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 ==Cuisine==
 Thattu vadai Set (or simply called as settu) is a savory snack and popular street food, which originated in Salem and is now available in other cities in Tamil Nadu like Chennai. It is a very famous street snack available at almost every small stall set up on the streets of Salem. The sandwich consists of two crunchy [[Thattai (Indian food)|thattai]] discs with fillings such as crispy beetroot, carrot and other vegetables smeared with with green and red chutneys. Norukkal Mix, another popular snack is smashed [[murukku]] mixed with chutney, groundnut, coconut, sliced tomatoes and Chillipowder (Molagapodi). Egg Settu, Murukku Settu and Maanga Settu are the different varieties of Thattu vadai Set .<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/salems-own-evening-snack/article7812120.ece|title=Salem's own evening Snack|last=Saravanan|first=S.P.|work=The Hindu|access-date=22 January 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611014604/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/salems-own-evening-snack/article7812120.ece|archive-date=11 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/chaat-with-a-southern-twist/article7522307.ece|title=Chaat with a local flavour|last=Sripathi|first=Apoorva|work=The Hindu|access-date=22 January 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430025249/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/chaat-with-a-southern-twist/article7522307.ece|archive-date=30 April 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/Cooking_Detail.asp?Nid=397&Cat=502|title=This is Salem special Thattuvadai set|publisher=[[Dinakaran]]|date=19 February 2010|access-date=2 February 2018|language=ta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190152/http://www.dinakaran.com/Cooking_Detail.asp?Nid=397&Cat=502|archive-date=2 February 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ever Tried 'Thattaivadai Settu'? This Iconic Salem Street Snack Is a Must-Have!|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/142412/thattaivadai-settu-salem-iconic-street-food/|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528215112/https://www.thebetterindia.com/142412/thattaivadai-settu-salem-iconic-street-food/|archive-date=28 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|date=22 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=17 Chennai Street Foods That'll Make Other City People Feel Bad That They Don't Have These|url=http://www.chennaimemes.in/17-chennai-street-foods-thatll-force/|publisher=chennaimemes.in|access-date=2 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064132/http://www.chennaimemes.in/17-chennai-street-foods-thatll-force/|archive-date=3 February 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/salems-own-evening-snack/article7812120.ece|title=Salem's famous 'thattu vadai' comes to Madurai|last=Basu|first=Soma|work=The Hindu|access-date=21 October 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/spicing-up-the-thattu-vadai/article26889161.ece|archive-date=22 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tredyfoods.com/products/vennai-thattuvadai|title=Type of Thattuvadai in Salem|last=Foods|first=Tredy|website=Tredy Foods|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>
+==Transport==
+[[File:Salem_NH47_trumpet_exchange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Trumpet Exchange]]
+[[File:Slm junction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|[[Salem Junction railway station|Salem Junction's old Entrance]]]]
+[[File:Salem Junction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|[[Salem Junction railway station|A newly renovated Salem Junction's Entrance]]]]
+[[File:Salem Junction Night.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Salem Junction at night]]
+===Road===
+Salem has six [[arterial road]]s: Omalur Road, Cherry Road, Saradha College Road, Junction Main Road, Trichy Road and Attur Road. Three [[National Highway (India)|National Highways]] originate from or pass through Salem:  [[National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering)|NH 44]] ([[Srinagar]] via [[Madurai]] and [[Tirunelveli]] [[Kanyakumari]]), [[National Highway 47 (India)(old numbering)|NH 544]] (Salem&nbsp;– [[Kochi]] via [[Erode]] and [[Coimbatore]] and [[Tiruppur]] )and [[National Highway 68 (India)(old numbering)|NH 79]] (Salem&nbsp;– [[Ulundurpet]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiamapped.com/highways-in-india/|title=List of National Highway, National Highways of India, National Highways|publisher=Indiamapped.com|access-date=10 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414025828/http://www.indiamapped.com/highways-in-india/|archive-date=14 April 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
+Salem is the headquarters of the Salem division of [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC]]. The city has two major bus stations: the MGR Integrated Bus Terminus in Meyyanoor and the [[Town Bus Terminus Salem|Town Bus Station (Old Bus Stand)]] in the town area. Intercity and interstate routes and private buses originate at the [[Central Bus Terminus Salem|Central Bus Stand (New Bus Stand)]], and local buses originate at the Old Bus Stand. The Anna Flyover is the oldest in the city, and the Trumpet Interchange was built in the realignment of NH 544 to ease traffic towards [[Coimbatore]]. A new double-decker flyover runs within main city centres like New bus stand, 5 roads, saratha college road, 4 roads to ease congestion on these roads. It is the longest double-decker flyover in Tamil Nadu covering a length of 7.87&nbsp;km.
