Sources

• Distances, the line of the road and fuel pumps: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence. Routes worked out with the Open Source Routing Machine.
• Heights: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, public domain, served by Open Topo Data.
• Mughal Road to reopen for traffic today

  greaterkashmir.com · News report · dated 27 February 2026

• Seasonal closure of Mughal Road revives calls for all-weather connectivity

  greaterkashmir.com · News report · dated 3 November 2025

• Mughal Road

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Traffic advisory for 28 September 2026, Traffic Police Headquarters Jammu and Kashmir

  jkadworld.com · News report · dated 27 September 2026

• Mughal Road reopens to one-way traffic after four months

  tribuneindia.com · News report · dated 13 May 2023

• Mughal Road opens today

  kashmirreader.com · News report · dated 8 April 2024

• Mughal Road reopens after 4-month snow closure

  kashmirahead.com · News report · dated 17 April 2025

• Two-way traffic with LMVs allowed on Mughal Road from 9 AM to 3 PM: officials

  thekashmirimages.com · News report · dated 22 April 2025

• Traffic advisory of 14 March 2026, Traffic Police Headquarters Jammu and Kashmir

  therightnews.in · News report · dated 14 March 2026

• Jammu and Kashmir reopens 14 tourist spots after 2025 Pahalgam attack

  outlooktraveller.com · News report · dated 19 February 2026

• Pahalgam attack fallout: 48 tourist spots closed across Kashmir for security reasons

  tribuneindia.com · News report · dated 29 April 2025

• Shut since Pahalgam, Gurez valley reopens

  tribuneindia.com · News report · dated 25 July 2025

• J&K to reopen all tourist destinations closed after Pahalgam attack by May

  outlooktraveller.com · News report · dated 8 April 2026

• Mughal Road reopens for traffic, LMVs ply smoothly

  dailyexcelsior.com · News report · dated 27 February 2026

• Mughal Road reopens after week-long closure

  freepresskashmir.news · News report · dated 11 January 2026 · seen in search results only

• Historic Mughal Road remained closed for vehicular traffic for 4th consecutive day

  newsonair.gov.in · News report · dated 19 March 2026

• Jammu Kashmir Traffic Police

  trafficpolice.jk.gov.in · Official page

• Mughal Road to reopen for traffic from Feb 27

  kashmirobserver.net · News report · dated 26 February 2026

• Mobile phone connectivity in Leh Ladakh

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 14 August 2026

• IndianOil locator: Haji Ali Ksk, Herman

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: Malik Filling Station, Gangoo

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Bhat Filling Station, Bandzoo

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Kisan Seva Kendra Sirnoo, Bandzoo

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Linkway Filling Centre, Bandzoo

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Zainab Filling Station, Bandzoo

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: M M Filling Station, Bandzoo

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: Hamara Pump, Boonera

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Magray Filling Station, Bandzoo

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Nikas Filling Station, Ahagam

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: Rehman Hp Fuels, Rajpora

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Taymur Filling Station, Herman

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: Khan Filling Station, Aglar

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Shopian Filling Station, Herman

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: Mughal Filling Station, Bongam

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• HP locator: Star Filling Station, Shopian

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Sodagar F/Stn, Herman

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: Blueline Hp Filling Station, Memander

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Ellahi Filling Station, Herman

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Ksk Chowgam, Herman

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: Sajad Motors, Hir Pora

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Ahmed Filling Station, Bathuni

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Hsbg Filling Station, Aitey

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: SMB Filling Station, Darhali Morh

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• HP locator: Kalas Auto Filling Station, Atti

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• HP locator: H Raza Filling Station, Khyora

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Vijay Auto Aids, Bafliaz

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Choudhary Auto Fuels, Bathuni

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• HP locator: Gurukripa Filling Station, Jawahar Nagar

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

A gap is not a fact. It means we looked and found no source.

• No order or advisory opened says whether motorcycles are allowed when the road reopens for light motor vehicles.
• No source found for the usual number of days riders take.
• Opening dates for 2021 and 2022 not found; closing dates for 2021, 2023 and 2025 not found.
• The text of the District Magistrate's order of 3 July 2026 was not found; it is known only through the traffic advisory.
• The daily advisory prints a different highway number from the district order; the district order's number, NH 701A, is used.
• The Poonch district page gives an altitude for Pir Ki Gali that looks like a misprint; the encyclopedia figure of 11,480 feet (3,500 metres) is used.
• No permit is known to be needed, but no official statement of that was found; identity checks at police posts were not sourced.
• No hazard or rule information found for the Bafliaz to Rajouri stretch.
• The January 2026 reopening comes from a page that could not be opened.
• No rider video newer than 2022 was found; the second video gives no filming date and was published on 28 June 2022.