Ludhiana is considered to be one of the largest city of Punjab, as it is a highly populated area of around 1.5 million .The city is located on the banks of river Satluj, which is located 12-13 kms away from the city. It is considered to be one of the major industrial and educational center in Northern India. There are many cultures, which are followed in the city of Punjab.The city is specialized for its political atmosphere, real estate and specialized Punjabi language in the district.
How to Reach Ludhiana
By RoadLudhiana, the industrial city of Punjab, can be very well accessed through roadways service. It is located 320 kms away from capital city of India and takes 5 hours to reach through road. There are many buses, which ply from Delhi to Ludhiana on regular basis in the night time. There are many other buses, which ply from other cities and towns in India for Ludhiana.
By RailThere are many trains, which ply from many cities and towns of India for Amritsar, halts at Ludhaina as it is located in the main line. The Ludhiana has broad gauge railway network and efficiently connected with all the metro cities located in India. It also connects major cities and towns through railways. There are many express and superfast trains, which halts and intersect Ludhiana while approaching from other cities and towns located in India.
Get Around
Getting around could be quite a task in Ludhiana because of excessive traffic in Chaura bazaar and the recent construction of the NH-1 bypass ramp. But a lot Auto-rickshaws are constantly taking people from Point A to Point B and vice-versa. A lot of bus transportation has developed which has routes between the under-construction Ludhiana Bus Depot, old courts, Different Bye passes around the city and the Chaura Bazaar.
Tourists Spots
Ludhiana is not much of a tourist spot but is more an upcoming cosmopolitan city of india. With numerous malls and multiplexes under construction, these modern state-of-the art bulidings are what tourists from nearby places come here to see and check out. The main malls of the city are WESTEND, FLAMEZ and ANSAL PLAZA. But if you want to see ludhiana heritage, then the punjabi Heritage Museum in Punjab Agriculture University Campus is a not to be missed tourist spot.
Other places of Tourist interest around Ludhiana are the Tiger Safari on GT road, Hardy's world near Phillaur and The rose Garden and The Rakh Bagh. The sprawling Punjab Agriculture University Campus is one of the best and well maintained educational campus in india. There are very beautiful gurudwara like Alamgeer sahib, Raada sahib, Fly sahib, Dukh niwaran sahib, Manji sahib in the vicinity of Ludhiana.Mata Mandir near Jagraon Bridge , Krishna Mandir in Model Town ,Dandi Swami Mandir,Ved Mandir near Daresi Ground and Sheetala mandir near Municipal Corporation Office are worth seeing.
Hotels to Stay
- Majestic Park Plaza
- Fortune Klassik
- Country Inn
- Hotel Gulmor
- Hotel Chevron
- Hotel Maharaja Regency
- Hotel Aditya
