How to Reach Pathankot New District of Punjab

How to Reach Pathankot New District of Punjab

Pathankot is a New Distict of Punjab now. Earlier Pathankot was in Gurdaspur District of Punjab. Pathankot is about 480 Kms from Delhi and is well connected by an express Highway.

Pathankot is an important link because on one side it is connected to Himachal and on the other side to Jammu. People who visit Himachal Pradesh go via Pathankot as Pathankot Junction is the nearest Railway Station for major tourist attractions in Himachal Pradesh like Dharamshala, Palampur, Dalhousie Chamba Mani Mahesh Bharmaur etc.

From Delhi you can take GT Karnal Road to reach Jalandhar via Ambala and Ludhiana. From Jalandhar you need to take Jammu Highway that will lead you to Pathankot. Itakes around 8-9 hours from Delhi to reach Pathankot. Jammu is around 120 Kms from Pathankot

Toy trains to Himachal Pradesh also starts from Pathankot. The narrow guage toy trains runs from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar, Pathankot to Palampur via Kangra and Chamunda.

Tourists also prefer toy trains from Pathankot to Kangra Palampur and Baijnath.

Chakki Bank is another important Railway station of Pathankot. Chakki Bank is connected by Hundreds of trains from all over India. All the trains heading to Jammu from all parts of the country stops at Chakki Bank Railway Station of Punjab.

Pathankot has an airport and chartered flights operate from Pathankot. However the nearest airports from Pathankot are Dharamshala and Jammu.

Diastance of Dharamshala from Pathankot is 80 kms, Distance of Dalhousie from Pathankot is sround 85 Kms, Pathankot to Palampur is around 100 Kms.