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KATHGODAM,
"The Gateway of Kumaon Hills" which is just 34 km away from
Nainital is the nearest railway terminus of the North Eastern Railway
which in turn is connected with New Delhi, Calcutta (now Kolkata) & Lucknow
by train services. Lalkuan is 60 Kms from Nainital which is connected
to Bareilly, Agra & Lucknow by narrow gauge.
Kathgodam
is the last terminus of broad gauze line of North East Railways connecting
Nainital with Delhi & Howarah.
Ranikhet express (Train Number 5013) departs from Old Delhi Railway Station
at 11 PM daily, it reaches Kathgodam at 6 AM.
Delhi
to Kathgodam
| Train
No. |
Train
Name |
Origin |
Dep.Time |
Destination |
Arr.Time |
Days
Of Run |
| M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
S |
| 5013
|
RANIKHET
EXP |
DELHI
|
22:45 |
KATHGODAM
|
06:05 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Kathgodam
to Delhi
| Train
No. |
Train
Name |
Origin |
Dep.Time |
Destination |
Arr.Time |
Days
Of Run |
| M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
S |
| 5014
|
RANIKHET
EXP |
KATHGODAM
|
20:40 |
DELHI
|
05:15 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
This information was downloaded from the Indian
Railways web site. For the latest information click on the Indian
Railways link.
Two coaches are attached in Ranikhet express for Dehradun daily. Bagh
Express connects Kathgodam directly to Howarah via Lucknow. Lalkua Junction
56 Kms. from Nainital is another terminal point of meter gauze line of
North East Railways. Nainital Express connects Lalkua with Lucknow while
Kumaun Express connects Lalkua with Agra via Bareilly. Ramnagar 65 Kms.
away acts as an alternative outlet for Delhi & Lucknow.
Train No. 4319/4320 runs in between Kathgodam and Dehradun bi-weekly,
its days from Kathgodam are Monday & Thursday while from Dehradun
days are Sunday & Wednesday.
Tourist coming by rail mode can take Taxi or Buses from Kathgodam or Haldwani.
Taxis are available on shared seat basis at Haldwani Taxi stand &
as well as at Kathgodam, Haldwani & Lalkua railway stations. While
most of the buses start from Haldwani roadways bus stand.
Computerized railway reservation counter is situated near Bus Stand at
Nainital (Telephone : 05942 - 235492).
This facility is also available at Kathgodam & Lalkuan railway station.
RAILWAY
TIME TABLE
|
Train
No.
|
From
|
To
|
Depature
|
| 5014 |
Kathgodam |
Delhi |
20:40 |
| 3020 |
Kathgodam |
Howarah |
19:30 |
| 5307 |
Lalkua |
Lucknow |
20:45 |
| 5312 |
Lalkua |
Agra
Fort |
19:00 |
| 4319 |
Kathgodam |
Dehradun |
22:00 |
|
Train
No.
|
From
|
To
|
Arrival
|
| 5013 |
Delhi |
Kathgodam |
06:00 |
| 3019 |
Howarah |
Kathgodam |
08:30 |
| 5308 |
Lucknow |
Lalkua |
06:30 |
| 5311 |
Agra
Fort |
Lalkua |
08:30 |
| 4320 |
Dehradun |
Kathgodam |
07:30 |
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BY
OWN VEHICLE - Delhi to Nainital
There are basically 2 routes that you can take while going to Nainital
from Delhi. Both the routes run on the same track up to Moradabad
and then deviate after Moradabad. One of the routes is via Kaladungi
and the other goes through Rampur.
Delhi to Nainital through Rampur: Delhi - Ghaziabad - Hapur
- Garmukteshwar - Gajraula - Moradabad - Rampur - Haldwani - Kathgodam
- Nainital
Delhi to Nainital through Kaladungi: Delhi - Ghaziabad - Hapur
- Garmukteshwar - Gajraula - Moradabad - Tanda - Bazpur - Kaladungi
- Nainital
Via Rampur: Rampur route is fine up-to Moradabad but the
major hassle comes while you are crossing Rampur. You have to cross
the busy bazaars of Bilaspur and Rampur to get to Haldwani, which
is even more crowded. From light to heavy vehicles to bullock carts,
you will have to go through a lot of traffic and dirty roads. Definitely
not recommended.
