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| Location | Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Existed | 1920–present |
Mahatma Gandhi Road is the most important north–south road inThiruvananthapuram City situated in thestate of Kerala,India. The road starts from one of the most busiest centre in the state atEast Fort and ends near to theLMS Church in the Museum Road. It is one of the main business streets in the city and the state and always carries heavy traffic. The road is of 6km in length and is maintained by theThiruvananthapuram Corporation.
Its southern beginning point is at East fort in front of the famousSree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and ends at LMS Junction, nearPalayam in the north. From East Fort the road continues towards southwards to Thiruvallam Junction joining theNational Highway 66.
Many colonial era forts can be seen in and around East Fort likeVettimurichakotta,Kizhakkekotta etc. Its southern extreme constitute the main wholesale business district of Trivandrum, namely theChalai Bazaar to the east of the road. It is also the most important trading centre in the city and the state from pre-independence period. To the west is the famousSri Padmanabha Swamy Temple, inside the fort, the nucleus around which Trivandrum city evolved in the 18th-19th century. The major city bus stand known as the East Fort Bus Stand is also located here. There is also major parks like the Mahatma Gandhi Park,Putharikandam Maidanam are also located in East Fort. The second entry ofThiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station also opens, through the Power House Road, to MG Road atPazhavangady, which is also famous for its Ganesha temple.
Other Important landmarks of the city like the Government Ayurveda College,Kerala Government Secretariat, housing various government offices,University College,Connemara Market, Martyrs Column,Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, Kerala University Stadium,Fine Arts College, Central Library, second gate toThiruvananthapuram Corporation are located along this road.
North of Overbridge Junction, the road is in various stages of being widened to six lanes, a part of the Capital Road Improvement Project. The project was expected to complete in a year.[1]
Being the capital, the road is often blocked by various protest marches. The entire city often used to face this difficulty as MG Road was the main arterial road. To overcome this problem, an underpass from Senate Hall Circle now runs below the Martyrs' Square and ends to the east of Palayam, to the north ofConnemara Market, on the main road to the Railway Station.
Many city buses servicing the city and its suburbs run through MG Road.
MG Road in Thiruvananthapuram is the largest road in thestate of Kerala in terms of size and traffic. Since the MG Road is the longest and widest road in Kerala, it naturally has many junctions. In total the road passes through main 10 / 11 (Palayam is even divided into 2 more junctions) junctions.
