Transportation in Assam

State transport was started as a Government Department with 4 nos. of buses to run between Guwahati and Nagaon. Gradually the transport network of the department Expanded through out the state of Assam providing safe and reliable transport service to the people.

The state transport department was converted to a corporation on 30th march, 1970 and Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) was borne with the objective of providing economical, safe, comfortable and reliable passenger transport service.

Air: The Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport of Guwahati is well connected by air with New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. The Indian Airlines, Sahara and Jet Airways operate regular flights to Guwahati. The other towns of Assam to which Indian Airlines operates flights are Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, North Lakhimpur and Silchar. Air India operates flights to Bangkok and other places through Bangkok.

Rail: Assam is well connected by train with the rest of the country. There are train services from Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Cochin and Thiruvanantapuram. The B.G. line connection is upto Dibrugarh and the M.G. line also connects Haflong and Silchar.

Bus Service: A network of National Highways and other roads connect all the important places of Assam. All the towns of Assam are well connected by the Assam State Transport Corporation and other tourist bus services. These buses also ply to the capitals of the neighbouring states.