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'''State Highway 2''' (SH 2) is a State Highway in [[Kerala]], [[India]] that starts in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and ends near [[Thenmala]] [[Kollam]] by joining with [[National Highway 744 (India)|Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744]]. The highway is 73.2 km long.  It is also known as  '''TS
{{Short description|State highway in Kerala, India}}
Road''' ( [[Trivandrum]]  - 
{{more footnotes|date=September 2021}}
[[Shenkottai]] )  '''തിരുവനന്തപുരം - ചെങ്കോട്ട റോഡ്''' . It is a major interstate road connecting Capital City of Kerala [[Thiruvananthapuram]] with [[Thenkasi]].  In 2016 NHAI approved in principle this road as National highway.
 
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| type = SH
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| state = Kerala
|state = Kerala
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|alternate_name = '''TS Road'''
| alternate_name = Thiruvananthapuram - Thenmala road
[[File:SH 2 near Peroorkada.jpg|thumb|SH 2 near Vazhayila Peroorkada]]
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|maint = Kerala Public Works Department
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|length_km = 73.2
| map_notes = SH 2 highlighted in red
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| spur_of =
|terminus_a = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| maint = [[Kerala Public Works Department]]
|junction   =  
| length_km = 73.2
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| length_notes = <!--[[Corridor_Name1]]: {{convert|00|km|mi|abbr=on}} (Place1 – Place2)<br />[[Corridor_Name2]]: 00 km (Place1 – Place2) -->
|terminus_b  = [[Thenmala]], 
| established =
[[Kollam]] [[Kerala]]
| allocation = {{jct|state=Kerala|SH|45|country=IND}} from [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to [[Ponmudi]]
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = [[Peroorkada]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]] <!-- Road begins here. Include Route No. if road starts from another Major route-->
| junction = {{plainlist| <!--Use {{plainlist|}}. Only include Primary highways (single & double digit numbered routes) and Inter-state highways. Maximum 10 entries-->
* {{jct|state=Kerala|SH|3|SH|47|country=IND}} in [[Nedumangad]]
* {{jct|state=Kerala|SH|45|country=IND}} in [[Chullimanoor]]
*{{jct|state=Kerala|SH|59|country=IND}} in [[Palode]]
* {{jct|state=Kerala|SH|64|country=IND}}, [[Madathara]]
* {{jct|state=Kerala|SH|59|country=IND}}, [[Kulathupuzha]]
}}
}}
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{jct|NH|744|country=IND}} in [[Thenmala]] <!-- Road ends here. Include Route No. if road ends on another major route-->
| districts = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kollam]]
| previous_type = SH
| previous_route = 1 <!-- previous route in road numbering system (SH 4 - SH 5 - SH 6) -->
| next_type = SH
| next_route = 3  <!-- next route in highway numbering system ((SH 4 - SH 5 - SH 6) -->
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'''State Highway 2''' (SH 2)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Centre clears four more highways for Kerala|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/300317/centre-clears-four-more-highways-for-kerala.html|access-date=2022-01-19|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> is a State Highway in [[Kerala]], [[India]] that starts from [[Thiruvananthapuram]] [[Peroorkada]] and ends near [[Thenmala]] [[Kollam]] by joining with [[National Highway 744 (India)|Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744]]. The highway is 73.2&nbsp;km long. The major towns in this highway are [[Nedumangad]], [[Palode]], [[Madathara]] and [[Kulathupuzha]].
This road also known as [[Trivandrum]] [[Sengottai]] road was a historic route that connected [[Travancore]] capital with the [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]] of [[Sengottai]] and [[Courtallam]]. In 1900 November [[Lord Curzon]] used this route to travel from [[Travancore]] to [[Tirunelveli]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lord Curzon Speeches |url=https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/gdc/gdclccn/53/04/92/70/v2/53049270v2/53049270v2.pdf}}</ref>
== Route description ==
[[Trivandrum]] > [[Peroorkada]]  >  [[Vazhayila]] > [[Karakulam]] >  Pazhakutty  > [[Anad]]    > Nanniyode >  [[Palode]]  >  [[Madathara]]  > [[Kulathupuzha]]  > [[Thenmala]] junction  -  joins with [[National Highway 744 (India)|Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744]].
This highway starts from [[Thiruvananthapuram]] corporation limits and ends at [[Thenmala]] junction [[kollam]] District. From [[Vellayambalam]] to [[vazhayila]] near [[Peroorkada]] in City limits, the highway is upgraded into a four-lane road with the part of '''Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Project (TCRIP)''' Under Kerala Road Fund board. This stretch is one of the busiest roads in [[Trivandrum]].
==Development==
In 2016 the state government announced the upgrading of [[Vazhayila]] to [[Nedumangad]] 12&nbsp;km stretch into 21m four lane road. Government approved the project and land acquisition is going on. The remaining [[Nedumangad]] to [[Thenmala]] stretch is developing into standard two lane highway by PWD.


