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The 164 km (101.9 mi)-long 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)-wide narrow-gauge Kangra Valley Railway from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar was commissioned in 1929. [3] The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915. [4] The Mukerian–Pathankot line was built in 1952. [5]
Pathankot Railway Station under A-category. Pathankot is a major railroad junction. Lines from Amritsar (2 hrs) and Delhi (8 hrs) merge here, and all services to Jammu (2 hrs) pass through. In addition to Pathankot station itself, there is a second station called Chakki Bank renamed Pathankot Cantt 4 km away, which
Nearest Railhead is at [Pathankot and Pathankot Cantt.]- 24 km away, which is connected by train from all the major cities, going to Jammu/Katra. Road: Nurpur is connected by road network from all sides and Pathankot/Kullu Manali highway passes through Nurpur. It is just 30 km from Pathankot, 88 km from Palampur and 61 km from Dharamsala
Pathankot railway station is at an elevation of 331 metres (1,086 ft) and was assigned the code – PTK. [1]Here is a short description of the station by Ian Manning: "Pathankot, being the railhead for Kashmir and several other places (a branch has been inching into Kashmir for some time, but so far it hasn’t made much difference) is a dusty trucking and military town, booming and rough.
The Hochkönig in the Berchtesgaden Alps. This list of mountain and hill ranges in Germany contains a selection of the main mountain and hill regions in Germany.. In addition the list shows the highest (German) mountain in the range together with its height above sea level (taken as Normalnull (NN)) and the state in which its highest elevation is located.
On 11 May 1880, station operations were transferred from the old station, which remains in place and is now a listed monument, and the tracks connecting to it were dismantled. With the opening of the station on 15 May 1880 of the railway line via Pilsting to Plattling was followed by the opening of the Mühldorf –Landshut line on 4 October 1883.
Pathankot, 90 km (56 mi) away, is the nearest major rail head. [45] The Kangra Valley Railway is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway that runs from Pathankot, Punjab to Jogindernagar through the Kangra Valley with the nearest station to Dharamshala being Chamunda Marg, located about 22 km (14 mi) southeast. [46]
Altenburg Castle is the big ducal residence on a hill above the city center. It was in use first as fortification and later as residence since the 9th century until the end of monarchy in Germany in 1918. Today's castle is of 17th and 18th century origin and was built in Renaissance, later in Baroque style. The chapel is of older origin (see ...