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Indian Airlines operates scheduled services between Jammu & Delhi and Jammu & Srinagar/Leh. Jet Airways also operates regular services between Jammu & Delhi and Jammu & Srinagar. Jammu airport is 8 kms from the city centre. Jammu Tawi is an important railhead of the Northern India. The main trains operating to/ from Jammu are: Malwa Express, Super Fast, Jammu Mail, Jammu Express, Shalimar Express, Sealdah Express, Jhelum Express, Himgiri Express, Himsagar Express, Lohit Express, Sarwodaya Express, Sarvodaya Rajkot Express, Happa Express, Navyug Express, Gorakhpur Express, Barauni Express, Madras Express, Rajdhani Express and Ferozpur Express. Jammu is on National Highway 1-A and is connected by the highway network to all parts of the country. Some important road distances from Jammu are: Amritsar- 243 kms Chandigarh- 436 kms Delhi- 586 kms Katra- 48 kms Srinagar- 305 kms Manali- 428 kms Patnitop - 108
kms Mansar - 62 kms Bus Service Daily bus services of all classes operate to and from Jammu to Delhi, Amritsar, Ambala, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Pathankot, Shimla, Manali and Haridwar. Besides the J&K State Road Transport Corporation (J&K SRTC) the road transport corporations of Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Chandigarh also operate bus services between Jammu and various cities in north India. All interstate bus services operate to and from the Jammu General Bus Stand. Super deluxe, deluxe/ video coaches and A-class buses to Srinagar operate from the railway station and the Tourist Reception Centre. B-class buses to Srinagar leave from the General Bus Stand. Besides, some travel agencies also operate deluxe / video coaches on the main routes. Coaches
a. Tourist Reception
Centre: SRTC Tel: 2576562 J&K TDC Tel: 2579554; Fax: 2546412, 2549065.
Tata Sumos operate between Jammu and Srinagar on shared seat basis. These are mostly run by private Tour operators. Taxis for local sightseeing
or to visit any tourist destination can be hired at Jammu from the Special
Tourist Taxi Association, Tourist Reception Centre, For information and tariff, check with the Tourism Department information centre, J&K TDC offices and J&K SRTC offices, all in the TRC complex. There is a sightseeing tour of 2-3 hours available for tourists, which cover Amar Mahal Museum, Dogra Art Gallery, Ranbireshwar Temple, Raghunath Mandir, Bahu Fort and Bagh-e-Bahu. Other Transport The widely used mini buses cover the entire city and suburban areas on fixed routes. Autorickshaws are also easily available from all points in the city at negotiable rates. Air Indian Airlines; Tourist Reception Centre, Vir Marg, Tel: 2531582, 2542735, Airport Office: Tel: 2431433, 2430449 Jet Airways: Hotel K.C. Residency, Tel: 2574312, 2574315, Fax 2573399 Airport Office, Tel: 2453666, 2453999 and 2453888 Rail Railway Station, Jammu
(Tawi) Bus J&K SRTC, TRC,
Vir Marg, Tel: 2576562; Gen. Manager, 2435262 Taxis Special Tourist Taxi Association, Tourist Reception Centre, Tel: 2546266, Railway Station, Tel : 2476078 |
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