get in and around
Road
Ranchi has road connectivity with 2 National Highways (NH-23 & 33)
crossing it and NH-75 originating here. Recently to May 2009 the state
government with the support of NHDC has constituted a plan to expand the
road connectivity of different district headquarters to this capital
city with 4-lane highways of international standards.
One peculiarity of this capital city is that there is no local bus
services. For commuting one can hire a cycle rickshaw, auto rickshaw, or
taxi.
The State Bus Terminus near the Ranch Railway station has direct buses
available for traveling to Bokaro Steel City, Jamshedpur, Patna, Gaya,
Bhagalpur, Alipurduar, Siliguri, Kolkata, or Rourkela. The State Bus
Terminus is located near the Ranchi Railway station; and Khad Garaha and
Ratu Road, both private bus agencies, have similar options.
A ring road circling around the City has been proposed by the government
to ease the traffic chaos in the city. The first phase of the work has
already started and it covers almost one quarter of the complete RING.
(23 km). In the first stage, the state government would undertake the
construction work of connecting the state capital’s outskirts — Kathi
Tand (near Ratu on Ranchi-Daltonganj highway) and Karma (on
Ranchi-Ramgarh road). It would help reduce the pressure of heavy
vehicles on the streets of the state capital, as the buses and trucks
plying on Ranchi-Daltonganj, Ranchi-Gumla and Ranchi-Ramgarh routes
would not enter the city. The state capital’s inhabitants, particularly
those residing in the localities dotting the busy Ratu Road and Kanta
Toli (Hazaribagh Road), would heave a sigh of relief after the project
work starts. Several fatal accidents have taken place in these two
areas. In the original specifications, two flyovers were proposed at
Kathi Tand (which comes under NH-75 on Ranchi-Daltonganj stretch) and at
Karma (NH-33). The state government can undertake the flyover project
only after getting clearance from the Union ministry of Road Transport
and Highways. The total length of the complete RING road has been
proposed to be 85 km.
Rail
Ranchi has witnessed growth in railway connectivity between 2006-9. The
annual Railway budgets allocated funds for growth due to demand.
Currently Ranchi has frequent connectivity with all major centres in
India.
The Railway Stations in the city are the following: Tatisilwai, Namkum,
Ranchi Junction, Argora & Hatia
Air
Ranchi has a domestic airport - Birsa Munda Airport (Code: IXR) managed
by the Airports Authority of India. The airport terminal is situated in
Hinoo approximately 7 km south of the city center. The single runway
airport is approximately 10000 feet in length and supports
navigation/traffic control systems such as HIRL and PAPI. Airlines
include Indian Airlines, JetLite, Kingfisher Red, Air Deccan and MDLR
Airlines. Ranchi is connected with all major cities like Mumbai, Delhi,
Kolkata, Chandigarh, Patna, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
Cochin,Jamshedpur and Chennai via air.
