Editing Karnataka (section)

== Transport ==
{{Main|Transport in Karnataka|List of National Highways in Karnataka|List of state highways in Karnataka}}
Air transport in Karnataka, as in the rest of the country, is still a fledgling but fast expanding sector. Karnataka has airports at Bengaluru, [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangalore]], [[Belgaum Airport|Belgaum]], [[Hubli Airport|Hubli]], [[Hampi]], [[Bellary Airport|Bellary]], [[Kalaburagi Airport|Gulbarga]], and [[Mysore Airport|Mysore]] with international operations from Bengaluru and Mangalore airports.<ref name="5airports">{{cite web |url=http://deccanherald.com/Content/Jun52007/district200706045625.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012193016/http://deccanherald.com/Content/Jun52007/district200706045625.asp |archive-date=12 October 2007 |access-date=29 June 2007 |title=5 airports to be functional soon |work=Online Webpage of The Deccan Herald, dated 2007-06-05 |publisher=2007, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd.}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Moudgal |first=Sandeep |date=4 October 2021 |title=Raichur: Four greenfield airports may be ready in 3-4 years in Karnataka |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/four-greenfield-airports-may-be-ready-in-3-4-yrs/articleshow/86738524.cms |access-date=27 December 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227032516/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/four-greenfield-airports-may-be-ready-in-3-4-yrs/articleshow/86738524.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Shimoga Airport|Shimoga]] and [[Bijapur Airport|Bijapur]] airports are being built under the [[UDAN|UDAN Scheme]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/karnataka-s-shivamogga-airport-to-be-completed-in-a-year-11592207289778.html |title=Karnataka's Shivamogga airport to be completed in a year |website=Livemint |date=15 June 2020 |last=Poovanna |first=Sharan |access-date=16 December 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418075543/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/karnataka-s-shivamogga-airport-to-be-completed-in-a-year-11592207289778.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TNIE1">{{cite news |title=Vijayapura airport gets Karnataka cabinet nod, 18-month deadline to start operations |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/jul/10/vijayapura-airport-gets-karnataka-cabinet-nod-18-month-deadline-to-start-operations-2167937.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=10 July 2020 |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728152100/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/jul/10/vijayapura-airport-gets-karnataka-cabinet-nod-18-month-deadline-to-start-operations-2167937.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2021 |title=Karnataka to get brand-new airport at Vijayapura |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/karnataka-to-get-brand-new-airport-at-vijayapura/articleshow/80944514.cms |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818170404/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/karnataka-to-get-brand-new-airport-at-vijayapura/articleshow/80944514.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4" />
[[File:Mysore Airport.jpg|thumb|left|Mysore airport]]

