Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Jaipur Transportation

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Jaipur city is the capital of the state of Rajasthan and is centrally located. The National Highway No.8 links Delhi to Mumbai and No.11, linking Bikaner to Agra passes through Jaipur district to a total length of 366 km.

Jaipur is very well connected by rail with all major cities and towns in India. Jaipur is connected on the broad-gauge and meter gauge network of the Indian Railways. Jaipur has direct trains on the broad gauge network to cities like Agra, Delhi, Gwalior, Mumbai, Howrah, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mysore, Bangalore, Lucknow, Kanpur

Jaipur Airport is situated in its satellite town of Sanganer and offers sporadic service to Muscat, Sarjah, Bangkok and Dubai. Jaipur also has well connected domestic air links with Jodhpur, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Goa, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bangalore, Mumbai, Surat and Raipur, Lucknow, Gorakhpur .

Jaipur Local Transport


Call Taxi or Call Cabs or famously known as Radio Taxi is a fare mean of transport in the city. It runs as per the fare meter. The fare of the taxi is governed by the State Government. It is known to be the safest transport in the City. Pink City Radio Taxi is the name of the service and to call them you can have to dial 511 5100 or 220 5000.

The taxis in black and yellow, which are frequently seen in the metropolitan cities, are not usual in Jaipur. In Jaipur, one can hire private taxis/ cabs, which are easily available.

cycle-rickshaws and three-wheelers for short distances.The city buses run by Rajasthan State Roadways are the most common means of transport used by people.

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