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=== Transport === {{Bar chart | table_width = 10 | title = Road network of Madhya Pradesh<ref name="IBEF_2011" /> | float = right | data_max = 20000 | label_type = Road type | data_type = Length (in km) | label1 = National Highways | data1 = 8772 | label2 = State Highways | data2 = 11000 | label3 = Major District Roads | data3 = 19241 }} Bus and train services cover most of Madhya Pradesh. The {{convert|99,043|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} road network of the state includes 20 [[List of National Highways in India|national highways]].<ref name="IBEF_2011" /> A {{convert|4,948|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} rail network criss-crosses the state, with [[Jabalpur]] serving as headquarters for the [[West Central Railway]] Zone of the [[Indian Railways]]. The [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]] and the [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]] also cover parts of the state. Most of the western Madhya Pradesh comes under [[Ratlam Rail Division]] of [[Western Railways]], including cities like Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Mandsaur, Khandwa, [[Neemuch]] and Bairagarh in Bhopal. The state has a total of 20 major railway junctions. More than 455 trains transit through Madhya Pradesh daily. 220 trains transit through the State's capital Bhopal alone. North–South & East–West corridors cut across Madhya Pradesh, including the [[New Delhi–Chennai main line]]. The [[Inter State Bus Terminals|inter-state bus terminals]] are located in [[Bhopal]], [[Gwalior]], [[Indore]] and [[Jabalpur]]. More than 2,000 buses are conducted daily from these four cities. The intra-city transit systems mostly consist of buses, private [[auto rickshaw|autos]] and taxis. There is convenient access to major ports such as Kandla port and Jawaharlal Nehru port in the state<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.slbcmadhyapradesh.in/infrastructure.aspx |title=Infrastructure |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609145309/http://www.slbcmadhyapradesh.in/infrastructure.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The state does not have a coastline, but is home to 5 functional ICD's (Inland/Dry Ports) which provide facilities to clear and load cargoes directly for dispatch within the state, they are located in [[Bhopal]], [[Indore]] and [[Gwalior]]. Most of the sea trade happens through the [[Kandla]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port]] (Nhava Sheva) in the neighbouring states, which are well-connected to MP by road and rail networks. [[Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport]] in [[Indore]] is the busiest airport in Madhya Pradesh, followed by [[Raja Bhoj International Airport]] in the state capital of [[Bhopal]]. [[Gwalior Airport|Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport]], [[Gwalior]] is the largest airport of Madhya Pradesh having two take off runways. [[Dumna Airport]] in [[Jabalpur]] and [[Khajuraho Airport]] also have scheduled commercial passenger services. [[Rewa district|Rewa]] Airport is under construction with operations expected to start by 2025. Besides these, minor [[airstrip]]s are located at [[Chhindwara]], [[Dhana Airport|Sagar]], [[Neemuch]], [[Ratlam]], [[Mandsaur]], [[Ujjain]], [[Khandwa Airport|Khandwa]], [[Guna, India|Guna]] and [[Satna Airport|Satna]].
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