There are various modes of transportation available in Vizianagaram and its Neighbourhoods. It includes auto rickshaws,[1] bicycles to mass transit systems - such as buses,[2] trains[3] and flights.
Roadways
editThe city has a total road length of 317.90 km.[4] Government is planning to construct a 17-km bypass road with Rs 470 crore to ease the traffic in the town.[5] The road between Mayuri Junction and Balaji Junction, with a length of 1.4 km is being extended into six lane.[6] 20-km stretch NH 26 have been developed to ease traffic flow between Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam.[7] The city is connected to Visakhapatnam (60 km) via NH 43 & NH 5, to Vijayawada (394 km) via NH 5, to Raipur (526 km) via NH 59, to Hyderabad (664 km) via NH 5 & NH9 and to Chennai (416 km) via NH 5 and AH 45.[8]
Public Transport
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The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Vizianagaram bus station.[9] Viziagaram zone is one of the 4 zones for APS RTC.[10] Cycling is one of the easiest means of transport in the city and is encouraged by government authorities.[11]
Train Transit
editVizianagaram railway station is on the Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section of Howrah-Chennai main line and is the terminus for the Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line.[12] It has five Platforms. Nellimarla serves as satellite station to the city.[13] It is one of the railway stations that have access to Free Wi-Fi developed by Indian Railways.[14]
Airways
editThe nearest airport is in Visakhapatnam located at 62 km. During the 2016-17 fiscal year, Visakhapatnam Airport (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VOTZ) had served a total of 2,358,029 passengers, an increase of 30.7% from previous year.[15] It handled 19,550 aircraft including 1,421 international and 18,129 domestic.[16]
Seaways
editVisakhapatnam Port is the nearest and one of the 13 major seaports in India. The Visakhapatnam Port Trust plans to develop a satellite port at Bheemunipatnam to decongest traffic at Visakhapatnam. The project is expected to cost ₹2,000 crores and is to be undertaken through a Public- Private Partnership (PPP)venture.[17] After construction, Bheemili will be the nearest port to the city.
References
edit- ^ Rao, V. Kamalakara (20 December 2016). "Dwarapudi in Vizianagaram first in the region to take to digital payments". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "APSRTC Vizianagaram Bus Station". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Arrivals at VZM/Vizianagaram Junction". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Details of Roads in Each ULB of Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Stone laid for bypass road". The Hindu. 4 October 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Road widening will curb mishaps". www.thehansindia.com. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Rao, K. Srinivasa (21 July 2017). "Road-widening work going on in full swing on NH 26". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Vizianagaram City Profile" (PDF).
- ^ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "APS RTC - Zones". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "'Happy Street' held in Vizianagaram". The Hindu. 1 May 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Vizianagaram Junction". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Nellimerla station". Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Vizianagaram railway station gets free Wi-Fi". The Hindu. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Domestic Passengers" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Domestic Aircraft Movements" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Patnaik, Santosh (28 August 2012). "VPT to finalise consultantfor satellite port at Bhimili". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.