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Motor trucks and buses started operating in the district since
thirties, but their number was not large before 1947. In the following years the prices of
buses and trucks declined due to the end of the Second World War (1939-46), when military
disposal trucks became available in large numbers, so that motors vehicles began to be
used on the roads in large numbers. In 1947, as many as 38 private passenger buses were
operating in the district. Private buses operate on different routes in the district not
covered by roadways. The following statement shows the various kinds of vehicles plying in
1974-75 on different routes inside the district.
BUS
SERVICE
Road transportation was nationalized in the state
in 1947 to provide facilities for traveling public, such as stoppages at certain definite
wayside, halts on prescribed routes, punctuality in the arrival and departure of vehicles,
fixed rates of fares and freights, avoidance of over-crowing in buses, etc.
The
U.P. Government roadways was constituted into the U.P. state road transport corporation in
1972. The number of buses playing in the district is 50 on different routes of the
district. The buses of the U.P. road transport corporation ply on eighteen routes. The
district is linked with roadways to all the adjoining districts of Kanpur, Allahabad,
Chitrakut, Fatehpur, Mahoba, Hamirpur and some districts of Madhya Pradesh. Buses can also
be reserved for sight seeing, excursion and marriage parties.
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TRAIN SERVICE
In the
beginning there were two railways in the district, the Jabalpur extension of the East
India Railways and Jhansi-Manikpur branches of the Indian Midland Railways, the former was
opened in 1867 and the latter in 1889.
In 1951, when the railways were nationalized, the lines passing through the
district were placed under the Central Railways. Due to the existence of big saris on the
old imperial roads in the district certain places have developed as commercial centers.
Visitors including tourists can reach the district by rail bus and taxi. Boarding and
Lodging facilities are available in the urban centers of the city.
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Here
for
Time Table of Train
INSPECTION
HOUSE's, DHARMSALA's and HOTAL's
It has all the facilities of
dharmsalas, rest house and post-offices at the district and tehsil headquarters. The
inspection housed, rest houses and dak bungalows in the district are maintained by
different departments of the government and are meant chiefly for the use of their own
officers, but officers of other department’s members of the public and tourists are
also accommodated on payment, if otherwise vacant.
There are few number of Dharmsalas provide lodging. They are privately managed and
charge a nominal rent for providing accommodation. The visitor has to make his own
arrangements for boarding. Only two hotels provide lodging and boarding.
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Inpection Houses |
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S No. |
Name |
Facilities |
Management |
Telephone
Number |
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1 |
Inpection House |
Lodging |
Public Works Department |
- |
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2 |
Inpection House |
Lodging |
Canal Department |
- |
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3 |
Inpection House |
Lodging |
Canal Department |
- |
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4 |
Inpection House |
Lodging |
Katai Mill |
- |
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Dharmasalas and Tourist Homes |
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S No. |
Name |
Facilities |
Management |
Telephone
Number |
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1 |
Ajanat Lodge |
Lodging |
Private |
24984 |
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2 |
Basera Lodge |
Lodging |
Private |
24144 |
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3 |
Jain Dharmsala |
Lodging |
Private |
85352 |
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4 |
Jain Lodge |
Lodging |
Private |
25083 |
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5 |
Modi Lodge |
Lodging |
Private |
25543 |
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6 |
Prakash Lodge |
Lodging |
Private |
25004 |
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7 |
Rajgreh Tourist Home |
Fooding & Lodging |
Private |
27380 |
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8 |
Sharma Vatika |
Lodging |
Private |
24415 |
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9 |
Sudha Saurab Hotel |
Fooding & Lodging |
Private |
27166 |
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10 |
Tulshi Lodge |
Lodging |
Private |
27784 |
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11 |
Jain Dharmsala |
Lodging |
Private |
- |
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12 |
Awasthi Dharmsala |
Lodging |
Private |
- |
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