Editing Rajkot (section)

==Transport==
Rajkot is connected to major Indian cities by air, railway and road.

===Roads and highways===
[[File:Road network near Rajkot Gujarat India 2015.jpg|thumb|Road network near Rajkot]]
The [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]] (GSRTC) runs regular buses to and from Rajkot to other [[cities of Gujarat]]. More than 81000 people travel daily with GSRTC.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} Rajkot is very well connected with [[Gujarat State Highways]] and Rajkot is allocated the vehicle registration code GJ-3 by RTO. There are a number of private bus operators connecting city with other cities of Gujarat state and other states of India.

===Rail and internal transport===
[[File:Rajkot railway station IMG 20200125 190055 01.jpg|thumb|left|[[Rajkot Junction railway station]]]]
Rajkot has two railway stations. [[Rajkot Junction railway station]] (station code: RJT) is the more widely used railway station for passenger trains, and has services to all the major cities of India. Its elevation is 128 m above sea level. The other, smaller, railway station is [[Bhaktinagar railway station]] (station code: BKNG), served only by trains from Somnath, Veraval, Junagadh and Porbandar.

Rajkot Municipal Corporation has restored city bus services with Public Private Partnership in 2007. RMC and a private company is providing around 80 [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]] buses under 15 to 20 routes in city and suburbs.

'''Rajkot BRTS'''
[[Rajkot Bus Rapid Transit System|Rajkot BRTS]] was launched on 1 October 2012.<ref>[[Rajkot BRTS]]</ref> This [[Bus rapid transit]] System (BRTS) currently has a 10.5-km long Blue corridor with 19 stations and a fleet of multiple electric AC buses are serving this route. The corridor is located in the west part of the city through the 150&nbsp;Ft Ring road connecting Madhapar chokdi on the Jamangar road to Gondal chokdi on the Gondal road. [[File:Rajkot BRTS Bus and the Corridor.JPG|thumbnail|Rajkot BRTS Bus and the Corridor]]
The fully completed project in future will have two more corridors – Green and Red from Arvind Maniyar Nagar to Saurashtra University and Greenland Chowk to Saurashtra University respectively involving 157 buses in three colours.
Rajkot thus becomes the second city in Gujarat to have BRTS after Ahmedabad. After the operational success of BRT system in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, Surat too inaugurated it's BRTS in 2013.

'''Rajkot Metro'''

[[Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited|GMRC]], a joint venture company between the [[Government of India]] and [[Government of Gujarat]] has submitted a detailed project report (DPR) for the Rajkot Metro to the Union Government. Rajkot Metro will be 38 km long and will have two lines, predominantly elevated with some underground stations. The total estimated cost of this project is Rs 10,000 crore. Similar DPR is also submitted for the Vadodara Metro. <ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/dprs-for-rajkot-vadodara-metro-rail-sent-for-centres-approval/amp_articleshow/120705082.cms</ref> Currently GMRC operates the [[Ahmedabad Metro]] and will inaugurate [[Surat Metro]] in 2027.

===Air===
[[File:Rajkot airport apron.jpg|thumb|left|An aircraft and refuelling truck on the apron at Rajkot Airport]]
[[File:Rajkot airport.jpg|thumb|[[Rajkot International Airport]]]]
[[Rajkot International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/rajkot.jsp|title=Airports Authority of India|access-date=27 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510102701/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/rajkot.jsp|archive-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> {{airport codes|HSR|VAHS}} is located at Hirasar, along [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highway 47]] (NH-8B) connecting [[Ahmedabad]] and Rajkot, about {{cvt|36|km}} from the city.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sen|first=Anindita|title=Gujarat gets first Greenfield Airport! PM Modi inaugurates international airport near Rajkot|url=
https://www.financialexpress.com/business/airlines-aviation-gujarat-gets-first-greenfield-airport-pm-modi-inaugurates-international-airport-near-rajkot-3189281/|work=The Financial Express|date=27 July 2023|access-date=27 July 2023|language=en}}</ref> There are daily flights to [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Goa]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Pune]] and [[Surat]] served by [[IndiGo]], [[Air India]] and [[Ventura AirConnect]].

The older [[Rajkot Airport]] {{airport codes|RAJ|VARK}} remains open for general aviation, including charter flights. All commercial operations were shifted to the [[Rajkot International Airport]] on 10 September 2023.<ref name="TIE">{{cite news|title=Rajkot Airport shut: Commercial ops shift to new international airport today|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/rajkot-international-airport-narendra-modi-rajkot-airport-commercial-operations-8932601/|work=The Indian Express|date=10 September 2023|access-date=10 September 2023|language=en}}</ref>