Thiruvarur – Connectivity
Thiruvarur is located at about 31 Kms from Thiruthuraipoondi,
28 Kms from Needamangalam, 23 Kms from Kudavasal, 16 Kms from Nannilam, 42 Kms
from Kumbakonam, 41 Kms from Mayiladuthurai, 25 Kms from Nagapattinam, 62 Kms
from Thanjavur and 117 Kms from Trichy. Thiruvarur is well connected to other
parts of Tamilnadu by Road and Railways.
By Road
Thiruvarur is aided by a good network of roads, connects
it to neighboring districts & other major cities of Tamilnadu. Thiruvarur is connected by three national
highways, NH
45A to Villupuram, NH
67 to Coimbatore. Tiruvarur is connected with Chennai, Coimbatore,
Trichy, Karaikal and other major towns of Tamilnadu through the state highways SH
23 from Mayiladuthurai to Thiruthuraipoondi, SH
67 from Thanjavur
to Kodikkarai, SH
65 from Thiruvarur to Kumbakonam, SH
66 from Kumbakonam to Adirampattinam, SH 67 from Nagore to Nachiyar
Koil, SH
146 from Mannargudi to Sethubavachatram, SH
147 Kumbakonam to Karaikkal, SH
151 Kilvelur to Kachanam.
The Tamil Nadu State Transport
Corporation operates close to
175 daily services connecting various cities to Thiruvarur. Most of the buses
via Thiruvarur are operated by the corporation ply between Trichy and Velankanni. The corporation operates a computerized reservation
centre in the municipal bus stand of the town. It also operates 25 town
buses satisfying the local transport needs of Thiruvarur and the neighboring
villages. The State
Express Transport Corporation operates
long distance buses connecting the town to Bangalore, Marthandam and Thiruvananthapuram.
By Train
Thiruvarur Junction railway station is a junction
railway station serving Thiruvarur city in Tamil
Nadu and a focal point on the main line connecting trains
from Chennai to Nagapattinam-Velankanni-Nagore-Karaikal on one line and
Karaikudi-Sivaganga-Manamadurai-Rameswaram on the second line that branches out
of the station. Thiruvarur railway junction is a four way junction connecting Thanjavur in the west, Mayiladuthurai in the north, Nagapattinam in the east and Thiruthuraipoondi in the south.
There are passenger trains to Trichy, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Mannargudi & Thiruthuraipoondi. There
is a daily express train to Chennai via Mayiladuthurai and Ernakulam. There are two trains from Mannargudi to Tirupathi and Velankanni to Goa, operated three times a week that pass through
Thiruvarur.
By Air
Nearest Airport is located at Trichy at about 120 Kms
from Thiruvarur.