Transport in Nellore

There are various modes of transportation available in Nellore and its region. It includes auto rickshaws, bicycles[1] to mass transit systems - such as buses, trains and ships.[2]

Road leading to Sri Hari Kota from Nellore

Roadways
National Highway 5 at Nellore

The city has a total road length of 1,189.95 km (739.40 mi).[3] The proposed Outer Ring Road, existing arterial and internal roads helps reduce traffic congestion.[4] It was proposed to construct an ORR with 72 km length and a width of 200 feet.[5] The city is connected with major National highways such as, National Highway 16, a part of Asian Highway 45 and Golden Quadrilateral, bypasses the city[6] and is connected to Vijaywada (280 km), to Tirupati (124 km) and to Chennai (175 km) via National Highway (NH) 5, to Hyderabad (454 km) via AH 45, to Bangalore (385 km) via NH 4 .[7] One NH, two bypass national highways and five State Highways passes through the city.[8]

Public Transport

Road Transport

Nellore bus station of the city operates district and long-distance services.[9] Government is planning to demolish the present APSRTC bus stand and erect a new structure in couple of years, such that the new bus station will house commercial establishments, offices and multiplex and would generate internal revenues for RTC.[10] Atmakur Bus station is metro bus station located in the city.[4][11] Private owned auto rickshaws accounts to around 6,000, dominating most part of the city for local commuting.[4]

Train Transit

Nellore railway Station

Nellore is one of the fourteen ‘A’ category stations and one of the ten model stations in the Vijayawada Railway Division of South Central Railway Zone.[12] Nellore railway station is having escalators on 4 platforms.[13] SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Nellore station.[14] It is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[15] Other satellite stations include Nellore South (station code:NLS),[16] Vedayapalem (station code:VDE).[17] South Central Railway operates MEMUs between Nellore and Chennai.[18]

Airways

There is also a proposal to build a no frills airport for the city.[19] The district administration identified land of 3,408 acres under Damavaram, Dagadarthi, Velupodu and K.Kourugunta villages for the proposed airport in 2013 and subsequently the Airports Authority of India had expressed its interest for initial acquisition of 614 acres and the Government had accorded clearance in December 2015.[20]

References
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  2. India, The Hans (25 December 2015). "Nellore tourism spots to get facelift". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. "Details of Roads in each ULB of Andhra Pradesh". Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. India, The Hans (21 April 2017). "ORR proposed for Nellore to decongest city traffic". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. India, The Hans (6 July 2017). "Nellore Urban Development Authority to start fresh work on Outer Ring Road". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "NHAI Under Pressure to Lay Another Bypass Road". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "District Profile-Nellore district" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  8. Ravikiran, G. (3 July 2017). "SC order: liquor licensees face problems in Nellore". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. "Bus stations across AP to be linked to PNBS". The Hindu. 2 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. India, The Hans (3 June 2017). "Venkaiah Naidu reviews progress of ongoing projects in state". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. India, The Hans (29 July 2017). "Civic body ignores PPP for greenery works". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. "Vijayawada Division – a profile" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  13. "Escalators, lifts at 14 railway stations". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. 27 January 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  16. India, The Hans (25 July 2016). "Railways will help develop AP". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. "Nellore South Railway Station". Indian Railways Trains & Stations – India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  18. "Nellore-Central MEMU services from tomorrow". The Hindu. 8 November 2002. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  19. Reddy, B. Dasarath (25 December 2015). "Traffic rise in old airports gives a boost to Andhra's plan to build 6 new runways". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  20. India, The Hans (19 May 2017). "Dagadarthi airport remains a dream". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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