Vada Badrakaliamman Temple, Mecheri, Salem – Connectivity
By Road:
Mecheri
lies on State Highway 20, which is Bhavani – Thoppur connection, Thoppur is
20 km from Mecheri, Which further leads to Dharmapuri Via National Highway
-44 (National Highway 7 (India)(old
numbering)) (major North - south
connection from Kashmir - Kanyakumari). Bhavani is 60 km away, which
connects to Erode and Coimbatore via NH-47.
Another
MDR (Major District Road) from Mecheri is Destine to Omalur (20 km away)
to reach Salem, after Omalur it will join with NH-44 till Salem city. Direct
Bus facilities are available at every 5 Mins to Salem and Mettur (To and Fro)
and 10 mins to Dharmapuri and erode to and fro during day time.
Road
network connectivity is properly linked from Mecheri to all villages/towns in
and around, government and private buses are also plying between all nearby
town like Pennagaram, Tharamangalam, Nangavalli, Jalakandapuram, Thoppur,
Vellar etc., and across major village settlements from Mecheri.
Scheduled
Government Buses are available from Chennai, Bangalore, Erode, Coimbatore, Mel Madeswaram,
Mysore etc. and Omni Buses are available to Chennai, Bangalore etc. operated by
MSS and KPN bus services.
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31 Km in
Salem Bus stand
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42 Km in
Dharmapuri Bus stand
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15 Km in
Mettur Bus Stand
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35 Km
Pennagaram Bus Stand
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74 Km in
Erode Bus Stand
By Train:
Rail
connectivity is available at a distance of 4 km from Mecheri town at
Mecheri road railway station, which is in the Salem–Mettur Dam railway
division. Trains starting from Mettur are en route to Salem and Erode Junction. From Salem and Erode rail connectivity is available
for the whole of India.
Link
train facility is available to connect with the Chennai – Salem Superfast
Express, which is a daily service
to Chennai Egmore starting from Mettur Dam, similarly in the return direction.
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30 Km in
Salem Junction
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40 Km in
Dharmapuri Railway station
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03 Km in
Kuttapatti Railway station
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13 Km in
Mettur Railway station
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09 Km in
Omalur Railway station
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05 Km in
Karuvalli Railway station
By Air:
Salem Airport (India) (IATA: SXV, ICAO: VOSM) is sited 20 km from Mecheri, along
Salem-Bangalore Highway (NH-7) in a place called Kaamalapuram near Omalur.
Though
the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had spruced up the airport and made it
ready for operation in 1993, airlines did not show interest to fly fearing low
patronage.
Kingfisher Airlines, did provide a service from Chennai, but terminated the service in 2012 owing to its financial problems. In recent times however, Spicejet has shown some interest in starting flights to
Salem.
Nearest
major Airports are located at Trichy & Coimbatore.
·
15 Km in
Salem Airport
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198 Km
in Bangalore Airport
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343 Km
in Chennai Airport
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178 Km
in Trichy Airport
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171 Km
in Covai Airport