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[[File:Tichy airport front view.jpg|thumb|Tiruchirapalli Airport]]

[[Tiruchirappalli]] has a well-developed transport infrastructure. Being located almost at the geographic centre of the state [[Tamil Nadu]] [[India]], Trichy is well connected by [[Roadways|Road]], [[Railways|Rail]] and [[Airway (aviation)|Air]] with most cities.

== Roads ==

[[File:NH 67 Toll Gate in Trichy.jpg|thumb|right|Toll Gate in [[Trichy]] on [[NH 67]]]]
[[File:Trichy 175.jpg|thumb|180x180px|Teeming Chatram Bus Stand]]

Trichy City has 1294.27 km of Roads as of 2017 in which 268.41 km is of unserfaced and rest all are surfaced in some form.<ref>https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3f73b76ce8949fe29bf2a537cfa420e8f/uploads/2018/06/2018061440.pdf</ref> Bharathidhasan Road has been designed as a Model road of the city. Other Arterial roads include Bharathiyar Road, Collector Office Road, Thennur High Road, Salai Road, Sastri Road, Madurai Road, Thillainagar Main Road, College Road, Gandhi Road. Various Initiatives has been taken up by the city corporation during 2018 and 2019 with private partnerships, Smart city and various funds to install facilities like Open-Air Gym on road sides, Fountains with beatification of roundabouts,<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/a-fountain-city-in-the-making/article29315834.ece</ref> One Smart road has also been created.<ref>timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/srirangam-gets-trichys-first-smart-road-with-rwh-facility/articleshow/70745661.cms</ref>

===National highways===
Trichy being in the central point of the state it has major [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]]s radiating out as following

*[[National Highway 38 (India)|NH 38]] (Old NH 45) towards Villupuram, Vellore leading to Chennai
*[[National Highway 81 (India)|NH 81]] (Old NH 227) towards Jayamkondam, Chidambaram
*[[National Highway 83 (India)|NH 83]] (Old NH 67) towards Thanjavur, Nagapattinam
*[[National Highway 336 (India)|NH 336]] (Old NH 210) towards Pudukottai leading to Rameshwaram
*[[National Highway 38 (India)|NH 38]] (Old NH 45B) towards Madurai, Tuticorin
*[[National Highway 83 (India)|NH 83]] (Old NH 45) towards Dindigul, Palani, Coimbatore
*[[National Highway 81 (India)|NH 81]] (Old NH 67) towards Karur, Coimbatore

Major Tamil Nadu State Highways leading out of the city are
*[[State Highway 22 (Tamil Nadu)|SH 22]] towards Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Poompuhar
*[[State Highway 25 (Tamil Nadu)|SH 25]] towards Musiri, Namakkal, Salem leading to Bangalore
*[[State Highway 62 (Tamil Nadu)|SH 62]] towards Thurayur

===Bypass and Ring Road===
Trichy City has two bypasses built till now. Chennai Bypass built to shift old NH-45 out of the city starting from No.1 Tollgate to Mannarpuram which extended later to Edamalaipatti Pudhur during Fourlanning of the highways. Karur Byepass road was built as an alternate alignment to reach NH 67 from the city near Salai Road without touching Chatram Bus Stand.

A Semi-Ring Road was proposed in 2007 along with four lane widening of Old NH 67 and Old NH 45. The semi ring starts from Jeeyapuram in NH 81 and ends at Thuvakkudi in NH 83 connection NH 83 at Cholan Nagar, NH 38 at Panjappur, NH 336 at Mathur. The project is split into two stages Jeeyapuram to Panchapur and Panchapur to Thuvakudi.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/semi-ring-road-stage-1-at-snails-pace-land-acquisition-yet-to-begin/articleshow/70116154.cms</ref> The work came to a halt in 2009 due to court case to modify the alignment of stage 1 which was crossing over Lakes. The new alignment was created by NHAI in 2011. And the work has resumed recently in 2019.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/finally-stage-2-of-semi-ring-road-projects-resume-in-trichy/articleshow/70045577.cms</ref>

===Public Transport===
Easy way to move across the city is Buses operated by both state run TNSTC and many private transports.<ref name="abramp491">[[#Abram|Abram]], Pg 491</ref> More than 350 buses are running in the city. In addition to this there are Auto Rickshwas and various Taxi services to avail including Mobile application based operators to move around the city and its suburbs.

