page_title: Transport in Visakhapatnam
section_title: Public transport
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Visakhapatnam / Public transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Visakhapatnam Junction Railway station
context_page_description: There are various modes of transportation available in Visakhapatnam and its region in India. It includes auto rickshaws, bicycles to mass transit systems – such as buses and trains. Visakhapatnam is also home for a Seaport and an International Airport.
context_section_description: Bus Transit is the major mode of passenger transport in the city. Dwaraka Bus Complex is the major bus station in the city.  Visakhapatnam Bus Rapid Transit System was completely operational. It operates buses to major parts of the State and also operates Intercity transport (City Bus Services). Apart from these there are 4 Minor Bus stations namely, Maddilapalem bus station MVP Colony bus station , Gajuwaka Bus station, Simhachalam bus station Kurmannapalem bus station
  Train Transit is the major mode of transportation in the city, as the city is a hub for Major Industrial buildings, Employees and Goods are transported through trains. Visakhapatnam is the headquarters of South Coast Railway zone of Indian Railways. Visakhapatnam Railway Station is an A1 station with the highest gross revenue in the Waltair railway division. Other railway stations in the city are:
  Pendurthi railway station
  Simhachalam North railway station
  Simhachalam railway station
  Marripalem
  Gopalapatnam
  Duvvada railway station
  Anakapalle railway station
  Vizag Metro is proposed to be constructed in the city. GVMC has identified four corridors for mass rapid transit (MRT). They are National Highway from Maddilapalem to NAD X Road (10 km), from the railway station to Gajuwaka via Scindia (14.73 km), Thagarapuvalasa to Hanumanthavaka on the highway (14 km) and NAD X Road to Gajuwaka (8.5 km). It is estimated to cost ₹13,488 crore (US$1.9 billion) for the construction of these corridors.
  Cycle rickshaws are only confined to a very small area of the city and are almost disappeared, which were one of the major means of transport. Cycling paths are under construction in Visakhapatanam. By 2017, Vizag will be AP's first city to get such bike stations. All India Bicycling Federation is planning to build 20-25 bicycle stations in the city, each hosting 25 bicycles. This project costs around ₹200 crore (US$28 million). GVMC plans to introduce a community cycling initiative over 10.5 sq km of roads in downtown Visakhapatnam, under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. In the central parts of the city, cycling tracks will be earmarked on 100-feet roads to a width of about 8 feet.
caption: Visakhapatnam Railway Station
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