TRANSPORT   

In the beginning of the 20^th century there were only four horse-carts and a few bullock carts in Payyanur.  The first motor bus came to Payyanur in 1938.  This bus, owned by Narayanan Nair, was operated from Perumba to Kuppam.  The only roads in Payyanur at that time were Payyanur-Railway station road, Payyanur-Govt. Hospital road, and Payyanur-Perumba road.   

In 1947, NKBT Company started a bus service from Payyanur to Aravanchal.  In 1948, to overcome the technical difficulties faced by the bus owners, many small operators joined together to form a company called NS&NMBC.  Boat Services were there from Kotty to Perumbatta and Perumba to Kaithapram. 

The Perumba Bridge came into existence in 1964, which started a new era in the progress of Payyanur. New roads were built at various parts of Payyanur.  Motor cars and Auto-rickshaws conquered these roads. 

Roads: 6.8 KM of NH17(From Perumba bridge to Palathara bridge)   is passing through Payyanur Municipality. A total of 26.57 Km PWD roads, 37.75Km tarred municipal roads and 74.75 un-tarred roads are there in the municipal area.    

Railway: 

3.5 Km of railway line is passing through municipal area. Payyanur railway station is one of major stations of North Malabar between Kozhikode and Mangalore. All most all the trains do stop here.  According to the latest statistics the number of passengers using this station per day is about 1000.

Bus Service: Municipal Busstand is in the heart of the town.  A total of 310 buses, which operates about 1000 trips per day, are using this bus stand.  The Bypass road helps to reduce the traffic congestion in the town up to a limit.  Bus service is available to various towns in Kerala like Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Ernakulam etc and to different locations in Karnataka.

There is a KSRTC bus depot at Perumba. 40 schedules are operated from this depot. The chain service started by KSRTC to Kannur and Kasargode is proved to be a major success.  

Taxis and Auto rickshaws: There are about 109 taxi cars and 1200 auto rickshaws operating in the municipal area alone. 32 jeeps and 81 pick-up vans are also operated here.  

Boat-service is operating from Kotty to Kottapuram (Nileshwaram).

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