{"id":6031,"date":"2024-04-09T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T04:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookmydestination.com\/kashmir\/?p=6031"},"modified":"2022-02-15T18:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T13:19:26","slug":"how-to-reach-srinagar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookmydestination.com\/kashmir\/how-to-reach-srinagar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reach Srinagar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to Reach Srinagar<\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"Road\" class=\"mw-headline\">Road<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The city is served by many highways, including\u00a0National Highway 1A\u00a0and\u00a0National Highway 1D.<sup id=\"cite_ref-49\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Air\" class=\"mw-headline\">Air<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Srinagar International Airport\u00a0has regular domestic flights to\u00a0Leh,\u00a0Jammu,\u00a0Chandigarh,\u00a0Delhi\u00a0and\u00a0Mumbai\u00a0and occasional international flights. An expanded terminal capable of handling both domestic and international flights was inaugurated on 14 February 2009 with\u00a0Air India Express\u00a0flights to\u00a0Dubai. Hajj flights also operate from this airport to\u00a0Saudi Arabia.<sup id=\"cite_ref-50\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Rail\" class=\"mw-headline\">Rail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Srinagar is a station on the 119\u00a0km (74\u00a0mi) long\u00a0Banihal-Baramulla line\u00a0that started in October 2009 and connects Baramulla to Srinagar,\u00a0Anantnag\u00a0and\u00a0Qazigund. The railway track also connects to\u00a0Banihal\u00a0across the\u00a0Pir Panjal\u00a0mountains through a newly constructed 11\u00a0km long Banihal tunnel, and subsequently to the Indian railway network after a few years. It takes approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds for train to cross the tunnel. It is the longest rail tunnel in India. This railway system, proposed in 2001, is not expected to connect the Indian railway network until 2017 at the earliest, with a cost overrun of 55 billion INR.The train also runs during heavy snow.<\/p>\n<p>There are proposals to develop a metro system in the city.The feasibility report for the\u00a0Srinagar Metro\u00a0is planned to be carried out by\u00a0Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Cable_car\" class=\"mw-headline\">Cable car<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"Boat\" class=\"mw-headline\"><br \/>\nBoat\u00a0<\/span>In December 2013, the 594m cable car allowing people to travel to the shrine of the Sufi saint\u00a0Hamza Makhdoom\u00a0on\u00a0Hari Parbat\u00a0was unveiled. The project is run by the Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation (JKCCC), and has been envisioned for 25 years. An investment of 300 million INR was made, and it is the second cable car in Kashmir after the\u00a0Gulmarg Gondola<sup id=\"cite_ref-54\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Whilst popular since the 7th century, water transport is now mainly confined to\u00a0Dal Lake, where\u00a0shikaras\u00a0(wooden boats) are used for local transport and tourism. There are efforts to revive transportation on the River\u00a0Jhelum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Reach Srinagar Road The city is served by many highways, including\u00a0National Highway 1A\u00a0and\u00a0National Highway 1D. Air Srinagar International Airport\u00a0has regular domestic flights to\u00a0Leh,\u00a0Jammu,\u00a0Chandigarh,\u00a0Delhi\u00a0and\u00a0Mumbai\u00a0and occasional international flights. An expanded terminal capable of handling both domestic and international flights was inaugurated on 14 February 2009 with\u00a0Air India Express\u00a0flights to\u00a0Dubai. 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