• Directions Guide:
• By Road:
• Jalandhar city is well served by an excellent network of roads. The NationalHighway No.01 or GT Road (Calcutta-Delhi-Ambala -Ludhiana –Jalandhar-Amritsar-Lahore), NH1A (Jalandhar-Jammu-Leh), NH21A (Jalandhar-Chandigarh) are the chief road linking Jalandhar with rest of country. The city is within motarable distance from a number of popular towns & pilgrimage centers.
• By Bus:
• Buses of several State Road Transport Corp. connect Jalandhar with many cities and may be AC, Semi AC or standard.
• By Train:
• Jalandhar city railway station is 02kms from The Maya Hotel. Shatabdi Express, Golden temple Mail, Shan- e- Punjab, Amritsar -New Delhi Express etc provide every day train connection between Amritsar and Delhi via Jalandhar. Kindly check at http://www.indiarailways.gov.in or http://www.irctc.co.in for online availability& rail reservations respectively.
• By Air:
• (a) Amritsar: Rajasansi international airport, Amritsar (ATQ) is 82kms from Jalandhar.Four major international carrier (Uzbekistan Airways, Turkmenistan airway, Ariana Afghan Airline &Singapore Airline) have daily flight connection with major countries. Air Slovakia has started operation. Indian Airline (http://www.indian-airlines.com) domestic carrier connects Delhi, Sharjahan with Amritsar twice in a week. Air-India (A-I) flights every Friday from ATQ to Frankfurt.
• (b) Delhi (DEL, India capital), IG International airport, is 375kms from Jalandhar.All major international carriers have daily flight connection from Delhi across the globe.
• © Chandigarh (IXC), domestic airport is 140kms from Jalandhar.Indian Airlines (http://www.indian-airlines.com) & Jet Airways (http://www.jetairways.com) connect Chandigarh with, Delhi, Leh and Amritsar.
• We will be glad to transfer from inetrnational airport,city railway station and general bus stand.
• If you need more information, please contact us:
• The Maya Hotel (Maya Inns Ltd.)
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• Area Attractions
• Commercial Activities:
• 1.Leather Industry Complex:
• Located13 kms in west from The Maya Hotel. Following association are related to above industry:
• (A): Punjab Leather Federation
• (b) Jalandhar Leather Chemical Association
• ©: Hide & Skin Association of Jalandhar
• (d) Indian Leather Technologists Association (http://www.iltaonleather.com)
• 2.Sports Industry Complex:
• India's foremost producer of sports goods, located 11kms west from The Maya Hotel. Following association are related to above industry:
• (a) The Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (http://www.sportsgoodsindia.com)
• http://www.hunttech.com/sgepc/home.htm
• (b) Sports Goods Foundation Of India (http://www.sgfi.org/about_frames.htm)
• © Association Of Indian Sports Goods Industries
• 3.Hand Tools Industrial Area:
• Located 9kms north from The Maya Hotel. City is also known for the manufacturing of hand tools, auto parts. Following association are related to above industry:
• (A): Engineering Export Promotion Council (http://www.eepc.gov.in)
• (b) Pipe Fittings Manufacturers Association c/o: m/s Harcharan Brothers, Bulandpur Road, G.T.Road Bye-Pass, Jalandhar, T: 91 181 2290985/2290116
• ©: Hand Tools Manufacturers Association c/o: m/s Smith Tools Co., Dada Colony, Jalandhar.
• (d) Punjab Valve & Cocks Manufacturers Association 291660 c/o; m/s Kumar Steel Industries, Out-side Industrial Area, 291661 Jalandhar
• T:00 91 181 2291660/61/2290879
• 4.Rail Coach Factory (http://www.rcfkapurthala.com/html/index.asp):
• Located 30kms west from The Maya Hotel at Kapurthala-Pherozpur Road. The state of the art manufacturing facilities and processes have enabled it to achieve excellence in design, development, manufacture, installation and after sales service of rail coaches with a view to ensure continued satisfaction of the rail customer.
• Tourist Activities:
• 1.Scared Heart Church:( http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djull.html)
• A sub church of below Catholic Church located 100 meters away from The Maya Hotel in NE direction
• 2.Catholic Cathedral :It is 03kms from The Maya Hotel. This rare cathedral built by the representatives of His Holiness, the Pope, is the one of its kind in the East & it is also mother church of Punjab. Its Cosmo-cultural design is a tribute to the Punjabi tradition.
• 3.Devi Talab Mandir: Located 4 kms away north of The Maya Hotel at Tanda Road, adjascent to Doaba College. Renovated in Oct.2004 & redone to catch glimpse of Amarnath Yatra also. An old temple of goddess Kali also stands by the side of the Devi Talab.
• 4.Shiv Mandir It is 04 kms from the Maya hotel. Situated in Gur Mandi, the Shiv Mandir was built by the Nawab of Sultanpur Lodhi, near Masjid Imarn Nasar
• 5.Pushpa Gujral Science City (http://www.pgsciencecity.org):
• Located 17 kms from The Maya Hotel, set up in 71 acres of land at the heart of Punjab, Jalandhar - Kapurthala Road. It boasts of scientific aptitude & temperament, to fire the imagination and creativity, foster the Spirit of enquiry and exploration among the masses, especially in the young minds. The subject areas covered include physical, applied, natural and social sciences, engineering, technology, agriculture, health sciences, energy, crafts, industries, human evolution and civilization, the environment, ecosystems, Jurassic parks as well as frontier areas like space, nuclear science, information technology, robotics and bio Technology.
• 6. Nurmahal:
• Nurmahal (Palace) is a small town around 25 km from The Maya Hotel. The place is famous for Nurjehan's (the famous queen of Jehangir), Palace "Mogul Serai
• 7.Hari Ke Pattan:
• 35kms NW away from The Maya Hotel, eco-tourism at Hari-Ke-Pattan, Amritsar, the national wet land and designated as bird sanctuary in 1982."Hari-Ke-Pattan is three times bigger than that of the Bharatpur sanctuary. It is one of the most important lakes in India & convergent point for two important rivers( Beas & Satluj) of Punjab. The lake turns into a haven for nearly 350 species of migratory birds during the winter season (November-onwards) who fly in from as far as Siberia. It is also one of India's leading in-land sweet water fish market and home of varied wild life.
• 8.Khatkar Kalan:
• The town of Khatkar Kalan is known for its "Memorial Museum" which was set up to pay homage to the great revolutionary martyrs of the Punjab, who laid down their lives for the liberation of their motherland, all their memorable belongings are displayed here. The museum was inaugurated on the 50th martyrdom anniversary of the great freedom fighter on March 23, 1981. The museum is situated at Khatkar Kalan, on Nawanshahar-Banga road in Jalandhar district, at a distance of 50 kilometers from the Maya Hotel.