Pathankot a city and a municipal committee in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Due to its ideal location, Pathankot serves as a travel hub for the three northerly states and is a hub for the defence forces - Indian Army and Indian Air Force.

Pathankot is the fifth largest city in the state of Punjab in terms of population. It is the last city in Punjab on the national highway that connects Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India. This bestows strategic importance on the city and due to this strategic position Pathankot is also known as cock neck city. Situated in the picturesque foothills of Kangra and Dalhousie, with the river Chakki flowing close by, the city is often used as a rest-stop before heading into the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir, Dalhousie,Chamba, and Kangra, deep into the Himalayas. Pathankot also has the largest military base in the whole of Asia.

Pathankot is also used as a gateway to the Himachali hill stations of Dalhousie, Dharamsala, Mcleodganj, Kangra Valley, Jwalaji, and Chintpurni.

Pathankot is located at 32.28° N 75.65° E. It has an average elevation of 332 metres (1089 feet).

Pathankot is well connected by Road and Rail with the rest of the country. Despite being the city of such a strategic importance the road conditions are worse in the city.

It has direct train links with Delhi, Jammu and other Indian cities. There are two railway stations in Pathankot City- 1 Pathankot . 2 Chakki Bank.

Except for few trains most of the trains are use Chakki Bank . The important trains include Jammu Tawi-Mumbai Express( Sawraj Express), Jammu Tawi - Kolkata ( Sealdah Express), Jammu Tawi- Chennai ( Madras mail), J ammu Twai - Guwhati(Lohit Express), Jammu-Ajmer( Pooja Express), Jammu Tawi -Pune ( Jhelum express), Jammu Tawi -New Delhi (a=Jammu Mail , b=Pooja Express , c=Uttar Samprank Kranti, d=Shailmar Express, e= Jhelum Express , f= Madras Mail) .

Super fast trains like Jammu Tawi-Mumbai Express do not enter city Pathankot. They stop at outer Railway Station called 'Chakki Bank'. The distance from main Railway station & Chakki Bank is just 4 km. This city also has a narrow line station just next to main city station from where trains to Kangra valley can be caught.

Pathankot is also connected by a vast network of private and public-sector bus services to other cities in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir. Important destinations include Delhi, Shimla, Chandigarh, Jammu, Dharamsala, Dalhousie, and Amritsar.

The domestic airport connects the city with Delhi and Dharamsala.

Distance from
Jammu - 110 km
Amritsar - 109 km
Jalandhar - 112 km
Chandigarh - 269 km
New Delhi - 485 km