How steep is the road from pathankot to dalhousie?

10,514.84 kilometres (6,533.64 miles)

You can't!! There is no railway to Dalhousie and never has been. There IS a station called Dalhousie Road just 10kms out of Pathankot on the narrow gauge Kangra Valley line from Pathankot to Joginder...

The bus station is across the road from Pathankot railway station. Buses take two and a half hours to three hours to reach Dalhousie.

used by Obama, but previously in recent times, I think Archbishop Desmond Tutu - although he was probably quoting too - from scripture ?

For normal/good conditions, a basic road bike is fine. For uphill, you're generally looking at the weight of the bike, and aerodynamics won't come into play too much for riding under around 15mph or...