get there and around
The city is well connected via Rail, Road and Air transport services.
Indore has for a long time been a rail and road transportation hub.
The major bus terminals are Sarwate bus terminal, Gangwal bus terminal,
Navlakha bus stand & Jinsi bus stand.
Railways
Indore Main Railway Station
The City Railway Division comes under Western Railways of Ratlam
Division. The City of Indore has Indore Junction BG as the main and
terminal station on the broad gauge line connecting it to the rest of
the country. This has been builted earlier as a reason for lack of rail
connectivity improvement to the north Indore city. In the Railway budget
of 2009 Indore main railway station was listed to be transformed in
Modern railway station with other 300 stations across India.
Indore is one of the several places in India with both meter gauge and
broad gauge railways operational. Regular train services connect Indore
to most parts of the country. Trains are also available from nearby
Ratlam Junction, Ujjain Junction, Khandwa, and Bhopal Junction stations.
These can be reached by train or road within 2-5 hrs.
Indore lies on the longest remaining functional meter gauge line in
India, between Ratlam and Akola. This meter gauge section is scheduled
for conversion to standard broad gauge under Indian Railways' projected
Unigauge system.
Roadways
Indore is well connected to other parts of India through national and
state highways. There are some major highways which pass through Indore
and connect it to some major cities. The major highways passing through
the city are:
* National Highway No. 3 (NH3 - Agra Bombay)
* National Highway No. 59 (NH 59 - Indore Ahmedabad)
* National Highway No. 59A (Indore - Betul)
* State Highway No. 17 (Connecting Bhopal)
* State Highway No. 27 (Indore to Khandwa)
* State Highway No. 34 (Indore to Jhansi)
There are daily Bus Services operated by private operators as well as
government transport agencies of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan
connecting Indore to major cities across Central and Western India.
Local Transport
(I.C.T.S.C.L INDORE) has proud of launching 125 General Low Floor, 120 New Semi-Low Floor and 50 AC Special City Buses within the City of
Indore. The Indore City Bus came in existence in year-2004. It now
operates more than 200 GPS and IVR enabled CITY BUSES, with 30 Routes.
The Corporation set up more than 130 Bus Stop Stations with GPS LED
Display of Bus Timings.Indore also brought up metro taxis and cabs.It
becomes easy transportation with the help of buses,taxis,autos,vans and
cabs.
Airport
Indore is served by the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport.
Indore airport is about 5 km from the city centre and currently is
restricted to domestic services. An international terminal is under
construction and the integrated control room tower and building is
supposed to be completed by February 2010.
