Monday 30 May 2011

Transportation





ROAD
Karur is well connected with rest of India through all modern means of transportation. There are 2 National highways NH-7 North South Corridor(Kashmir to Kanyakumari) Varanasi - Kanyakumari) and NH-67 (Nagapattinam - Trichy - Karur - Coimbatore - Ooty that ply through Karur.


TRAIN
Karur (Station Code - KRR) is connected to the Indian Railways network. Trains from Mysore to Tuticorin, Mangalore to Chennai, Coimbatore to Mayiladuthurai Janshatabdi Express and Mysore to Mayiladuthurai, Nagercoil to CST Mumbai, Rameswaram to Okha and Tirunelveli to Jammu Tawi via New Delhi, Rohtak, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Pathankot (Chakki Bank) travel via Karur. Karur is also connected by rail to major towns like Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Tirupathy, Mumbai.

AIRPORT
The nearest airports are in Tiruchi (78 km), Salem (100 km), Coimbatore (122 km) and Madurai (135 km).

SEA PORT
The nearest major sea port is at Cochin (280 km), Tuticorin (344 km) and Chennai (332 km).