MG Road, Thiruvananthapuram - Junctions

Junctions

M.G Road in Thiruvananthapuram is the largest road in the state of Kerala in terms of size, traffic etc. Since the M.G Road is the most lengthiest and the 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.

• East Fort Junction – This is the beginning junction of the M.G Road. This junction is situated in East Fort(main road). There is a Gandhi Park located at this very spot. The road towards the left connects the West Fort while the road towards the right connects the Chala, Thiruvananthapuram. The Thiruvananthapuram City Bus Station is located in this junction.There are shopping malls, cinema theatres etc located near the junction.
• Pazhavangadi Junction – This the second junction of the M.G Road. There is a Ganesha temple located in this junction(undertaken by the army). The road towards the left connects the Padmavilasom Road and the road on the right connects straight to the 2nd terminal of the Trivandrum Central railway station.
• Thakaraparambu Junction – On the left it connects to the Thakaraparambu Road and to the right it connects to the Power House Road.
• Overbridge Junction – This is the biggest junction in the city . On the left it connects the Chettikulangara Road and toward the right it connects Thampanoor. It is the major commercial area of the Thiruvananthapuram city in Kerala state, South India. The major railway station of the state, Trivandrum Central is also located here.
• Ayurveda College Junction – This is the 5th Junction of the M.G Road. It is just 1/2 a km from the Over Bridge. The junction is situated close to many shops like Pothys, Bhima and pubs like Purple Lounge. The biggest Stationary Shop in Kerala is also present in this very junction. On the left it connects the Dhanya-Remya Theatre Road and on the right it connects the Jacob's Junction.
• Pulimoodu Junction – There are variety of shops and offices located here.
• Statue Junction – There is a big statue of T. Madhava Rao and so called Statue or Statue Junction.On the left it connects the Statue Road and on the right is the Kerala Government Secretariat.
• Spencer Junction – On the left is the University College and there is small road in between this University College and a Spencer Shop which leads to Palayam-Airport Road. On the right there is a road connecting directly to the Bakery Junction. The Canara Bank Office is also located in this junction.

Palayam is known as the heart of the city because it is in the center of the city. Palayam is also famous for Religious Confluence where we can find all the major 3 religions at one point. We can see Palayam St Joseph Church, Palayam Juma Masjid and a Palayam Ganapathi Temple. The Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium and the CONNEMARA MARKET is also situated here. Palayam is divided into 2 junctions:

• Palayam Junction 1 – On the left it leads to the University of Kerala and to the city underpass while the road on the right leads to the City Press Road.
• Palayam Junction 2 – On the left it leads to the Kerala Legislative Assembly Complex Road and the road on the right leads to the flyover in bakery junction.
• LMS compound/Museum Junction - This is the final junction of the Thiruvananthapuram City M.G Road. On the left it leads to PMG junction and the road on the right leads to the Museum Road.