
Monday, March 31, 2025
Holiday Homes
Location | PATNITOP |
Railway Zone | RCF/KXG |
Contact Person | DY.GM(G)/RCF KAPURTHALA |
Address | DY.GM(G)/RCF KAPURTHALA PH:- 01822-228194 |
No. Of Suites | 4 |
Comment | Patnitop or Patni Top is a hilltop tourist location in Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir state of India on National Highway 1A 112 km from Jammu on the way from Udhampur to Srinagar. Situated on a plateau in the Shiwalik belt of the Himalayas, Patnitop sits at an altitude of 2,024 m (6,640 ft). The river Chenab flows in close proximity to this location. Snowfall and avalanche in winter at Patnitop obstructs National Highway 1A a few times every winter and causes long queues of vehicles - sometimes for days at length. India's longest road tunnel, the 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri Tunnel or Patnitop Tunnel is being constructed starting from about 2 km from Chenani town south of Patnitop to Nashri village north of Patnitop to reduce the distance from Jammu to Srinagar and reduce traffic jams on NH-1A that occur due to snowfall and avalanche in winter at Patnitop. The Southern portal of the tunnel is at 33.0463°N 75.2793°E and the Northern portal of the tunnel is at coordinates 33.1285°N 75.2928°E. When the tunnel is completed, the highway will no longer pass through Patnitop. The tunnel will reduce the length of the highway by 31 km and the highway will bypass Patnitop. About 2 km of the tunnel had been excavated by April 2012 and about 50% of the length had been excavated by January 2013 |
Phone No. | 01822-228194 |
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