Editing Antananarivo (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Soarano train station Antananarivo Madagascar.JPG|thumbnail|left|The Soarano train station is located at the end of ''L'Avenue de l'Indépendance''.]]

The majority of the city's residents move about Antananarivo on foot. The CUA sets and enforces rules that govern a system of 2,400 franchised private minibuses running on 82 numbered routes throughout the city. An additional 2,000 minibuses managed by the Ministry of Transportation run along 8 lines into the neighboring suburbs. These interlinked bus systems served around 700,000 passengers each day.<ref name = 2012report/> These minibuses often fail to meet safety standards or air quality requirements and are typically overcrowded with passengers and their cargo. Police and ''gendarmes'' assist in regulating traffic at peak periods in the morning and evening, or around special events and holidays. Private licensed and unlicensed taxis are common; most vehicles are older [[Renault]]s or [[Citroën|Citroens]]. Newer vehicles congregate near hotels and other locales frequented by foreigners willing or able to pay higher prices for better services.<ref name=2012report>{{cite web |title=Actes du séminaire international sur le développement urbain |publisher=Commune Urbaine d'Antananarivo |date=March 2012 |url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/LIN14017ravaleuqilb0/ |language=fr |access-date=31 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126014659/http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/LIN14017ravaleuqilb0/ |archive-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref>

The city is encircled by a ring road and connected by direct ''routes nationales'' (national highways) to [[Mahajanga]], [[Toliara]], [[Antsirabe]], [[Fianarantsoa]] and [[Toamasina]]. Branches and feeder roads from these major highways connect the city to the national road network. Antananarivo was connected by train to Toamasina to the east and [[Manakara]] to the southeast via Antsirabe and Fianarantsoa, but since 2019 passenger trains have not been operated anymore. The city's principal railway station is centrally located at Soarano at one end of the ''Avenue de l'Indépendance''. [[Ivato International Airport]] is located approximately {{convert|15|km|0|abbr=off}} from the center of the city, connecting Antananarivoto to all national airports. Ivato is the hub of the national airline [[Air Madagascar]],{{sfn|Shillington|2004|p=159}} and is the only airport on the island hosting long-haul carriers. Direct flights connect Antananarivo to cities in South Africa and Europe.{{sfn|Fournet-Guérin|2007|p=65}}