Transport in Nagpur

== Roads ==

== Roads ==

Nagpur is a major road junction, since India's two major [[National Highway (India)|national highways]] ([[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 7]] from [[Kanyakumari]] to [[Varanasi]] and [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH-6]] from [[Hazira|Hajira]] to [[Kolkota]]) pass through the city. [[National Highway 69 (India)|NH 69]] connects Nagpur to [[Obaidullaganj]], near [[Bhopal]]. Nagpur is at the junction of two [[Asian Highway Network|Asian Highways]]: [[AH43]] ([[Agra]] to [[Matara, Sri Lanka]]) and [[AH46]] ([[Kharagpur]] to [[Dhule]]). The Inland Container Depot, run by [[Container Corporation of India]] (CONCOR), has been the country's fastest-growing inland port. {{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|title=Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125003/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|archivedate=29 September 2007|df=dmy-all}} A shorter highway to [[Mumbai]], a [[Maharashtra]] state highway, connects the state capital (Mumbai) to Nagpur via [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] and significantly reduces the distance traveled by [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH 6]] and [[National Highway 3 (India)|NH 3]] between the cities.

Nagpur is a major road junction, since India's two major [[National Highway (India)|national highways]] ([[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] from [[Kanyakumari]] to [[Varanasi]] and [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH-6]] from [[Hazira|Hajira]] to [[Kolkota]]) pass through the city. [[National Highway 69 (India)|NH 69]] connects Nagpur to [[Obaidullaganj]], near [[Bhopal]]. Nagpur is at the junction of two [[Asian Highway Network|Asian Highways]]: [[AH43]] ([[Agra]] to [[Matara, Sri Lanka]]) and [[AH46]] ([[Kharagpur]] to [[Dhule]]). The Inland Container Depot, run by [[Container Corporation of India]] (CONCOR), has been the country's fastest-growing inland port. {{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|title=Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125003/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|archivedate=29 September 2007|df=dmy-all}} A shorter highway to [[Mumbai]], a [[Maharashtra]] state highway, connects the state capital (Mumbai) to Nagpur via [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] and significantly reduces the distance traveled by [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH 6]] and [[National Highway 3 (India)|NH 3]] between the cities.

The [[National Highways Authority of India]] approved the extension of [[NH 204]] from Kolhapur to Nagpur via [[Solapur]], [[Tuljapur]], [[Latur]], [[Nanded]], [[Yavatmal]], [[Wardha]] and [[Butibori]], which primarily covers the portion covered by the current [[List of state highways in Maharashtra|MSH 3]] between Butibori and Tuljapur. The planned [[NH-26B]] ([[Savner]]-[[Chhindwara]]-[[Narsinghpur]]) will connect Nagpur to [[North India]].

The [[National Highways Authority of India]] approved the extension of [[NH 204]] from Kolhapur to Nagpur via [[Solapur]], [[Tuljapur]], [[Latur]], [[Nanded]], [[Yavatmal]], [[Wardha]] and [[Butibori]], which primarily covers the portion covered by the current [[List of state highways in Maharashtra|MSH 3]] between Butibori and Tuljapur. The planned [[NH-26B]] ([[Savner]]-[[Chhindwara]]-[[Narsinghpur]]) will connect Nagpur to [[North India]].