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Route of Leh–Manali Highway Location State Altitude Distance Remarks Manali: Himachal Pradesh: 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) 0 kilometres (0 mi) It is the starting point of route. Sissu: Himachal Pradesh: 3,130 m (10,270 ft) 41 km (25 mi) The route from Manali to Sissu runs via Palchan-Solang Valley road, then through Atal Tunnel bypassing the ...
Manali is a resort town, near Kullu town in Kullu district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [2] It is situated in the northern end of the Kullu Valley , formed by the Beas River . The town is located in the Kullu district , approximately 270 kilometres (170 mi) north of the state capital of Shimla and 544 kilometres (338 mi) northeast ...
Part of national Highway 3 runs through the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh, crossing some high elevation mountain passes.First major pass comes after Manali, which is Rohtang pass at an elevation of 3,978 m.
It is estimated that travel on this road will only take 10–12 hours to reach Leh from Manali, as opposed to the Leh-Manali highway taking almost 14–16 hours under good weather conditions. The road is strategic for the Indian Army as it is set back from the international border and can facilitate safe troop movements. [ 3 ]
Taglang La. The Bhanupli–Leh line is an under-construction electrified railway track connecting Bhanupli, Punjab, [2] to Leh, Ladakh. [3] [4] [5] Once complete, the 489 km (304 mi) long, 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide gauge all-weather track is stipulated to reduce travel time from New Delhi to Leh to 10 hours.
After renumbering of all national highways by National Highway Authority of India in 2010, parts of the former NH 21 and NH 88 have been combined with parts of former NH 5 to create the new NH 205.
Sarchu is of great importance mainly due to its location on the Leh-Manali highway. It also resembles Ladakh with its barren splendor. This place can be visited between June and September when the snow melts and the Leh-Manali highway is open for traffic. Sarchu is an important route for Ladakh Manali Highway. In other words, life line for both ...
These routes include Leh-Delhi, Shimla-Kaza, Kullu-Kaza, Manali – Reckongpeo, Shri Chintpurni Ji - Khatu Shyam and others. The Leh-Delhi routes operated by HRTC is 1203 km long and is the longest route by any RTC in India with a travel time of approx. 36 hours. The roads to Keylong & leh are also termed as the world's most treacherous roads.