Transport in Himachal Pradesh

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Himachal Pradesh, although railways and airways serve very limited transport needs, the road network of the state serves the transport needs of the people. Although, the geography of Himachal presents considerable challenge to the development of transport infrastructure, it has the highest road density among all the Hill States of India. Himachal also has 3 airports, 2 narrow gauge rail tracks and couple of other under-construction broad gauge railway tracks, but roads remain the main mode of transport.

History and development

Himachal
was linked up with the broad gauge system by extending the Delhi-Nangal rail line.

Geography

The geography of Himachal presents considerable challenge to the development of transport infrastructure. The border districts, located near the borders of

Pangi and Bharmour tehsils of Chamba districts are the major underdeveloped and underserved tribal areas of the state. Other underdeveloped areas include Shillai in Sirmaur district, and deep cut-off valleys in the Kullu and upper stretches of Kangra districts. Spiti
is a cold desert and underdeveloped area. Due to poor accessibility, life in these areas had grown in isolation.

Roads

Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus outside of Manali.

The government-owned Himachal Road Transport Corporation runs a good all-weather network of buses inter & intra state including the remotest of the corners of the state. Himachal Pradesh being a major tourist destination, there is no dearth of private buses and taxis.[1]

Most tourist spots in

Dharamsala etc. are well connected by roads. Some of the roads in Himachal are seasonal and get closed during winters and monsoons due to heavy snowfall, landslides and washouts.[2][3]
  • Other roads & vehicle related infra is:
    • List of RTO districts in Himachal Pradesh

Railway

KSR diesel locomotive 148 at Kalka.

Air

The airports in Himachal Pradesh are:

  1. Shimla Airport near Shimla,
  2. Gaggal Airport near Kangra
  3. Bhuntar Airport near Kullu.

All these airports have runways shorter than 5000 ft and therefore only allow the operation of smaller aircraft such as the Bombardier Dash 8, 42 seater ATR & 70 seater ATR.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hamirpur road density". Hari Jaisingh, Published from The Tribune House. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  2. ^ "India: Himachal Pradesh State Roads Project". World Bank. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  3. ^ "World Bank to Support Road Network Improvements in Himachal Pradesh, India". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  4. ISBN 978-0-9521655-0-7
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  5. ^ "MapsOfIndia article on Kalka-Shimla Railway". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  6. ^ "The Tribune article on Himachal Express train". Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links

Himachal Road Transport Corporation HRTC Bus at Shimla Bus Stand
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