Transport in Mangalore
Local public transport
Even though Mangalore's city bus service is dominated by private operators such as DKBOA, with routes covering the full extent of the city and beyond, in recent days Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is plying buses in multiple routes. There are two distinct sets of routes for the buses, with the city routes being covered by city buses, and the intercity routes being covered by service and express buses. There are also KSRTC JnNurm green colour city buses from State Bank bus stand.[1] These buses travel to different parts of the city and its suburbs.[2] Service buses essentially touch some towns and villages on the intercity route. Service are run to various location like Udupi, Karkala and Kateel. However the frequency of service buses are extremely low. Express buses reach their destination with very limited stops in between. A list of bus routes inside Mangalore can be found here.
Another mode for local transportation is the
Long distance bus routes
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs the long distance bus services from Mangalore to other parts of the state. The Mangalore-Bangalore route is the most lucrative route and is equally served by public & private players.
The longest bus route served is the Mangalore - Ankola- Hubli- Belgaum- Pune- Mumbai bus route run by a number of private players and KSRTC. The journey is about 22 hours by normal buses & 16 hours by Volvo Buses.
Many private companies based out of Mangalore, Udupi, Bangalore also ply multiple buses between Mangalore and other cities on daily basis. Ganesh Travels, SRS Travels, Ideal Travels, Sugama Tourists, Durgamba Motors, VRL, being the popular operators. These operators provide services in different categories such as A/C Volvo Bus, Sleeper, Seater etc. There will be a huge hike in number of passengers during the festive seasons such as Mangalore Dasara, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Christmas which will also result in hike in bus fares unlike the KSRTC buses.
Roads and Highways
Five national highways connect Mangalore with various parts of Karnataka and India.
- Trivandrum and Kozhikode.
- .
- Sakleshpura.[8]
- .
- NH-275 also connects Mangalore with Bangalore via Mysore.[9] It starts at Bantwal near Mangalore city and passes through Madikeri, Mysore and Mandya.[10] It ends at Bangalore spanning a total length of 378 kilometres (235 mi).[11]
Railways
Mangalore has 3 railway stations - Mangalore Central, Mangalore Junction & Surathkal railway station.
A
When India gained independence, Mangalore was not connected to Mumbai by rail. The railway network established before independence terminated at Mangalore. Since then there had been a strong need to connect Mangalore to Mumbai and hence the
Mangalore has direct trains to
Sea
The Mangalore Harbour provides a connection by sea to the rest of the world. Currently dry, bulk and fluid cargos are handled by the New Mangalore Port, providing an important gateway to the state of Karnataka. It is also the station for the Coast Guard and has a unit of CISF. This modern artificial harbour 10 km north of the Central Business District (CBD), is now India's eight largest cargo handling port.[20]
Various
Air
.Airport has seen double digit growth in passenger traffic after introducing international flights. As of 2014[update], the airport had a growth of 21.51 per cent in passenger handling during 2013โ14, with 54 per cent growth in international traffic. It has handled 1,255,000 passengers in 2013โ14 against 1,032,000 in 2012โ13. The airport is expected to handle 900,000 passengers in 2025.[30][31]
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