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The main modes of transport in Haryana are Roads and
Railways.
Road Transport
Haryana is a trendsetter in the field of passenger transport. It has
total length of 23,684 kilometers. The remotest parts of the state are
linked with metalled roads. Its modern bus fleet of 3,864 buses covers a
distance of 1.15 million kilometers per day. About 2 million passengers
travel by these buses everyday.
It was the first state in the country to introduce luxury video coaches.
The state government proposes to construct Express Highway and free ways
for speedier vehicular traffic. Haryana has a total of 22,073 kms of
metalled road connecting 6677 villages. The Grand Trunk Road or the GT
Road, as it commonly called also passes through Haryana. The total length
of the five National Highways, namely National Highway number 1, 2, 8, 10
& 21, passing through Haryana is 665 kms.
Railway System:
Haryana is well connected by rail network. There is already a proposal to
provide rail corridor connecting towns around Delhi linking the major
satellite towns like Faridabad, Gurgaon, Bahadurgarh, Kundli etc.
Similarly, there is also a proposal to provide rapid mass transportation
system between Delhi and these satellite towns.