Editing Ooty (section)

== Transport ==
=== Road ===
{{Main|Ooty bus stand}}

Ooty is connected by roads known as the [[Nilgiri Ghat Roads]]. It is situated on [[National Highway 181 (India)|NH 181]]. The municipality maintains roads in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/uthagamandalam/roads-2/|title=Roads in Uthagamandalam|access-date=1 December 2023|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203195229/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/uthagamandalam/roads-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Public bus services are operated by the Coimbatore division of [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/new-buses-to-replace-tnstcs-aging-fleet-in-the-nilgiris/article66419763.ece|date=22 June 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|title=New buses to replace TNSTC's aging fleet in the Nilgiris|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227190805/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/new-buses-to-replace-tnstcs-aging-fleet-in-the-nilgiris/article66419763.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> [[State Express Transport Corporation|SETC]], [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC (Karnataka)]] and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC (Kerala)]] connect to distant towns in Tamil Nadu and neighboring states.

=== Rail ===
[[File:NMR Train on viaduct 05-02-26 33.jpeg|thumb|[[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]], a [[UNESCO World Cultural Heritage|UNESCO World Heritage Site]]]]

[[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] is a {{Track gauge|1000mm|allk=on}} railway in [[Nilgiris district]], connecting [[Udhagamandalam railway station|Udagamandalam]] and [[Mettupalayam railway station|Mettupalayam]]. The Nilgiri Railway Company was formed in 1885, and the Mettupalayam-Coonoor section of the track was opened for traffic on 15 June 1899. The railway was operated by the [[Madras Railway]] until 31 December 1907, when it was handed over to the [[South Indian Railway]]. The line from Coonoor to Ooty was completed in 1908.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nilgiri Mountain railway|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,304,374,492,552|work=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=21 August 2019|archive-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206122930/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,304,374,492,552|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="UNESCO"/> Operated currently by the [[Southern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]], it is the only [[rack railway]] in India and operates on its own fleet of [[steam locomotive]]s between [[Coonoor railway station|Coonoor]] and Udagamandalam.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/in-pictures-nilgiri-mountain-railway-as-old-as-the-hills/article28732489.ece|title=he Nilgiri Mountain Railway as old as the hills|date=27 July 2019|access-date=1 March 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=30 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330055908/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/in-pictures-nilgiri-mountain-railway-as-old-as-the-hills/article28732489.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2005, [[UNESCO]] added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the [[World Heritage Site]] of [[Mountain Railways of India]].<ref name="UNESCO">{{cite web|work=[[UNESCO World Heritage Centre]]|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/944|title=Mountain Railways of India|access-date=30 April 2006|archive-date=3 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503143242/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/944/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Air ===
The nearest airport is [[Coimbatore International Airport]], located {{cvt|96|km}} from the town. The airport has regular flights from and to major domestic destinations and international destinations like [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[Colombo]] and [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/coimbatore|title=Coimbatore Airport|access-date=26 July 2015|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]|archive-date=23 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823051632/https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/coimbatore|url-status=live}}</ref> Ooty has three helipads, one at Theettukal and two at Kodanad with the Theettukal helipad, approved by the [[Airports Authority of India]] for defence and VIP services. [[Pawan Hans]] planned to start commercial services with [[Bell 407]], but the plan has been shelved.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anubhuti|first=Vishnoi|title=Ooty, Uttarakhand chopper plans hit roadblock|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/ooty-uttarakhandchopperplanshitroadblock/286247/1|access-date=24 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=19 March 2008|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904075440/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/ooty-uttarakhandchopperplanshitroadblock/286247/1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalithaa leaves Kodanad|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/jayalalithaa-leaves-kodanad/article5017698.ece|access-date=24 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 August 2013|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202232744/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/jayalalithaa-leaves-kodanad/article5017698.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>