Transport in Karnataka

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Karnataka map showing major roads

autorickshaws
and buses are used. With the advent of low-cost airlines, many people are choosing to travel via air as well.

Air transport

See also:
List of Airports in Karnataka

Kempegowda International Airport - Bengaluru is host to 9 domestic airlines and 19 international airlines and Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France, United Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines, connecting the city to almost 50 destinations across India and the world. With Bengaluru being the 'IT capital' of India, the air traffic to this city has increased manifold.

Calicut, Chennai. Mangalore International Airport
has recorded 28.1% annual growth in passenger traffic for the year 2015-2016 by carrying 1.67 million passengers, making it the fastest growing airport in the state.

Indigo Airlines
have started its operation.

Mysuru Airport Many airlines disconnected the service from mysore as flights which plied to Kempegowda International airport did not go well. New routes of air service were introduced under the UDAAN scheme to Hyderabad and chennai everyday which received great response. Additional to that the state operates flights from bangalore to mysore during dasara festival. The airport landed in major controversies with the runway expansion. A decision was taken to build an underpass as it was blocked by rail route and a national highway connecting Kozhikode - a first kind in the country. Plans are to develop this major tourist destination's airport to an international service as there is competition now from the upcoming Kannur International Airport.

Belagavi Airport is the Oldest and north Karnataka busiest airport and the Major Airport in North Karnataka serving Belgaum city, Part of Goa and southernmost part of Maharashtra, Alliance Air(India) Indigo Star air To Bangalore , Air India started operation to Bangalore four days a week Mon, thu, fri, Sun including Pune. Spicejet operates daily flights to Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mangalore and Jabalpur. And also Star air operates daily flights to Bangalore and Ahmedabad.

Kalaburagi Airport serves direct flights to Bengaluru and has expansion plans to the other locations in near future.

There are airports at Ballari Airport and Bidar Airport that do not have any air service. In addition, there are private airstrips at Sedam Airport, Koppal Airport and Harihar Airport.

Shivamogga Airport
is the newest operational airport with second longest runway after Bengaluru airport that serves direct flights to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Goa, Tirupathi.

Hassana Airport, Vijayapura Airport, Raichuru Airport
are being built under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

Planned


Rail transport

Shatabdi Express parked at Mysore railway station
Hubbali railway station built in Modern architecture style as opposed to Karnataka architecture syle
Map of South Western Railway zone

The total length of rail track in Karnataka is 3089 km

Sharavathi at Honnavar and a tunnel of length 2,960 metres (9,711 ft) at Karwar. Bengaluru, the capital city, is extensively connected with inter-state destinations while other important cities and towns in the state are not so well-connected.[2][3][4] The train connectivity within Karnataka has improved since K.H.Muniyappa, Member of Parliament from Kolar
constituency has been the Union Minister of State for Railways.

The superfast

Sharavathi at Honnavar of length 2,023 m and a tunnel at Karwar
of length 2,960 m.

A high-end luxury train operated by the Tourism Department of Karnataka

The Golden Chariot covers the places of interest in Karnataka and Goa
under the tour name "Pride of the South". Places Covered: Bengaluru - Kabini/Bandipur - Mysuru - Hassan - Hampi - Gadag - Goa - Bengaluru. The same train covers the places of interest in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala with a different tour name "Southern Splendour". Places Covered: Bengaluru - Chennai - Mamallapuram - Pondicherry - Tiruchirapalli & Thanjavur - Madurai - Kanyakumari - Thiruvananthapuram - Backwaters & Kochi / Allepey - Bengaluru.

Water transport

See also: Ports of Karnataka

Karnataka has 1 major port; the

Mangaluru.[7] The construction of the New Mangaluru Port was started in 1962 and completed in 1974. It was incorporated as the 9th major port in India on 4 May 1974. This port handled 32.04 million tonnes of traffic in the fiscal year 2006–07 with 17.92 million tonnes of imports and 14.12 million tonnes of exports.[8] This was actually a slowdown in traffic at this port compared to the previous fiscal year mainly due to the reduction in iron ore exports from the Kudremukha Iron Ore Company limited. The port also handled 1015 vessels including 18 cruise vessels during the year 2006–07.[8]
The sector of Inland water transport within the rivers of Karnataka is not well-developed.