+The Town Bus terminus is being upgraded into a double decker bus terminus, the first of this kind in the state under the smart City scheme
+.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/two-tier-bus-terminal-to-come-up-in-salem/article26925087.ece|title= Two tier bus terminal to come up in Salem|access-date=2020-07-19|language=en}}</ref> The terminal building of the New Bus terminus is also reconstructed under the smart City scheme.
+A new [[bus port]] has also been proposed for the city at Jagirammapalayam near IT park with an area of about 61 acres. This includes a bypass road to connect the [[Ayothiapattinam]] area of the city with the bus port.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/new-bus-port-to-come-up-near-salem-cm/1550559|title=New bus port to come up at salem|access-date=2020-07-19|language=en}}</ref>
+Other bus stands include the [[Omalur]] bus station and [[Attayampatti]] bus station in the outskirts of the city.
+===Rail===
+[[Salem Junction railway station|Salem Junction]] is an A-1 category ISO-14001 certified<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/5-rly-stations-in-salem-division-bag-iso-14001-certification/articleshow/70984599.cms|title=Salem junction gets ISO 14001 certification|last=ISO|first=Salem|work=[[Times of India]]|access-date=2020-07-05|language=en}}</ref> railway junction located in Suramangalam area, {{convert|5|km}} west of the city. In 2005, the [[Railway Board]] approved the creation of a [[Salem railway division]] from [[Palakkad railway division|Palakkad]] and [[Tiruchirappalli railway division|Tiruchirapalli divisions]]. It is the fourth-largest of the six [[Southern Railway zone]] divisions. Salem Railway Junction has been rated as the cleanest station among the divisional headquarters railway stations and also the ninth cleanest railway station in the entire country, according to a survey report published in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Salem-among-top-10-cleanest-railway-stations/article14511979.ece|title=Salem among top 10 cleanest railway stations|last=Cleanest|first=Salem|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2017-06-21|language=en}}</ref> Other major railway stations catering to the city include [[Salem Town railway station|Salem Town]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/03/09021006/1064469/Proposal-to-make-Salem-Town-an-allwomen-railway-station.vpf|title=Proposal to make Salem Town an all-women railway station|last=Cleanest|first=Salem|work=DTnext|access-date=2020-02-25|language=en}}</ref> Salem Market, [[Omalur Junction railway station|Omalur Junction]], [[Karuppur, Salem|Karuppur]] railway station and [[Ayothiapattinam]] railway station.
+===Air===
+[[Salem Airport (India)|Salem Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] ''SXV'', [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] ''VOSM'') is located on the Salem-Bengaluru Highway (NH44) in Kaamalapuram about {{convert|15|km}} from the city. [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) opened the airport in 1993 for commercial operations. [[Kingfisher Airlines]] flew from [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]] but ended its service in October 2011 due to low occupancy. [[Trujet]] started services to Chennai in March 2018 as a part of the Udaan scheme by [[Government of India]] as well as [[Air Odisha]] gives connectivity to [[Bengaluru]] and [[Pondicherry]] from June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airodisha.com/eng/flight-schedule|title=Air Odisha - Flight Schedule|date=2 May 2018|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042534/https://airodisha.com/eng/flight-schedule|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/More-flying-schools-land-in-Salem-airport-as-commercial-flights-shut/articleshow/11274658.cms?referral=PM|title=More flying schools land in Salem airport as commercial flights shut - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612010920/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/More-flying-schools-land-in-Salem-airport-as-commercial-flights-shut/articleshow/11274658.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=12 June 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/efforts-underway-to-revive-salem-airport/article7804366.ece|title=Efforts underway to revive Salem Airport|last=Ananth|first=M.K.|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2 March 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/mar/26/chennai-flight-puts-salem-on-aviation-map-1792567.html|title=Chennai flight puts Salem on aviation map|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184201/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/mar/26/chennai-flight-puts-salem-on-aviation-map-1792567.html|archive-date=29 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The nearest major airports are [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport|Tiruchirappalli]] (152&nbsp;km) and [[Coimbatore International Airport|Coimbatore]] (148&nbsp;km).
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