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Originally known as Kaludanda after Kalu (Black) and Danda (Hill) in Garhwali, Lansdowne was founded and named after then Viceroy of India (1888-1894), Lord Lansdowne in 1887, and by 1901 it had a population of 3943. Lansdowne was developed by the British for catering for the Recruits Training center of the Garhwal Rifles. Lansdowne was a major place of the activities of freedom fighters from British Garhwal during British period. Nowadays, the famous Garhwal Rifles of the Indian Army has its command office here.Lansdowne is one of the quietest hill stations of India and is popular since Britishers came to India. Lansdowne is unlike other hill stations as it is well connected with motorable roads but remote in its own way. It is situated at an altitude of 1,706 m above sea level surrounded with thick oak and blue pine forests in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state.




How to reach Lansdowne







By Flight

Lansdowne does not have an airport of its own. The Dehradun Airport is used by travellers who want to reach Lansdowne by air. Indian cities that have flights for Dehradun are Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. The airline companies serving at this airport are Air India, Jet Airways, Spice Jet and Ventura Air Connect. International travellers can reach Delhi Airport and take a flight for Dehradun. Buses and taxis are available from Dehradun Airport, to reach Lansdowne. Nearest Airport: The nearest airport from Lansdowne is Jolly Grant Airport, in Dehradun. It is 145 Km away from the town.

By Road

Lansdowne is well-connected with Kotdwara by bus. It is quite easy to reach Kotdwara from Delhi, with multiple buses plying between the two cities for the 6 hours’ journey. Government buses by Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) and many private buses are available in A/C, deluxe and ordinary bus types. Kotdwara has UTC buses from other cities as well, like Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jaipur, Gurgaon and Faridabad. Lansdowne is an hour away from Kotdwara, with options of private taxis, minibuses or shared taxis for transport here.

By train

Lansdowne does not have a railway station; the rail connectivity is maintained to this region by Kotdwara Railway Station. The Kotdwara Railway Station is 45 km from Lansdowne and the distance can be covered in an hour, by road. The Kotdwara Railway Station is under the Moradabad Division and falls in the Northern Zone of the Railways. The express trains Mussoorie Express and Gharwal Express connect Delhi and Kotdwara whereas Doon Express is the only long distance train in the region, covering cities like Kotdwara, Lucknow, Varanasi and Howrah.



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Lansdowne, Uttarakhand

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