Road transport

See also:
List of State Highways in Karnataka
City bus in Mysore

Among the network of roads in Karnataka, 3973 km. of roads are

state highways
of length 9829 km.

The public bus transport in Karnataka is managed by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. It was set up in 1961 with the objective of providing adequate, efficient, economic and properly coordinated road transport services.[10] It operates 5100 schedules using 5400 vehicles covering 1.95 million kilometres and an average of 2.2 million passengers daily. About 25000 people are employed in Corporation For better management of public transport, Corporation was bifurcated into three Corporations viz., Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Bengaluru on 15 August 1997, North-west Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, Hubballi on 1 November 1997 and North-East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, Gulbarga on 1 October 2000. The reservation system is networked and computerised and tickets can be availed at designated kiosks in towns and cities. An online reservation system called AWATAR has also been devised by Corporation using which travellers can reserve tickets online. Corporation plies various categories of buses viz. Ambaari Dream Class AC Sleeper (Volvo), Airavat Club-Class (high-end luxury Volvo, Scania, Mercedes-Benz multi-axle AC buses), Airavat (high-end luxury Volvo and Mercedes Benz AC buses), Ambaari(Corona AC and non AC Sleeper buses), Rajahamsa Executive (Deluxe buses built on Leyland, Eicher and Tata chassis), Karnataka Vaibhav (Semi-Deluxe buses built on Leyland, Eicher and Tata chassis), Karnataka Saarige (Bus service linking rural areas to major settlements as well as the cheapest alternative for inter-city or town routes. The buses are built on Tata and Leyland chassis). Grameena Sarige is another initiative by corporation to provide bus service to the rural populace of the state.

Buses run by private persons are allowed to operate in few districts of Karnataka.Inter district transportation are run by private operators, connecting capital Bengaluru and main cities like

Mangaluru and Dharwad to district headquarters. Intra district transportation by private operators is currently allowed in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi
districts. Omni bus and Maxi cabs are also other modes of road transportation in the state, especially where KSRTC does not buses or run very few.


Urban transit
Under construction

See also

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References

  1. ^ Statistics related to transportation in Karnataka is provided by "Karnataka". Online webpage of Indian Investment Centre. Government of India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Pilot project: GPS system on B'lore-Hubli Jan Shatabdi". Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2006-12-25. 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
  3. ^ GS Prasanna Kumar. "Karnataka and Indian Railways, Colossal wastage of available resources or is it sheer madness of the authorities concerned". Online webpage of OurKarnataka.com. © 1998-00 OurKarnataka.Com, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  4. ^ The state of Railways in Karnataka is discussed by GS Prasanna Kumar. "Karnataka and Indian Railways, Colossal wastage of available resources or is it sheer madness of the authorities concerned". Online webpage of OurKarnataka.com. © 1998-00 OurKarnataka.Com, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  5. ^ "Hubli-Ankola Railway line may get clearance- The New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013.
  6. ^ The state of Railways in Karnataka is discussed by "Pilot project: GPS system on B'lore-Hubli Jan Shatabdi". Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2006-12-25. 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. Retrieved 6 May 2007. [dead link]
  7. ^ Ports in Karnataka are mentioned by "Minor Ports of Karnataka". Online Webpage of Karnataka Ports Department. Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
  8. ^ a b Details related to New Mangaluru Port is provided by "Slowdown in traffic at New Mangalore Port". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
  9. ^ National Highways in Karnataka are mentioned by "National Highways in Karnataka" (PDF). Online Webpage of Karnataka Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
  10. ^ A brief discussion on KSRTC is provided by "About KSRTC". Online webpage of KSRTC. KSRTC. Archived from the original on 20 April 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
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