Saturday, November 21, 2015

Dharmapuri – Connectivity

Dharmapuri – Connectivity
By Road
Dharmapuri is well connected by the major National Highway - NH 7. It has two bus stands - one for rural/urban places of Dharmapuri district and another for all major parts of Tamil Nadu. Dharmapuri is well-connected to a number of neighboring cities by an efficient network of roads.
Vehicles from most part of the Tamilnadu and Kerala passes through Dharmapuri for travelling to Bangalore and North India. Dharmapuri can potentially be made as a transport hub like Salem or Krishnagiri for connectivity to Chennai and Bangalore.
Coimbatore to Chennai via Mettur, Dharmapuri, Tiruppathur, and Vellore is the shortest route to Chennai; due to lack of highways between Bhavani and Vaniyambadi this route is not a primary route for transport.
Coimbatore to Bangalore via BhavaniMettur, Dharmapuri, PalacodeHosur will reduce the current distance by 30 Kms due to lack of highway through Bhavani, Mettur, Thoppur and Dharmapuri, Palacode, Hosur this route is not widely used.
By Train
Dharmapuri is connected with South Western railways. Station code is DPJ. In recent Railway Budget, Railway minister announced new DEMU (Diesel Electric Multiple Unit) train JI service between Dharmapuri - Bangalore.
Dharmapuri is well-connected to a number of neighboring cities via important rail heads. These cities include Chennai, Thanjavur, Chidambaram, Madurai, Tirupathi, Tuticorin, Tenkasi, Quilon as well as Rameswaram Bangalore, Coimbatore, Mysore, Kochi, Kanyakumari and Mangalore.
Lack of train connectivity between Dharmapuri and Morappur (25kms) makes Dharmapuri detached from direct train connectivity to Chennai, whereas Dharmapuri is well connected to Bangalore by train. Electrifying and double tracking the train route between Salem to Bangalore via Dharmapuri will boost the connectivity and economy of the district.
By Air
The nearest International Airport is Bangalore International Airport. The nearest airport is Salem airport (approx 45 km).
Distance Chart
·        300 km from Chennai by bus.
·        130 km from Bangalore by bus and train.
·        65 km from Salem by bus and train.
·        40 km from Krishnagiri.
·        72 km form Hosur.