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By Air: Jammu is well connected by various
domestic airline services with
Delhi
, Amritsar, Chandigarh
, and Srinagar
.
By Rail: Jammu Tawi is an important railhead on the Northern
Railway line, having excellent connections with other parts of the
country. Express trains connect it with Delhi,
Mumbai
, Chennai
, Calcutta and Amritsar.
By Road: Located on the National Highway 1A, Jammu is linked by a
network of roads to Amritsar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Katra, Srinagar, and
Manali.
JAMMU-SRINAGAR
ROAD
The route between Jammu and Srinagar is 293-km long. From Jammu the road
winds gently up and down to Udhampur then climbs steeply to Patnitop. From
here it drops just as steeply to Ramban; the road follows a picturesque
but hazardous river route along this stretch. At Ramban it ascends again
to Banihal and on to the Jawarhar Tunnel. The road descends rapidly into
the Kashmir valley after the tunnel, and runs flat the remaining distance
to Srinagar. There are numerous places of interest on this route in Jammu.
By Air: Srinagar is connected to Delhi by daily
flights via Jammu. Weekly flights are also operated by various domestic
airlines from Leh to Srinagar and thrice a week flights are operated from
Delhi to Srinagar.
By Rail: The nearest railhead from the Srinagar is Jammu Tawi,
305-km away. Jammu is connected to all parts of the country by express
trains. Some of the important rail connections include:
· Jammu Express From Pune
· Himgiri Express From Howrah
· Shalimar Express From Ahmedabad
· Jammu Tawi From Delhi
By Road: Srinagar being the only major town linked by road to the
rest of the country, all visitors make it their base, going for excursions
to nearby resorts, for fishing and trekking expeditions. The capital city
is connected by JKSRTC bus services to Jammu, Leh, Kargil, Gulmarg,
Pahalgam, Chandigarh and Delhi.
Several private bus operators also ply buses from there to Srinagar.
Those arriving to Jammu by rail have the option of hiring a shared taxi or
going by bus from Jammu to Srinagar. Either way the journey is best
undertaken as early in the day as possible. The Banihal Tunnel, which
links the valley of Kashmir to the outside world is closed to traffic
after dark. The 295-km journey is taken through Udhampur, Kud, Batote,
Patnitop, Ramban and Quazi Gund. As most of the road is downhill and
curved rather than straight, high speed cannot be maintained on this
route.
By Air: Various Airlines operates regular
scheduled flights to Leh from Delhi, Chandigarh, Jammu and Srinagar. Some
private airlines are also planning to operate air services between Delhi
and Leh in the near future.
By Road: Leh translates as the land of passes and on the
434-km-long Srinagar-Leh road one encounters three passes, Zoji la, Namika
la and Fatu la. The main overland approach to Ladakh is from the Kashmir
Valley via Srinagar-Leh road, which remains open for traffic from early
June to November. The J&K State Road Transport Corporation (J&K
SRTC) operates regular Deluxe and Ordinary bus services between
Srinagar-Leh on this route with an overnight halt at Kargil. Taxis (cars
and jeeps) are also available at Srinagar for the journey. Groups can
charter Deluxe and A-class buses for
Leh
, Kargil or Padum (Zanskar)
from the J&K SRTC at Srinagar.
There is another road to Leh from the Himachal Pradesh side. This route
from Manali is 473-km long and is usually open from mid-July to
end-September.
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