Editing Chhattisgarh (section)

== Transport ==

=== Roads ===
Chhattisgarh has four-lane or two-lane roads that provide connectivity to major cities. A total of 20 national highways pass through the state, together measuring {{convert|3,078|km|abbr=on}}. Many national highways exist only on paper and are not fully converted into four-lane, let alone six-lane or eight-lane, highways. These include:
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* NH 130A New
* NH 130B New
* NH 130C New
* NH 130D New
* NH 149B New
* NH 163A New
* NH 343 New
* NH 930 New
* NH 53
* NH 16
* NH 43
* NH 12A
* NH 78
* NH 111
* NH 200
* NH 202
* NH 216
* NH 217
* NH 221
* NH 30
* NH 930 New.
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The [[State Highway (India)|state highways]] and major district roads constitute another network of {{convert|8,031|km|abbr=on}}.

=== Rail network ===
[[File:Bilaspur Junction Railway Station.jpg|thumb|Bilaspur Junction Railway Station]]
[[File:Raipur Railway Station Entrance.jpg|thumb|[[Raipur Junction railway station]] ]]
Almost the entire railway network spread over the state comes under the geographical jurisdiction of the [[South East Central Railway]] Zone of Indian Railways centred around [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], which is the zonal headquarters of this zone. Almost 85% of tracks are electrified, the non-electrified route is the Maroda–Bhanupratappur line from the Durg–Bhanupratappur branch line, which is 120&nbsp;km long. The main railway junctions are [[Bilaspur Junction]], {{rws|Durg Junction}}, and Raipur, which is also a starting point of many long-distance trains. These three junctions are well-connected to the major cities of India and also these station comes under the top 50 booking stations in India.<ref name="rail-secr">{{cite web|url=http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,652,653|title=South East Central Railways|publisher=South East Central Railway|access-date=23 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709223243/http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,652,653|archive-date=9 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The state has the highest freight loading in the country, and one-sixth of the Indian Railway's revenue comes from Chhattisgarh. The length of the rail network in the state is 1,108&nbsp;km, while a third track has been commissioned between Durg and Raigarh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Department of Commerce & Industry Chhattisgarh |url=http://industries.cg.gov.in/connectivity.htm |publisher=Government of Chhattisgarh |access-date=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715035303/http://industries.cg.gov.in/connectivity.htm |archive-date=15 July 2013 }}</ref> Construction of some new railway lines include Dalli–Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line, Pendra Road–Gevra Road rail line, Raigarh–Mand Colliery to Bhupdeopur rail line and Barwadih–Chirmiri rail line.<ref>{{cite news|title=Proposed new rail line to bring Mumbai, Kolkata closer|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/proposed-new-rail-line-to-bring-mumbai-kolkata-closer-110030300025_1.html|access-date=23 May 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|date=3 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506202213/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/proposed-new-rail-line-to-bring-mumbai-kolkata-closer-110030300025_1.html|archive-date=6 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Freight/goods trains provide services mostly to coal and iron ore industries in east–west corridor (Mumbai–Howrah route). There is a lack of passenger services to the north and south of Chhattisgarh.

==== Major railway stations of Chhattisgarh ====
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* {{rws|Bilaspur Junction}}
* {{rws|Durg Junction}}
* {{rws|Raipur Junction}}
* {{rws|Ambikapur}}
* {{rws|Raigarh}}
* {{rws|Korba}}
* {{rws|Champa Junction}}
* {{rws|Mahasamund}}
* {{rws|Rajnandgaon}}
* {{rws|Dongargarh}}
* {{rws|Gevra Road}}
* {{rws|Pendra Road}}
* {{rws|Bhatapara}}
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===Air===
[[File:Swami vivekananda Airport terminal Raipur. Night view.jpg|thumb|230px|Swami Vivekananda Airport]]
The air infrastructure in Chhattisgarh is gradually improving. [[Swami Vivekananda Airport]] in [[Raipur]] is the primary airport (domestic) and is well connected to all major cities of India. Besides this, the smaller [[Bilaspur Airport]], [[Jagdalpur Airport]]  and [[Ambikapur Airport]] are regionally connected with scheduled commercial services. A massive reduction in sales tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) from 25 to 4% in Chhattisgarh in 2003 contributed to a sharp rise in passenger flow. The passenger flow increased by 58% between 2011 and November 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pranab hopes Raipur airport's new terminal will support Chhattisgarh's growth|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pranab-hopes-raipur-airports-new-terminal-will-support-chhattisgarhs-growth/article4075110.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 November 2012|access-date=22 April 2013|location=Chennai, India|first=Suvojit|last=Bagchi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904045832/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pranab-hopes-raipur-airports-new-terminal-will-support-chhattisgarhs-growth/article4075110.ece|archive-date=4 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>