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Serving as a
socio-economic
crossroad to the
lesser developed
cities and towns in
Sindh and linking
and networking them
with the bigger
towns and cities in
the nation,
Hyderabad holds
importance as a
vital transportation
link via every
service. It can be
reached by every
mean of
transportation, be
it air, land, water
or rail.
Airways
The city has a
modestly good
airport, now almost
defunct. The
Pakistan Internation
Airlines used to
frequent it three
flights a week.
However, chartered
flights can still
land at the airport.
The airport is
located in the
southern region of
Latifabad.
Road network
Although Hyderabad
has a decent road
network, but most of
the roads are
undergoing
construction at the
time of writing.
Hyderabad is deemed
the most important
milestone on the
National Highway
which passes through
the city. The
highway divides into
Route N5 going
southwest and M9
going north while it
forks into the KLP
(Karachi, Lahore,
Peshawar) Road and
the Hala Road. Over
the years, the M9
has had massive
construction work to
include six lanes
across its 136km
span being the most
used highway in
Pakistan while the
N5 has two lanes to
cater its lesser
traffic needs.
Railways
Hyderabad is
considered a major
junction of Pakistan
Railways, where
railway lines
pronounce into at
least three
directions.
- Down-country,
i.e., southwards
to Karachi
- Up-country,
i.e., northwards
to Lahore,
Rawalpindi
(Islamabad) and
Peshawar.
- Eastward
The railway
station called the
Hyderabad Junction
is located in the
southern end of the
Central City.
Waterways
With the city at the
banks of the Indus
River, the fishermen
tend to use
riverboats to fish
and travel across
the waters.
Riverboats are not
accessible to
general public. |
