Barmer Travel Facilities
¤ Transport
Train : Barmer is on the
disused railway line from Jodhpur to Hyderabad in Pakistan. Daily
trains travel from Barmer to Jodhpur for Rs 60/120 in 2nd/1st class.
Important train connections are : 4808 Barmer Express( Barmer –
Jodhpur)
4898 Barmer Express( Barmer - Jodhpur)
Road :
¤ Distances From BarmerTo
Important Cities By Road
Jodhpur:224 km (via Balotara)
Jodhpur: 198 km (via Pachpdra)
Jaiselmer:157 km, Jalore: 204 km, Udaipur: 462 km, Jhunjhunun: 625
km, Jaipur: 588 km, Ahmedabad
Bus : The N.H.15 runs south
from Barmer to Sanchore with a cattle fair( April- May)and across into
Gujrat. A minor road runs East and then Southeast from Barmer to
Sindhari, which has a colorful bazaar. A road goes Northeast from
Sindhari to Balotra, a small textile town known for its traditional
weaves and block prints.
There are five daily buses between Barmer and Jaiselmer( Rs 40, three
and half hours). There are also frequently daily buses to Jodhpur( Rs
78, five hours).
Rajsthan State Road Transport Corporation connects Barmer with all
major cities in the state. The Bus stand is situated near Rly Station
and Tilak Bus Stand connects Barmer with Jodhpur, Balotra, Jalore( via
Siwana)
, Jaiselmer, Ahmedabad (via Sanchore), Abu Udaipur and far away.
¤ Accommodation
Kailash Sarovar Hotel :-
Station Rd, modern facilities, booking of air tickets, lunch and
dinner facilities, slightly cheaper.
Krishna Hotel : on Station Rd, clean air-cooled rooms for
Rs250/300 and air-con rooms for Rs 450/500.
Circuit House : Dak Bunglow, Jain Dharamshala, Ranchhore
Dharamshala, Sindhi Dharamshala.
Krishna Hotel : Station Raod ; Tariff: Rs. 250/500.
Kailash Sarovar Hotel : Station Rd.
¤ Resturants
Raj Restaurant –Vegetarian
¤ Post and Telecommunications
Post office, Rly Station; Head Post office, Mahavir Nagar. Timing:
10:00 to 16:00 hrs( Mon to Sat)
¤ Banks and Money Exchange
¤ Business hours
10:00 to 14:30 hrs( from Mon to Fri) and 10:00 to 11:30 hrs on
Saturday. State Bank of India, Station Road.
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, Sadar Bazaar.
Bank of Baroda and Bank of Rajsthan Ltd, Gandhi Chowk.
Central Co-operative Bank, Station Rd.
¤ Tourism Iinformation
Information officer, Suchana Kendra, Gandhi Chowk, Barmer
{residence}, Time-10 AM to 5 PM.
District Information officer, NIC Collectorate, GIST Information
Terminal collectorate, NIC Computer Centre.Time: 10 AM to 5 PM.
¤ Other facilities
Guides- No particular guide facility here at present except
information service( guidance) of Information centre and National
Informatics centre.
Police Assistance/Complaints
Collector and District Magistrate, Collector.
Superintend of Police.
Police Station, City Kotwali, Police Station Sadar.
¤ Travel Agents
Kailash Sarovar Hotel.
Krishna Hotel.
¤ Shopping
Jooti Corner :- Specialist
in leather goods. Panghat Road, Ward No. - 3, Barmer. Pro- P. D.
Chauhan.
Kamdar Compony :- Specialises in the manufacturing of wooden
carving furniture. Roy Colony Rd, Barmer-344001.
Dada Handicraft :- Also a force to reckon with in the
manufacture and supply of Export Qwality stool, chairs, parsh, puff,
juti cap, camel leather and fashion items etc. Near S. B. B. J. Bank,
Panghat Road, Barmer-344001
Mohan Solanki S/o Bhani Ram :- Manufactures and suppliers of
embroidered leather handicrafts. Prasant road, Jingar Mohalla,
Barmer-344001, STD-02982.
Geeta Enterprises :- A name in the sell of bed sheets, pillow
covers and dress materials, authorized dealer of Kurl-on. Opp. CMHO
office, Roy Colony Road, Barmer.
Barmer Print Industries :- Manufacturer and retailer of bed
cover, dress materials etc.
Address:- (1) Kishan Market, Barmer-344001, (2) F-2, Industrial Area,
Barmer-34001.
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