Amareswarar Temple,
Kanchipuram – Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 1 Km from Kanchipuram Bus
Stand, 2 Kms from Kanchipuram East Railway Station and 1.5 Kms from Kanchipuram
Railway Station. The temple is situated in West Raja Street (Big Kanchipuram).
The temple is situated on a site (further down the left of the lane) which lies
just opposite to the Kollachatram Street. Kanchipuram is located at about 18
Kms from Walajabad, 31 Kms from Sriperumbudur, 40 Kms from Chengalpattu, 60 Kms
from Chennai Airport, 67 Kms from Mahabalipuram and 72 Kms from Chennai.
By Road:
Kanchipuram is most easily accessible by road. The Chennai –
Bangalore National Highway, NH 4 passes the
outskirts of the city. Daily bus services are provided by the Tamil Nadu State Transport
Corporation to and from Chennai, Bangalore, Villupuram,
Salem, Tirupati, Thiruthani, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Coimbatore, Tindivanam and Pondicherry. There are two major bus
routes to Chennai, one connecting via Poonamallee and
the other via Tambaram.
The Tamil Nadu state government operated transport
corporation runs buses from Kanchipuram to most major towns in Tamil Nadu. Buses
from Chennai leave for Kanchipuram every fifteen minutes from the Koyambedu
interstate bus terminal. There is also an air-conditioned bus service numbered
Z576 from 5.00 AM to 6.00 PM, which departs from the T-Nagar bus terminal every
hour. Buses from Bangalore leave for Kanchipuram seven times a day.
By
Train:
The city is also connected to the railway network
through the Kanchipuram railway station. The Chengalpattu – Arakkonam
railway line passes through Kanchipuram and travellers can access services to
those destinations. Daily trains are provided to Pondicherry and Tirupati,
and there is a weekly express train to Madurai and
a bi-weekly express train to Nagercoil. Two
passenger trains from both sides of Chengalpattu and Arakkonam pass via
Kanchipuram.
By Air:
Nearest domestic as well as international airport
is Chennai International Airport.
