Local Transport

Local transportation facilities in India vary from city to city. Most of the cities provide reliable bus, taxi and auto-rickshaw services while few cities provide metro rails and suburban train services within the city limit. The town or city buses are the convenient means of transportation in most of the cities, while in big cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, people prefer metro and suburban train services.

Other options are available in smaller towns and older quarters of the cities where the lanes are either narrow or congested. Here one can opt for small, light vehicles to pass through these narrow streets. Light vehicles such as auto rickshaws, tempos and jeeps can be found in most cities of India. In some cities, the traditional means of transports namely tongas (horse-drawn carriages) and camel carts are still in use. People use motorcycles and bikes in smaller cities like Goa, Pune and Pondicherry. Hand-pulled rickshaws were available till recently in Kolkata which have now been banned by the government.