Via Kaladungi: The beauty of this route lies in the fact that
this road is meant for only light vehicles. This further sums up the
fact that there would not be too many heavy vehicles passing by and
that you are pretty much safe on the road. The road condition is absolutely
fantastic and the total distance is only 265 kms. You can easily reach
Nainital in not more than 6 - 7 hours. Definitely recommended!
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Moradabad - Nainital Road Map (Via Kaladungi):
After crossing the Moradabad bypass, take a left U turn (the right
turn will go to Rampur) for Corbett National Park. Keep following
the road and it will take a right turn on its own (passing through
a small bazaar) and then after going for about 8 kms more, you will
see a right turn pointing Bazpur. Take this right turn and keep going
straight for Bazpur (landmark: Bazpur Gurudwara just after the rail
track) and then straight on for Kaladungi (passing through a jungle).
On reaching Kaladungi (after crossing a small bridge and going 200
meters ahead) you will see a board pointing left for Nainital. After
taking this right turn you will start climbing up (after 5 kms) and
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BY OWN VEHICLE - New Route to Delhi
From
Delhi:
Delhi to Hapur By-pass to Gajraula to Moradabad By-pass to Tanda Dadyal
Road to Bajpur to Kaladungi to Nainital (do not follow the "Kashipur
city") - Total 265 Kms
From Nainital:
Nainital to Kaladungi to Bajpur to Tanda Dadyal Road to Moradabad
By-pass to Gajraula to Hapur By-pass to Delhi - Total
265 Kms |
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BY
BUS
The U.P.S.R.T. Corporation (U.P. Govt. Roadways)
provides direct buses to Nainital from Delhi, Lucknow and major
cities of the state.
There are many Private
Tour Operators who provide good and luxrious
coach buses to Nainital from New Delhi. Besides these Haryana roadways,
Rajasthan- Roadways & the DTC (Delhi transport corp.) also operate
direct buses to Nainital. It takes around 8 hrs to reach Nainital
from New Delhi,
Click here to see the road map from Delhi to
Nainital.
Nainital
is connected to National Highway No. 87. Regular roadways buses
run from Delhi, Agra, Dehradun, Haridwar, Lucknow, Kanpur &
Bareilly daily.
Beside this luxury coaches are available from Delhi for this place.
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Distances
(in Kms.) of some nearby cities from Nainital are as follows.
| Cities |
kms |
| Kathgodam |
34 |
| Haldwani |
40 |
| Lalkua |
60 |
| Ranikhet |
62 |
| Almora |
64 |
| Ramnagar |
65 |
| Kausani |
117 |
| Bareilly |
140 |
| Champawat |
160 |
| Pithoragarh |
186 |
| Haridwar |
245 |
| Dehradun |
300 |
| New
Delhi |
310 |
| Badrinath |
334 |
| Lucknow |
400 |
| Agra |
403 |
BY
AIR
The
nearest domestic Airport is Palam Airport at New Delhi, although Phool
bagh being the nearest airport 72 kms from Nainital but after the termination
of Vayudoot services it has become unoperational for general public. The
nearest International/domestic airport is Indira Gandhi-International
airport at New Delhi and Lucknow..
Traffic
Rules On the Mall Road
Entry
of heavy traffic is prohibited during the months of May, June and October
from 8 AM to 10.30 AM and 2.30 PM to 10.30 PM, light vehicles from 6.00
PM to 10.00 PM and cycle rickshaw from 6.00 PM to 9.00 PM.
Parking is strictly prohibited except designated parking places.
Traffic shall be strictly
prohibited on Mall Road between 6-9 p.m during season. Only one way route
from
Tallital to Mallital for LMV.
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