| Uttar Pradesh Transport |
| Airports The state has 4 important airports and 23 air strips. Cities that have nationally well connected domestic airports are Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow and Varanasi. Lucknow is the biggest and most important airport of the state. Railways Almost all the major as well as most of the smaller cities of the state are linked through railways. It has largest railway network in the country; with a total length of 8,546 km (in 2006) and has the sixth largest railway density. Roads The state has largest road network in the country, after Maharashtra. It boasts of 31 National Highways with a total length of 4,942 km and has seventh highest road density in India. Waterways A long stretch of the river Ganges, from Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) to Haldia (West Bengal), has been declared as National Waterway. |