Sivaganga – Connectivity
Sivaganga
is well connected to rest of Tamilnadu and India by all modes of Transport.
By Road:
Buses
that connect the nearby villages and smaller towns (e.g. Devakottai,
Manamadurai, Kalayar koil, Thirupathur, Illayankudi, Thiruvadanai) terminate at
the Sivagangai bus-stand. The State Transport Corporation runs long-distance
buses to Coimbatore, Chennai from Sivagangai Bus-Stand.
All
mofussil buses that connect Sivagangai with towns such as Madurai, Salem, Trichy, Sivakasi, Aruppukkottai, Dindigul, Palani, Pattukottai, Theni, Thanjavur, Erode, Aranthangi, Nagore, Thiruvarur, Mannargudi, Velankanni, Kalayar Kovil, Rameshwaram, Ramanathapuram, Paramakudi, Pudukottai, Mudukulathoor, Nagapattinam, Tiruppur, Coimbatore(TNSTC), terminate at the bus-stand.
24 Hrs
buses are available to reach Madurai (Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus). National
Highway 85 Cochin – Munnar - Bodinayakanur – Theni – Madurai
City – Sivagangai – Thondi, NH 226 Thanjavur – Pudukottai – Tirupathur – Sivagangai – Manamadurai and State Highway SH 34 Ramanathapuram – Ilayankudi – Sivagangai – Melur are the
major roads passing via Sivaganga.
By Train:
Sivagangai
Railway station is located in the east side of town, where the railway line of
Trichy – Rameshwaram join and this is serving as Guard line for Virudhunagar to
Tiruchirapalli Jn for southern districts trains to reach Chennai Egmore and
also operating for goods service due to reduce the rush in main line (Virudhunagar,
Madurai Jn, Dindigul, Tiruchy).
Several
Express trains and passenger trains are passing through the town and connecting
with the cities like Karaikudi, Rameshwaram, Chennai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore,
Erode, Tiruppur, Thanjavur, Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Pudukottai, Virudhachalam, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, etc.
There
are direct trains from Madurai connecting the important cities in Tamilnadu
like Chennai, Mayiladuthurai, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Trichy,
Tirunelveli, Karaikudi, Rameswaram, Thanjavur and Virudhachalam. Madurai has rail connectivity with important cities
and towns in India.
By Air:
Madurai
International Airport is 40 km away. Tiruchirapalli Airport is about
130 km away.