Transport
Main articles: Punjab Roadways and PEPSU Road Transport Corporation
Public transport in Punjab is provided by buses, auto rickshaws, Indian railways and an international rail connection to Pakistan (Samjhauta Express). The state has a large network of multimodal transportation systems.
Air
Punjab has six civil airports. The Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar and The Chandigarh International Airport inMohali are the two international airports of Punjab.
Other airports in Punjab are:
Rail
Almost all the major as well as smaller cities of the state are linked by railways. Amritsar is the largest railway station, having trains connecting to all major cities. The Shatabdi Express connects Amritsar to Delhi. The railway junction in Bhatinda is the largest in Asia. TheShatabdi Express connects New Delhi to Bathinda.
Ludhiana Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for the metropolitan city of Ludhiana. The Samjhauta Express is a joint venture between Indian Railways and Pakistan Railways and runs from Attari railway station near Amritsar in India to Lahore Railway Station inPunjab, Pakistan.
Road
All the cities and towns of Punjab are connected by four-lane national highways. The Grand Trunk Road, also known as "NH1", connectsKolkata to Peshawar, passing through Jalandhar and Amritsar. Another major national highway connects Punjab to Jammu, passing through Hoshiarpur and Pathankot. National highways passing through the state are ranked the best in the country[by whom?] with widespread road networks that serve isolated towns as well as the border region. Ludhiana and Amritsar are among several Indian cities that have the highest accident rates in India.
There are also bus rapid transit systems like Amritsar BRTS and Ludhiana BRTS, in the cities of Amritsar and Ludhiana, respectively.
The following national highways connect major towns, cities and villages:
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