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Transport in Visakhapatnam
Transport in Visakhapatnam is the network of roads, railways, rapid transit system in the largest city of Andhra Pradesh. The city of Visakhapatnam also serves as the central hub of transport and logistics on the East coast of India and hence it is called as City Of Destiny.
There are various modes of transportation available in Visakhapatnam. It includes auto rickshaws, bicycles to mass transit systems such as buses and trains. Visakhapatnam is also home for a Seaport and an International Airport.
Visakhapatnam is integrated into the National Highway Network of India through NH 16, NH 516C, NH 516D, NH 516E, while two State Highways SH38, SH39 originate/terminate in Vizag. Visakhapatnam has a vehicle population of nearly 12 lakhs and is the highest in the state.
The city has a total road length of 2,007.10 km (1,247.15 mi), covering 1,865 km (1,159 mi) of municipal roads, 70.10 km (43.56 mi) of Roads & Buildings department roads and 72 km (45 mi) of National highways. There are several arterial roads and ten junctions in the city, where Beach Road, Dabagardens Road, Dwarakanagar road, Sampath Vinayak Temple Road (also known as VIP road), Scindia Road, Chitralaya Road and waltair Main road are some of them. Jagadamba Centre, Maddilapalem Junction, Siripuram Junction, Madhurawada Junction, Gajuwaka Junction, Gopalapatnam Junction and NAD X Road, Kurnmannapalem Junction are major junctions in the city.
There are plans to upgrade National highway NH 16 that is presently passing through city and shift it to newly constructing Anakapalle - Anandapuram Highway, so that unnecessary traffic passing through city can be regulated.
Bus Transit is the major mode of passenger transport in the city. Within the municipal limits of the city, APSRTC plies nearly 600 City bus services in the region which serve lakhs of commuters in city daily from Dwaraka Central Bus Station Complex, Maddilapalem bus station, MVP Colony bus station, Gajuwaka Bus station, Simhachalam bus station, Kurmannapalem bus station and Madhurawada bus station.
The City has one of the best Bus Transit system in India, with many Bus lines. Some of the popular lines are Bus no. 55,111 etc.. . These Bus lines connect the City's outskirts and different Commercial and Economic Centres like Pendurthi, Gajuwaka, Anakapalli, Madhurawada, Anandapuram, Bheemunipatnam, Kothavalasa and many more Villages and towns.
Also APSRTC plies various interstate and distant buses from Dwaraka Central Bus Station Complex or APSRTC Bus Complex, Kurmannapalem Bus station, Maddilapalem bus station, Simhachalam bus station and Madhurawada Bus Station to major parts of the State and neighboring states like Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. There are kinds of buses that ply in city namely:
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Transport in Visakhapatnam
Transport in Visakhapatnam is the network of roads, railways, rapid transit system in the largest city of Andhra Pradesh. The city of Visakhapatnam also serves as the central hub of transport and logistics on the East coast of India and hence it is called as City Of Destiny.
There are various modes of transportation available in Visakhapatnam. It includes auto rickshaws, bicycles to mass transit systems such as buses and trains. Visakhapatnam is also home for a Seaport and an International Airport.
Visakhapatnam is integrated into the National Highway Network of India through NH 16, NH 516C, NH 516D, NH 516E, while two State Highways SH38, SH39 originate/terminate in Vizag. Visakhapatnam has a vehicle population of nearly 12 lakhs and is the highest in the state.
The city has a total road length of 2,007.10 km (1,247.15 mi), covering 1,865 km (1,159 mi) of municipal roads, 70.10 km (43.56 mi) of Roads & Buildings department roads and 72 km (45 mi) of National highways. There are several arterial roads and ten junctions in the city, where Beach Road, Dabagardens Road, Dwarakanagar road, Sampath Vinayak Temple Road (also known as VIP road), Scindia Road, Chitralaya Road and waltair Main road are some of them. Jagadamba Centre, Maddilapalem Junction, Siripuram Junction, Madhurawada Junction, Gajuwaka Junction, Gopalapatnam Junction and NAD X Road, Kurnmannapalem Junction are major junctions in the city.
There are plans to upgrade National highway NH 16 that is presently passing through city and shift it to newly constructing Anakapalle - Anandapuram Highway, so that unnecessary traffic passing through city can be regulated.
Bus Transit is the major mode of passenger transport in the city. Within the municipal limits of the city, APSRTC plies nearly 600 City bus services in the region which serve lakhs of commuters in city daily from Dwaraka Central Bus Station Complex, Maddilapalem bus station, MVP Colony bus station, Gajuwaka Bus station, Simhachalam bus station, Kurmannapalem bus station and Madhurawada bus station.
The City has one of the best Bus Transit system in India, with many Bus lines. Some of the popular lines are Bus no. 55,111 etc.. . These Bus lines connect the City's outskirts and different Commercial and Economic Centres like Pendurthi, Gajuwaka, Anakapalli, Madhurawada, Anandapuram, Bheemunipatnam, Kothavalasa and many more Villages and towns.
Also APSRTC plies various interstate and distant buses from Dwaraka Central Bus Station Complex or APSRTC Bus Complex, Kurmannapalem Bus station, Maddilapalem bus station, Simhachalam bus station and Madhurawada Bus Station to major parts of the State and neighboring states like Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. There are kinds of buses that ply in city namely: