Dindigul – Connectivity
The
Dindigul city corporation maintains 131.733 km (81.855 mi) of roads.
The town has 21.66 km (13.46 mi) concrete roads, 98.311 km
(61.088 mi) bituminous roads, 9.352 km (5.811 mi) earthen roads
and 2.41 km (1.50 mi) cut stone pavements.
Natham Road
and Vathalagundu Road are the two state highways that pass via the city. Being
the district headquarters, lot of district roads also connects Dindigul to
other parts of the district. There are three national highways, NH 7 (largest highway in India) connecting Dindigul
to Madurai & NH 45A connecting Chennai to Kanyakumari, and NH
209 Dindigul to Bengaluru via Sathyamangalam, Bannari pass via the city.
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Road
Regular
bus services are available from all important cities of Tamil Nadu. Dindigul is
served by town bus service, which provides connectivity within the town and the
suburbs. Minibus service operated by private companies caters to the local
transport needs. There are 150 town buses operated daily across 128 different
routes.
The
Kamarajar bus stand is an A-grade bus stand covering an area of 5.37 acres
(21,700 m2) as of 2007 and is located in the heart of the
town. The Tamil Nadu State Transport
Corporation operates daily services connecting various
cities to Dindigul.
The State
Express Transport Corporation operates
long distance buses like Chennai, Bengaluru and Tirupati. There is significant truck transport with around
400–450 trucks entering the town for loading and unloading activities daily.
Three wheelers, called autos and Call Taxi are also a common public transport
system.
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Train
Dindigul Railway Station, was established in 1875 when rail line for Trichy
to Tuticorin was constructed. Dindigul railway junction is located in the
rail head from Chennai to Madurai and Karur to Madurai. It is also connecting Dindigul to Palani.
All
south bound trains plying south to Madurai from Chennai pass via Dindigul. There are also passenger trains
running either side from Madurai to Tiruchirapalli and Palani.
In Broad
gauge track, Bangalore-Madurai, Chennai, Kanyakumari express and other
passenger trains are passing through this town junction. This town has trade
connection with Bangalore resulting higher mobility of people through these
express trains. Local trains run between Trichy-Dindigul Madurai-Dindigul
(Broad gauge) and in another link of Coimbatore from Madurai via Dindigul, Palani,
Udumalpet, Pollachi (meter gauge).
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Air
The
nearest local and international airport is Madurai
Airport located 70
kilometres (43 mi) away.
