Trichy Road is an

arterial road An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector ro ...

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...

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. This road connects the city to

Singanallur Bus Terminus Singanallur Bus Terminus is one of the seven bus terminus in the Coimbatore City. It predominantly serves Mofussil buses, although it also serves a few terminating intracity buses. History The bus stand was constructed to ease congestion in ...

and

Sulur Air Force Station Sulur Air Force Station is an air base of the Indian Air Force located at Sulur near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and is India's second largest air base after Hindon AFS. It is the base which is responsible for protection of India's sea area. It is ...

and the east and south-east suburbs in the

Coimbatore metropolitan area The Coimbatore Metropolitan Area, or Coimbatore Urban Agglomeration, is the sixteenth-most populous metropolitan area in India, the second most populous metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu next only to Chennai. The Coimbatore Metropoli ...

. This road, along with Avinashi Road reveals Coimbatore's development, mostly along the eastern and western sides of these roads. It is considered to be one of the arterial roads with lesser traffic congestion.

Description

Coimbatore Junction is located at the road's western end. Trichy Road is the main gateway into the city by road from Southern and Eastern parts of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

such as

Palladam Palladam () is a town and First Grade Municipality in Tirupur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the headquarters of Palladam Taluk of Tirupur district. Palladam is located on National Highway NH 81. Palladam is a major Town with ...

Dharapuram Dharapuram (;) is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Dharapuram is one of the oldest towns in South India and was the capital of Kongu Nadu under the Cheras, Western Gan ...

Karur Karur () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal. Karur is well known for the export of Home Textile products to ...

and

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. This road is a part of National Highways 81 (Coimbatore - Chidambaram Highway). It is maintained by the

National Highways Authority of India The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and i ...

. This road is a 23-km stretch running diagonally across the city in the East-West orientation, slightly moving along the South East tangent. Trichy road starts near the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital in Gopalapuram, and passes through the neighbourhoods of

Singanallur Singanallur is a major residential locality of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the banks of Noyyal river, which runs to the southern boundary of the locality. It is situated in the eastern part of the city, and ...

Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a town and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) in ...

Ondipudur Ondipudur is a major residential neighbourhood of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the city. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of Coimbatore Corpor ...

, Chinthamanipudur,

Sulur Sulur (Tamil language, Tamil:) is a town located in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a suburb of Coimbatore. It is the headquarters of Sulur taluk, Sulur Taluk of Coimbatore district. There are many market places and many b ...

and finally

Karanampettai Karanampettai is a town located in the Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a suburb of Coimbatore.It lies on the National Highway 81. It is a part of Palladam taluk and Palladam (state assembly constituency) which comes under the Co ...

Alignment

The road is a four lane road in most stretches except between Chinthamanipudur L&T Bypass Junction and Pappampatty Pirivu.

Flyovers

In Trichy Road, the Ondipudur Flyover overpassing the Irugur-Podanur railway line opened in 2007 and

Trichy Road Flyover Trichy road Flyover also known as Ramanathapuram-Sungam flyover is a 3.15 km long flyover in the city of Coimbatore . It is designed for vehicles to bypass the Sungam and Ramanathapuram Junctions to move towards Ukkadam, Townhall in the ...

bypassing the Ramanathapuram and Sungam junctions is under construction. A four-lane flyover has been proposed at

, the most congested traffic junction on the road, to reduce traffic congestion.

Bus terminals

The

is located along the road. The Sulur bus terminus, a suburban bus terminal, is located on the road.

Airforce Station

, Coimbatore

Places

*Coimbatore Junction and Coimbatore Medical College Hospital Junction *LIC junction *Sungam junction *Ramanathapuram junction *Sowripalayam Pirivu *Kallimadai junction *Coimbatore Boat House junction *

junction *Vasantha mills *SIHS Colony road junction *Ondipudur Sungam Road junction *

*Kathir Mills *Irugur Pirivu *Chinthamanipudur L&T Bypass Junction *Pappampatty Pirivu Junction *Ravathoor Pirivu *Ranganathapuram *Sulur LIC junction *

junction *

junction

Landmarks

Coimbatore Medical College Hospital India 201

* Coimbatore Medical College Hospital *LIC Divisional Office *

Coimbatore Stock Exchange Coimbatore Stock Exchange Limited, (CSE) was a stock exchange in Coimbatore, India. It was granted recognition as a stock exchange by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in 1991. In 1999, the exchange had refrained from restraini ...

*Coimbatore City Boat House *Singanallur Farmers Market *Shanthi Social Services *Miraj Cinemas

Restaurants

*Hotel Sri Surya *Hotel Kandha *Kock Racko *Junior Kupannna *Canteen Savira

Hotels

*Oceandrive Hotel

Parks and recreation

*SSS Park *Coimbatore City Boat House *Sulur Boat House

Educational institutions

*Kendria Vidyalaya School *Trinity Matric School *Alvernia Matric School *St.Josephs School *Air Force School *RVS College of Arts & Science *RVS School of Architecture *RVS College of Engineering and Technology

Other notable landmarks

*NGR Statue, Sungam *NGR Statue, Singanallur

Cinemas

*Miraj Cinemas- 5 Screens *Jaishanthi Theatre *Ambal Theatre

Hospitals

*Kovai Medical Center Hospital (KMCH Sulur) *Saraswathi Hospital *Dr.Muthu's Hospital *Singanallur Corporation Health Care Centre *NG Hospital *ESI dispensary, Singanallur *Coimbatore Child Trust Hospital *VGM Hospital *Medwin Hospital *Deepam Hospital *Richmond Hospital *N.M. Hospital *Sri Bala Medical Centre Hospital *Masonic Medical Centre for Children *Coimbatore Medical College Hospital

Markets

*Farmers Market, Singanallur

References

{{reflist Central business districts in India Roads in Coimbatore