Important Bus Terminals in the City are
* [[Chatram Bus Stand]]
* [[Central Bus Station, Tiruchirappalli|Central Bus Station]]
* Sri Rangam, new bus stand proposed<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/corpn-identifies-site-for-srirangam-bus-stand/articleshow/70220107.cms</ref>
* K.K. Nagar
* Thuvakkudi

Tiruchirappalli is an Division under TNSTC, [[Kumbakonam]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://citypatriots.com/asia/india/tamil-nadu/trichy |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121112814/http://citypatriots.com/asia/india/tamil-nadu/trichy |archive-date=21 November 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> There are regular buses to [[Vellore]], [[Karaikudi]], [[Karur]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Kanniyakumari]], [[Chennai]], [[Madurai]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Palani]], [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Kodaikanal]]<ref name="footprintp128">[[#Footprint South India|Footprint South India]], Pg 128</ref> and [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupathi]].<ref name="footprintp128" /> Buses are also available to destinations in [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]]. The [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]] (KSRTC) operates bus services between [[Bengaluru]], [[Mysore]] and Tiruchirapalli on daily basis.

== Rail ==
{{Main|Railway stations in Tiruchirappalli|Tiruchirappalli Monorail}}
[[Tiruchirappalli Railway Division|Trichy]] is one of the divisions in [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]. Trichy Railway Junction has five branches which connects to [[Kaniyakumari]], [[Erode]], [[Rameshwaram]], [[Karaikal]] and [[Chennai]]. Trichy is one of the busiest Railway Junction in Tamil Nadu. Tiruchirappalli is an important railway junction in central Tamil Nadu and constitutes a separate [[Tiruchirappalli Railway Division|division]] of the [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railway]].<ref name="southernrailwaydivisions">{{cite web|title=Southern Railway Home page|url=http://southernrailway.gov.in/sr/indexhome.jsp|publisher=Southern Railway|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113184249/http://southernrailway.gov.in/sr/indexhome.jsp|archive-date=2010-11-13}}</ref> There are frequent trains to [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Karur Junction]], [[Karaikudi]] [[Kumbakonam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Karaikal]], [[Chidambaram]], [[Madurai]], [[Vellore Cantonment]], [[Vellore|Katpadi Junction]], [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupathi]], [[Tuticorin]], [[Tenkasi]], [[Kollam]], [[Rameswaram]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Mysuru]], [[Kochi]], [[Kanyakumari]], [[Mangaluru]], [[Kolkata]].<ref name="templesindiap144">{{cite book|title=Temples of South India|author=Ambujam Anantharaman|page=144|publisher=East West Books (Madras)|year=2006|ISBN=978-81-88661-42-8}}</ref> About nine express trains operate daily on the [[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|Chord line]], important among are [[Pallavan Express]] and the [[Rockfort Express]].<ref name="lonelyplanetp415">[[#Lonely Planet|Lonely Planet]], Pg 415</ref> The ''Mysuru Express'' plies between Tiruchirappalli and [[Mysuru]] on a daily basis, stopping at [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] and [[Bengaluru]] on the way.<ref name="lonelyplanetp415" /> Tiruchirappalli has rail connectivity with most important cities and towns in India.<ref name="indianstatesp19">{{cite book|title=Indian states at a glance, 2008-09: Tamil Nadu : performance, facts and figures|author=Laveesh Bhandari|publisher=Pearson Education|page=19|ISBN=978-81-317-2347-0|year=2009}}</ref>