Karnataka has a railway network with a total length of approximately {{cvt|3089|km|mi|0}}. Until the creation of the [[South Western Railway zone|South-Western Railway Zone]] headquartered at [[Hubli]] in 2003, the railway network in the state was in the [[Southern Railway zone]], [[South Central Railway zone|South-Central Railway Zone]] and [[Western Railway zone]]. Several parts of the state now come under the South Western Railway zone with 3 Railway Divisions at [[Bengaluru]], [[Mysore]], Hubli, with the remainder under the Southern Railway zone and [[Konkan Railway|Konkan Railway Zone]], which is considered one of India's biggest railway projects of the century due to the difficult terrain.<ref name="konkan">{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr98/l0498/PIBR220498.html |title=Prime Minister to Dedicate Konkan Railway Line to Nation on 1 May |work=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Government of India |access-date=18 July 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012205128/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr98/l0498/PIBR220498.html |archive-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> Bengaluru and other cities in the state are well-connected with intrastate and inter-state destinations.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
[[File:Mumbai-banglore highway eagleeye view.JPG|thumb|241x241px|Bengaluru-Mumbai Highway]]
Karnataka has 11 [[Ports of Karnataka|ports]], including the [[New Mangalore Port]], a major port and ten minor ports, of which three were operational in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iddkarnataka.gov.in/docs/58.CaptivePort.pdf |title=Prefeasibility Report on Development of Captive Port at Padubidri |author=Feedback Infrastructure Services |date=May 2012 |publisher=Government of Karnataka, Infrastructure Development Department |access-date=3 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208054956/http://www.iddkarnataka.gov.in/docs/58.CaptivePort.pdf |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> The New Mangalore port was incorporated as the ninth major port in India on 4 May 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brief history |url=http://newmangaloreport.gov.in:8080/#!/history |website=New Mangalore Port Trust |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128051838/http://newmangaloreport.gov.in:8080/#!/history |archive-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> This port handled 32.04&nbsp;million tonnes of traffic in the fiscal year 2006–07 with 17.92&nbsp;million tonnes of imports and 14.12&nbsp;million tonnes of exports. The port also handled 1015 vessels including 18 cruise vessels during the year 2006–07. Foreigners can enter Mangalore through the New Mangalore Port with the help of [[Travel visa#Electronic visas|Electronic visa (e-visa)]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Foreigners-can-enter-India-through-five-ports-on-e-visa/article16738695.ece |title=Foreigners can enter India through five ports on e-visa |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=5 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205152812/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Foreigners-can-enter-India-through-five-ports-on-e-visa/article16738695.ece |archive-date = 5 December 2016}}</ref> [[Cruise ship]]s from Europe, North America and [[UAE]] arrive at New Mangalore Port to visit the tourist places across [[Coastal Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/584097/nautica-norwegian-star-cruise-through.html |title=Nautica and Norwegian Star cruise through M'luru coast |access-date=3 December 2016 |newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303214137/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/584097/nautica-norwegian-star-cruise-through.html |archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151210/nation-current-affairs/article/aida-aura-arrives-mangaluru |title=Aida Aura arrives in Mangaluru |access-date=3 December 2016 |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065046/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151210/nation-current-affairs/article/aida-aura-arrives-mangaluru |archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> The port of Mangalore is among the 4 major ports of India that receive over 25 international cruise ships every year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/nmp-draws-up-big-plans-to-ramp-up-cruise-tourism/articleshow/71071006.cms |title=NMP draws up big plans to ramp up cruise tourism |date=11 September 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106112626/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/nmp-draws-up-big-plans-to-ramp-up-cruise-tourism/articleshow/71071006.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

The total lengths of [[List of National Highways in Karnataka|National Highways]] and [[List of state highways in Karnataka|State Highways]] in Karnataka are {{cvt|3973|and|9829|km|mi|0}}, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 33 highway projects worth Rs 11,000 crore in Karnataka |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/nitin-gadkari-inaugurates-33-highway-projects-worth-rs-11000-crore-in-karnataka/story/425440.html |access-date=18 June 2021 |website=www.businesstoday.in |date=19 December 2020 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200713/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/nitin-gadkari-inaugurates-33-highway-projects-worth-rs-11000-crore-in-karnataka/story/425440.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 June 2021 |title=NHAI developing four national highways in Karnataka: Karjol |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/nhai-developing-four-national-highways-in-karnataka-karjol/article34737497.ece |access-date=18 June 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202207/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/nhai-developing-four-national-highways-in-karnataka-karjol/article34737497.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

The state transport corporations, transports an average of 2.2&nbsp;million passengers daily and employs about 25,000 people.<ref name="ksrtc">{{cite web |url=http://ksrtc.in/about_ksrtc.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822211002/http://ksrtc.in/about_ksrtc.htm |archive-date=22 August 2008 |title=About KSRTC |work=Online webpage of KSRTC |publisher=KSRTC |access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref> The [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]] (KSRTC) and The [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation]] (BMTC) headquartered in Bengaluru, The [[Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]] (KKRTC) headquartered in Gulbarga, and The [[North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]] (NWKRTC) headquartered in Hubli are the 4 state-owned transport corporations.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}