Transport in Surat

Transport in Surat^[1] is shared by public, and private transport. Surat, India has Rapid Transport System with BRTS Surat, Surat Metro (Under Construction), Railways etc. Surat has 861 Buses^[2]^[3]

Road

Bus

Surat City Bus
Surat BRTS also Known As Sitilik
GSRTC

Taxis

Surat has taxi services that is operational mostly around Surat Railway station, apart from this Surat has private cab services like Ola Caba, Uber, Jugnoo etc. Surat also has self drive car rental services with private companies like Just Drive.

Rickshaws

Auto rickshaws are the most preferable mode of public transport in Surat

Rail

Railway

Surat railway station is the main railway stations of surat along with gothangam, Kosad, Utran, Udhna Junction, Bhestan, Niyol, Maroli and Sachin. Surat Railway Station is the 2nd Busiest railway station after Borivali in Mumbai division of Western Reailways, and soon to be devepled as Multi-Modal Transportation Hub (MMTH)^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Metro

Surat Metro is under Construction Metro Train System on surat. it has 2 lines (Green Line & Red Line) and 38 Stations^[8]

Bullet Train

Surat will be part of Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor also Known as Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train^[9]^[10]^[11]

Ferry

Surat has Ferry Service operating from Hazira to Ghogha of Bhavnagar District^[12]^[13]^[14] this service is 90 km and operating twice daily.

Air

Surat International Airport is the nearest Airport of Surat ^[15] with Direct connectivity to Sharjah and Dubai.

Surat Airport is also connected via major cities of lindia like Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Coimbatore, Diu, Goa–Dabolim, Goa–Mopa, Indore, Jaipur, Udaipur, Pune Belgaum, Kishangarh operated by major Airlines such as Air India Express, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Star Air

The Expanded terminal of Surat International Airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 December 2023^[16]

References

^ "India's first MMTH to be ready by Dec 2026". The Times of India. 2 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ www.ETInfra.com. "Surat City has only 861 buses for 70 lakh population - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "GSRTC to run 2,200 extra buses from Surat during Diwali, says Sanghavi". The Indian Express. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "Surat railway station redevelopment project! 5 facts you should know". www.timesnownews.com. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "Surat, Udhna railway stations to be multi-model transport hubs". The Indian Express. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "Surat railway station: IRSDC takes steps to make multi-modal transport hub project attractive to developers". Financialexpress. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "Surat railway station to undergo transformation that accentuates world class infrastructure & passenger amenities". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ PTI (27 June 2023). "Titagarh Rail Systems bags Rs 857 cr order for Surat Metro Rail". ThePrint. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ www.ETInfra.com. "JICA signs largest loan agreement for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "NHSRCL: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited". nhsrcl.in. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project: Stations begin to take shape! A progress report on India's Bullet Train project construction". Financialexpress. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Rathod, Shreya (9 November 2023). "Inside The Ghogha Hazira RO-RO Ferry Which Connects Surat To Saurashtra!". Curly Tales. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "6.49L used Ro-Ro service in 3 years". The Times of India. 20 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "Cyclone Biparjoy: Ferry services between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar suspended". The Indian Express. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Livemint (17 December 2023). "Surat International Airport's capacity to triple with new terminal inauguration". mint. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ "PM Modi inaugurates new terminal at Surat airport". The Economic Times. 18 December 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[1] "India's first MMTH to be ready by Dec 2026". The Times of India. 2 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[2] www.ETInfra.com. "Surat City has only 861 buses for 70 lakh population - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[3] "GSRTC to run 2,200 extra buses from Surat during Diwali, says Sanghavi". The Indian Express. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[4] "Surat railway station redevelopment project! 5 facts you should know". www.timesnownews.com. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[5] "Surat, Udhna railway stations to be multi-model transport hubs". The Indian Express. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[6] "Surat railway station: IRSDC takes steps to make multi-modal transport hub project attractive to developers". Financialexpress. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[7] "Surat railway station to undergo transformation that accentuates world class infrastructure & passenger amenities". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[8] PTI (27 June 2023). "Titagarh Rail Systems bags Rs 857 cr order for Surat Metro Rail". ThePrint. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[9] www.ETInfra.com. "JICA signs largest loan agreement for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[10] "NHSRCL: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited". nhsrcl.in. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[11] "Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project: Stations begin to take shape! A progress report on India's Bullet Train project construction". Financialexpress. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[12] Rathod, Shreya (9 November 2023). "Inside The Ghogha Hazira RO-RO Ferry Which Connects Surat To Saurashtra!". Curly Tales. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[13] "6.49L used Ro-Ro service in 3 years". The Times of India. 20 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[14] "Cyclone Biparjoy: Ferry services between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar suspended". The Indian Express. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[15] Livemint (17 December 2023). "Surat International Airport's capacity to triple with new terminal inauguration". mint. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[16] "PM Modi inaugurates new terminal at Surat airport". The Economic Times. 18 December 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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