Transport in Bihar

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This article deals with the system of transport in Bihar, both public and private.

Road transport[edit]

Bihar has national highways with total length of 5,358 km (3,329 mi)[1] and state highways with total length of 4,006 km (2,489 mi).[2] Also. Bihar has 921 km (572 mi) of proposed Expressways.[3][4]

Expressways[edit]

Name States Length (km/mi) Status
Aurangabad-Darbhanga Expressway[3] Bihar 271 km (168.4 mi) proposed
Raxaul-Haldia Expressway[4] Bihar, West Bengal 650 km (400 mi) proposed

National Highways[edit]

Template:National Highways in Bihar

State Highways[edit]

Rail transport[edit]

National Railway[edit]

Urban Rail[edit]

Water transport[edit]

File:National Inland waterways 1.png
Map showing national inland waterways-1 and various river ports or terminals along its stretch.
Patna river port on national inland waterways-1 at Gai Ghat

Bihar is connected by National Waterways No. 1 which established in October 1986. This National Waterways has fixed terminals at Haldia, BISN (Kolkata), Pakur, Farrakka and Patna. This National Waterways has also floating terminals facilities at Haldia, Kolkata, Diamond Harbour, Katwa, Tribeni, Baharampur, Jangipur, Bhagalpur, Semaria, Doriganj, Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chunar and Allahabad.

Air transport[edit]

Patna airport is well connected to cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and many other cities in India. It is categorized as a restricted international airport, with customs facilities to receive international chartered flights. Gaya Airport, is Bihar's only international airport and offers seasonal flights that connect the city to Thailand, Bhutan, and Myanmar. Airlines like IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India, and Vistara connect various airports in Bihar to cities across India. Darbhanga Airport is another domestic airport in Bihar which is connected with various cities across India. The Darbhanga Airport was built as civil enclave.

City served Airport name ICAO IATA Category Role
Bihta Bihta Air Force Station Defence Air base
Bhagalpur Bhagalpur Airport Domestic No scheduled flights
Darbhanga Darbhanga Airport VE89[5] DBR Domestic Civil enclave
Gaya Gaya Airport VEGY GAY Customs[GAY] Commercial
Jogbani Jogbani Airport Domestic Closed
Munger Munger Airport Domestic No scheduled flights
Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur Airport VEMZ MZU Domestic No scheduled flights
Patna Jay Prakash Narayan Airport VEPT PAT Customs[PAT] Commercial
Purnea Purnea Airport VEPU[6] Defence Air base
Raxaul Raxaul Airport VERL Domestic Closed
  • GAY The airport usually serves domestic flights only, but the city being a pilgrimage city, the airport operates seasonal flights to international destinations.
  • PAT The airport is classified as a restricted international airport due to its short runway and serves only domestic flights.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "India: length of national highways Bihar 2019". Statista. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. "India: Bihar state highways length". Statista. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Bihar's first green field expressway to connect Mithila with Magadha, how long will it be ready, how many districts will pass through it?".
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Bids invited for Raxaul - Haldia Port Expressway's DPR". www.themetrorailguy.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. "Darbhanga DBR India". World Airport Codes. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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