== Air ==
{{Main|Tiruchirapalli International Airport}}
[[File:AirIndia-Express TRZ.jpg|thumb|[[Air India Express]] aircraft at Tiruchirapalli International Airport]]
[[File:Trichyairportwaitinghall.jpg|thumb|Waiting hall at Trichy Airport]]
[[File:TRZ Check In Counters.jpg|thumb|Check-In Counters in New Integrated Terminal at Trichy Airport]]

'''Tiruchirapalli International Airport''' or '''Trichy International Airport''' {{Airport codes|TRZ|VOTR}} is a major airport mostly serving [[Tiruchirapalli]] and adjacent districts in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The airport, located on the [[National Highway 210 (India)|NH 210]] [[Tiruchirapalli]] - [[Rameswaram]] highway, is {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://aai.aero/allAirports/Trichy_airpo_gi.jsp Tiruchirapalli Airport at the Airports Authority of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531161314/http://aai.aero/allAirports/Trichy_airpo_gi.jsp |date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> south of the city centre.

The [[Tiruchirapalli International Airport]] is the second biggest airport in Tamil Nadu after Chennai International Airport. It was first used to handle air traffic in 1938 when [[Tata Airlines]] commercial flights stopped at Tiruchirappalli on the [[Karachi]]-[[Colombo]] route.<ref name="airindia_history_1930s">{{cite web|url=http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/Webpages/Time-line-1932-1940.aspx?MID=196 |title=History 1932-1940 |access-date=2008-11-06 |publisher=Air India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501081538/http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/Webpages/Time-line-1932-1940.aspx?MID=196 |archive-date=1 May 2008 }}</ref> In 1948, [[Air Ceylon]] commenced daily passenger flights between Tiruchirappalli and Colombo via Jaffna.<ref name="economicreviewp48">{{cite book|title=Far Eastern economic review, Volumes 71-72|page=48|publisher=Review Pub. Co. Ltd.|year=1971}}</ref><ref name="commonwealthsurveyp24">{{cite book|title=Commonwealth survey, Volumes 1-2|year=1948|page=24|publisher=Central Office of Information by Her Majesty's Stationery Office}}</ref> There are regular flights to Chennai,<ref name="lonelyplanetp415" /> Sri Lanka,<ref name="suraguidep78">[[#Sura Guide|Sura Guide]], Pg 78</ref> and [[Dubai]].<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news|title=Air India Express to begin Dubai-Trichy service|date=26 March 2007|url=http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/air-india-express-to-begin-dubai-trichy-service-1.168108}}</ref> Air India Express has an engineering stores complex at Tiruchirapalli International Airport for repairing aircraft.<ref name="ednews">{{cite news|title=Air India Express opens Engineering stores complex at the Tiruchi Airport|url=http://www.c2clive.com/latestnewsdetail.php%3Fid%3D4274&sa=U&ei=Q-kKTZLZHNGGrAfGgpjOCw&ved=0CBYQqQIwAA&usg=AFQjCNHJpsepkVxt3hxNud5xt0gPOwnz7w|work=Education News Hyderabad}}{{dead link|date=January 2014}}</ref>

The Trichy Airport is scheduled for expansion soon as the local government has bought land in and around the existing airport. This expansion is expected to accommodate larger flights and also expand the International operations to more countries given Trichy is an integral industrial hub in Tamil Nadu. Trichy International Airport caters the need of 12 districts in Tamil Nadu state like Trichy, Thanjavur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Dindigul, Karur, Karaikal(UT), Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Namakkal, Pudukottai, Sivagangai. In Nov 2011, The Trichy Airport opened up the International air cargo, which was built at the cost of Rs. 1 crore.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-22/madurai/30428083_1_cargo-terminal-cargo-movement-cargo-handling | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701154032/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-22/madurai/30428083_1_cargo-terminal-cargo-movement-cargo-handling | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 July 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Trichy's int'l air cargo terminal opens at Trichy airport | date=22 November 2011}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Transport in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Tiruchirappalli]]
* [[Tiruchirappalli Monorail]]

== References ==
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