Thanjavur – Connectivity
Thanjavur
is located in the fertile Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu. It is well-connected by
air, road and rail to all major cities like Chennai and Bangalore. Here is how
to reach Thanjavur.
By Road:
Thanjavur
is well connected by road to other cities of Tamil Nadu. Buses ply regularly
from Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Chennai and other cities of
Tamil Nadu. Private buses ply regularly from Bengaluru too.
The National Highways 67, 45C, 226 and 226 Extn pass through Thanjavur. The city is connected
with Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, Tirupur, Vellore, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Bengaluru, Mysore, Salem, Pattukkottai, Ooty, Viluppuram, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai,
Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Mannargudi, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Karaikudi,
Aarani, Tirunelveli, Bengaluru, Ernakulam, Nagercoil, Tirupathi and
Trivandrum through regular bus services.
Thanjavur
had a single bus terminus located at the heart of the city. An integrated
bus terminus, called New Bus stand was constructed in 1997 near Raja Serfoji
College to handle the passenger traffic. Thanjavur has a well-maintained
sub-urban public transport system. Government and private buses operate
frequently between the two bus termini and other towns and villages like Vallam, Budalur, Mohamed Bunder, Nadukkavery, Pillaiyarpatti, Vallam
Pudursethi, Sengipatti, Vadakkur North and Kuruvadipatti.
By Train:
The
railway line connecting Tiruchirappalli Junction
railway station to Chennai Egmore via Thanjavur, the Main Line is a historical line established by South Indian Railway Company in 1879. The Great South Indian Railway
Company (GSIR) operated a broad gauge rail service between Nagapattinam and Tiruchirapalli via Thanjavur between 1861 and 1875.
During
1875 it was converted to a meter gauge line (MG line). Modern day Thanjavur
railway junction has three rail heads leading to Tiruchirapalli, Kumbakonam and Thiruvarur. Thanjavur is connected by rail with most important
cities and towns in India.
There
are daily express trains to Chennai, Mysore, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Karur, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Rameswaram,Tiruchendur, Cuddalore, Darmapuri, Viluppuram, Chengalpattu, Mannargudi, Bengaluru, Dindigul, Karaikudi, Manamadurai and weekly trains to Tirupati, Nellore, Itarsi, Visakhapatnam, Hubli, Vasco da Gama, Goa, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Jabalpur, Satna, Katni, Allahabad, Varanasi & Bhubaneswar.
There
are frequent passenger trains from the city to towns like Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Karaikal,Tiruchirapalli, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai and Nagore.
The
nearest major railhead is also at Trichy. Trichy Junction is an important
railway station on the Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai route. Trains from
Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Rameswaram, Varanasi, Mysore, Tirupati, etc.
halt at the station. From the station, one can hire a taxi for Thanjavur.
By Air:
In the
early 1990s, Thanjavur was connected with Chennai via the Vayudoot flight service, which was stopped due to poor
patronage. A full-fledged air force station is operational at
Thanjavur. Thanjavur Air Force Station was to become a major air base by
2012, to handle Fighter, Transport aircraft and also refueling aircraft. However, the
establishment and activation of air base has been delayed as of March
2013.
The IAF
will base a squadron of its Sukhoi
Su-30 Super maneuverability Fighter
aircraft at Thanjavur, making
it the first fighter squadron in Tamil Nadu. The nearest airport is Tiruchirapalli International
Airport.
The
nearest airport is at Trichy, about 55 km from Thanjavur. The airport is well
connected by flights to Indian as well international cities. From the airport,
taxi services are available for Thanjavur.
By Sea:
The
nearest seaport is Nagapattinam which is 84 km (52 mi) east of Thanjavur
and another nearest seaport is Karaikal
Port, which is 94 km (58 mi) away from Thanjavur.