== The Route Map ==
In 2017 the central government announced that the highway is approved in principle as a '''[[National highways in India|National Highway]]''' as part of developing the road under [[Bharatmala]] scheme and is preparing a Detailed Project Report through NHAI.
[[Thiruvananthapuram]] City  >  [[Thampanoor]]  >  [[Vazhuthacaud]]  >  [[Vellayambalam]]  >  [[Peroorkada]]  >  [[Nedumangad]]  >  [[Chullimanoor]]  >  [[Palode]]  >  [[Madathara]]  > [[Kulathupuzha]]  >  [[Thenmala]] junction  -  joins with  [[National Highway 744 (India)|Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744]]


==Road Development==
The Trivandrum Outer Ring Road Project and [[Hill Highway]] intersects and overlaps ith certain reaches of this highway.
This highway starts from [[Thiruvananthapuram]] corporation limits and ends at [[Thenmala]] junction [[kollam]] District. From [[Vellayambalam]] to [[vazhayila]] near [[Peroorkada]] in City limits the highway is upgraded into a four lane road with the part of '''Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Project (TCRIP)''' Under Kerala Road Fund board. This stretch is the one of the busiest roads in [[Trivandrum]]. In 2016 
the state government announced the [[Vazhayila]] to [[Nedumangad]] 12 km stretch is upgrading into 21m four lane road due to heavy traffic and pathetic condition of the road. Government approved the project and allotted funds for land acquisition and land acquisition is going on. [[Nedumangad]] to [[Thenmala]] stretch is developing into standard two lane highway under PWD kerala from the fund of various road project schemes.
In 2016 the central government announced that the highway is approved in principal as '''[[National highways in India|National Highway]]''' and developing the road and preparing Detailed Project Report DPR By NHAI under [[bharathmala]] scheme.


==Main intersections==
==Main intersections==
*'''[[Trivandrum]] City'''
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*[[Nedumangad]] - 11nth Stone Junction
* [[Trivandrum|Peroorkada (Thiruvananthapuram)]]
[[State Highway 3 (Kerala)|SH 3]]
*[[Nedumangad]] (11nth Stone Junction) (SH 3)
Connecting [[Aralvaimozhi]]  
Connecting [[Nedumangad]] - Aruvaimozhi (Tamilnadu)
Tamilnadu.
*[[Nedumangad]] (Pazhakutty junction) (SH 47)
*[[Nedumangad]] - Pazhakutty junction
Connecting [[Nedumangad]] - [[Vembayam]] (MC Road)
SH47 Connecting [[Vembayam]] MC road/[[Attingal]] NH66
*[[Nedumangad]] (Chullimanoor junction) (SH 45)
*Chullimanoor junction
Connecting [[Nedumangad]] - Vithura - [[Ponmudi]] highway
SH 45 Connecting [[Ponmudi]]
*[[Palode]] (SH 59 Hill Highway)
*[[Palode]] Junction
[[Palode]] - Peringammala-  
Connecting Palode - karette road
[[Vithura]] road & [[Palode]] - Braemore road
&  SH 59 Hill Highway  
*[[Madathara]] (SH 64)
Palode - Peringamala-  
connecting [[Madathara]]- Paripally  (NH 66)
Vithura road
*[[Kulathupuzha]] (SH 59 Hill Highway)
*[[Madathara]] junction
Connecting
Connecting SH 64 madathara paripalli Road
[[Kulathupuzha]] - [[Anchal]] road
*[[Kulathupuzha]] junction
Connecting SH 59 Hill highway Kulathupuzha - anchal road


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Roads in Kerala]]
*[[Roads in Kerala]]
*[[List of State Highways in Kerala]]
*[[List of state highways in Kerala]]


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Kerala State Highways Network}}
{{Kerala State Highways Network}}


[[Category:State Highways in Kerala]]
[[Category:State highways in Kerala]]
[[Category:Roads in Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:Roads in Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:Roads in Kollam district]]
[[Category:Roads in Kollam district]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, 10 March 2026


State Highway 2
Thiruvananthapuram - Thenmala road
Route information
Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department
Length73.2 km (45.5 mi)
Component
highways		Error creating thumbnail: File missing SH 45 from Thiruvananthapuram to Ponmudi
Major junctions
South endPeroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram
 
North endError creating thumbnail: File missing NH 744 in Thenmala
Location
DistrictsThiruvananthapuram, Kollam
Highway system
← Error creating thumbnail: File missing SH 1→ Error creating thumbnail: File missing SH 3

State Highway 2 (SH 2)[1] is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts from Thiruvananthapuram Peroorkada and ends near Thenmala Kollam by joining with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. The highway is 73.2 km long. The major towns in this highway are Nedumangad, Palode, Madathara and Kulathupuzha.

This road also known as Trivandrum Sengottai road was a historic route that connected Travancore capital with the exclave of Sengottai and Courtallam. In 1900 November Lord Curzon used this route to travel from Travancore to Tirunelveli.[2]

Route description[edit | edit source]

Trivandrum > Peroorkada > Vazhayila > Karakulam > Pazhakutty > Anad > Nanniyode > Palode > Madathara > Kulathupuzha > Thenmala junction - joins with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. This highway starts from Thiruvananthapuram corporation limits and ends at Thenmala junction kollam District. From Vellayambalam to vazhayila near Peroorkada in City limits, the highway is upgraded into a four-lane road with the part of Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Project (TCRIP) Under Kerala Road Fund board. This stretch is one of the busiest roads in Trivandrum.

Development[edit | edit source]

In 2016 the state government announced the upgrading of Vazhayila to Nedumangad 12 km stretch into 21m four lane road. Government approved the project and land acquisition is going on. The remaining Nedumangad to Thenmala stretch is developing into standard two lane highway by PWD.

In 2017 the central government announced that the highway is approved in principle as a National Highway as part of developing the road under Bharatmala scheme and is preparing a Detailed Project Report through NHAI.

The Trivandrum Outer Ring Road Project and Hill Highway intersects and overlaps ith certain reaches of this highway.

Main intersections[edit | edit source]

Template:RJL

Connecting Nedumangad - Aruvaimozhi (Tamilnadu)

Connecting Nedumangad - Vembayam (MC Road)

Connecting Nedumangad - Vithura - Ponmudi highway

Palode - Peringammala- Vithura road & Palode - Braemore road

connecting Madathara- Paripally (NH 66)

Connecting Kulathupuzha - Anchal road

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Centre clears four more highways for Kerala". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Lord Curzon Speeches" (PDF).


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