Trichy Road is an

arterial road An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights o ...

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

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. This road connects the city to Singanallur Bus Terminus and

Sulur Air Force Station Sulur Air Force Station is an air base of the Indian Air Force located at Sulur near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It is operated by the Southern Air Command and is the second largest air base of the Indian Air Force after the Hindon Air Force ...

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 Avinashi Road, is an arterial road in Coimbatore, India. Running from west to east, the road starts at Avinashi Road flyover, Uppilipalayam flyover and ends at Neelambur by-pass junction where it joins NH 544, Beyond Neelambur Junction, the roa ...

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 Coimbatore Junction railway station (station code: CBE) is a List of railway stations in India, railway station located in Coimbatore in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the major rail-head in the city ...

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

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such as

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

Dharapuram Dharapuram is a town situated along the banks of Amaravati River in Thiruppur 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 Ganga ...

Karur Karur () is a municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur district and is administered by the Karur Municipal Cor ...

and

Madurai Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...

. This road is a part of

NH 81 National Highway 81, commonly referred to as NH 81, is a highway connecting the city of Coimbatore to Chidambaram in South India. This highway was previously part of old national highways 67 and 227 but subsequent to rationalisation of national ...

(Coimbatore - Chidambaram Highway). It is maintained by the

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. 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 is ...

Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a city Municipal Corporation 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) ...

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 Corpora ...

, Chinthamanipudur,

Sulur Sulur 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 of Coimbatore district. There are many market places and many big retail and wholesale shops are avail ...

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 Coi ...

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 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 Singanallur Bus Terminus is located along the road. The Sulur Bus Terminus, a suburban bus terminal, is located on the road, which is famous to be handled as temporary mofussil bus terminal of the city to handle festival rush.

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

Restaurants

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

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 (defunct) *Radharani Theatre (defunct)

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 Roads in Coimbatore