Transportation
Road
Karur is well connected with rest of India through all modern means of transportation. There are 2 National highways NH-7 (Varanasi - Kanyakumari), now its become India's Longest & Widest road called NSC ( NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDER road ) Kashmir to Kanyakumari passes through Karur and NH-67 (Nagapattinam - Tanjavur - Trichy - Karur - Coimbatore - Ooty - Gudalur) that ply through Karur. And so an undergone new NH-67A is originating from Karur to Manglore via, Erode - Gobichettipalayam - Sathyamangalam - Chamrajnagar - Mysore.
Railways
Karur (Station Code - KRR) is the main jn., under new Salem division 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
There is a plan undergone for CARGO airport setup in Karur. The nearest airports are in Tiruchirapalli International Airport (78 km), Salem (100 km), Coimbatore International Airport (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).
Railway HUB - KARUR
Already the Karur Railway Junction is well Connected to the Neighbouring Cities like Trichy, Erode and Madurai through Broad Gauge Line. Now a New Line Between Karur and Salem is going to be Operated Soon. Which will Make the Karur City a Major Hub for the Neighbouring Distrists. In Detail - the Karur is connected to Salem (North), Madurai (South), Trichy (East), Erode, Coimbatore (West) through Separate Broad Gauge lines. So, Soon its going to be a one of the Major Railaway Junction of Tamil Nadu.
NH HUB
KARUR is located in a very importanat Junction of the Two National Highways NH-7 and NH-67. And one more important factor is ---> NH-7 is the Longest Highway of India and NH-67 is the Longest Highway of Tamil Nadu (which starts and ends in Tamil Nadu).
Karur - Busiest Bus Terminal
Due to the Strategic Location more than 700 Buses Access the Karur Bus Stand. And so the bus stand is Busy all the time. At least more than 20 minutes is needed to come in and go out of the Bus Terminal. Bus connectivity is available for all the important cities of Tamil Nadu. And even Buses Connectivity is there for the Neighboring States Like Andra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.
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