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Road map of India with National Highway 544 highlighted in Blue
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 340 km (210 mi) | |||
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| North end: | NH 44 in Salem, Tamil Nadu | |||
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NH 81, NH 181 in Coimbatore NH 83, NH 948 in Coimbatore , NH 966 in Palakkad |
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| South end: | NH 66 in Kochi, Kerala | |||
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Kerala: 146 km (91 mi) Tamil Nadu: 194 km (121 mi) |
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| Primary destinations: |
Salem - Coimbatore - Palakkad - Thrissur - Kochi | |||
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National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, is a 340 km (210 mi) long highway connecting the city of Salem to Kochi city in southern India. The highway runs through the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, connecting various important cities and towns such as Salem, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur and Kochi. It is a spur of National Highway 44, which forms the North South Corridor of the National Highway network of India.It is passing south of coimbatore. It was formerly designated National Highway 47.
The NH 544 provides access to Coimbatore International Airport and Cochin International Airport (Nedumbassery).
The stretch between the industrial city of Coimbatore and the port city of Kochi is one of the busiest in the Indian Highway system. Most of the traffic in this stretch consists of trucks carrying consumer goods, construction materials, container lorries (bound for Port of Kochi) and passenger vehicles. This is the National Highway that experiences the highest volume of night traffic in India. On an average, over 10,000 lorries use this highway to travel between Coimbatore and Kochi every night.The highway has several hotels and restaurants along the entire stretch.
Salem, Sankari, Komarapalayam, Bhavani, Chithode (Erode Bypass), Nasiyanur, Perundurai, Vijayamangalam, Chengapalli, Perumanallur(bypass), New Tirupur(Netaji Apparel Park), Avinashi(bypass), Tekkalur, Karumathampatti, Kaniyur, Neelambur (Coimbatore bypass), Madukkarai (Coimbatore Bypass), K.G.Chavadi(bypass), Walayar(Tamil Nadu-Kerala Border), Kanjikode, Chandranagar (Palakkad Bypass), Alathur, Vadakkanchery, Mannuthy (Thrissur Bypass), Chalakkudy, Angamaly, Aluva, Kalamassery, Edapally
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