dominated by the state-owned [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation)]]. Private bus services are also available. KSRTC city services operate from six depots: City depot, Vikas Bhavan, [[Peroorkada]], [[Pappanamcode]], [[Kaniyapuram]] and [[Vellanad]]. These services were revamped in 2005 with the introduction of modern buses and electronic ticketing.

[[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] also operates [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission|JnNURM]] transport services and the Ananthapuri City Fast services for the city.

The central city bus terminal is located at [[East Fort|East Fort (Kizhakke kotta)]], near [[Padmanabha Swamy temple]]. The [[Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram|Central Inter State bus station]] is located {{convert|1|km|0|abbr=on}} away at [[Thampanoor]], opposite [[Trivandrum Central Railway Station]]. The terminal connects Thiruvananthapuram to other parts of Kerala as well as other states.

No bus service connects the Trivandrum airport to the central city bus terminal.

==Rail==
[[File:Tvmcentral.jpg|thumb|Trivandrum Central railway station]]
Six railway stations operate within city limits, including [[Thiruvananthapuram central]] station and three stations that serve the metropolitan area. [[Thiruvananthapuram Pettah]], [[Kochuveli railway station]], [[Kazhakoottam]] and Veli Railway Stations are located towards the north and [[Nemom railway station]] is to the south.<ref>{{cite web|title=India rail info|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/4790|work=Railway Stations. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala|publisher=India rail info|access-date=12 October 2010}}</ref> The [[Trivandrum Central|Central railway station]] is located at Thampanoor, 8 km from the airport. [[Kaniyapuram]], [[Balaramapuram]] and [[Neyyattinkara]] railway stations serve the metropolitan area.

The city is connected by rail to almost all major cities in India on a daily basis, while cities like [[Amritsar]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Dehradun]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Kanpur]], [[Jammu Tawi]], [[Dibrugarh]], [[Lucknow]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Indore]], [[Howrah]] and [[Guwahati]] are multi-day journeys. Kochuveli railway station is a satellite station developed to ease congestion.<ref name="Kochu veli Master Plan">{{cite news|title=Master plan to develop Kochuveli terminal |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006122522210300.htm&date=2006/12/25/&prd=th&|access-date=31 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2006-12-25}}</ref> Thiruvananthapuram is the first major South Indian city on the longest train route in India, [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]] to [[Jammu]].<ref name="Longest train route in India">{{cite web|title=Himasagar Express |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/630/81/1010|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=5 November 2010}}</ref>

==Air==
[[File:Trivandrum intl Airport T3.jpg|thumb|Terminal 3 entrance of [[Trivandrum International Airport]]]]
[[File:TRV Terminal 3.jpg|thumb|The Baggage Carousel of Terminal 3]]

[[Trivandrum International Airport]] offers direct flights from the [[Middle East]], [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]], [[Maldives]] and [[Sri Lanka]].

Flights can operate under all weather conditions.<ref name="All weather">{{cite news|title=Plea for AIE headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111260300300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120064209/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111260300300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2010|access-date=5 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 November 2010}}</ref>

The airport is approximately {{convert|3.7|km|mi}} due west from the [[Thampanoor|city center]].<ref name="Airport General Information">{{cite web|title=Thiruvananthapuram Airport General Information|url=http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/thiru_general.jsp |work=Thiruvananthapuram General Information|publisher=Airports Authority of India|access-date=5 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125002751/http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/thiru_general.jsp|archive-date=25 November 2010}}</ref> Apart from scheduled flights, many chartered flights from Europe such as [[First Choice Airways]] from [[Gatwick Airport|London Gatwick]] and [[Monarch Airlines|Monarch]] operate during tourist season (around December). Thiruvananthapuram airport is the southernmost airport in India and the closest to neighboring countries such as [[Sri Lanka]] and Maldives.

Terminal, T3 was inaugurated on 12 February 2019 for the operation of international services. It has three [[jet bridge]]s and parking space for eight aircraft.{{Cn|date=September 2019}}

==Port==
A deep water container trans-shipment port is under construction at [[Vizhinjam]]. The natural sea depth facilitates the maintenance of deep draft with limited dredging. It is one of the deepest ports in India. It is in close proximity to the international shipping lanes between Europe and the Far East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaports.gov.in/vizhinjm.htm |access-date=22 November 2018 | title=Government of Kerala international deepwater seaport and container transshipment terminal - Opportunity for private investors at Vizhinjam, Trivandrum, Kerala, South India | url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406013849/http://www.keralaports.gov.in/vizhinjm.htm |archive-date=6 April 2010 }}</ref>

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