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Shimla railway station is located at an altitude of 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level. [2] It was allotted the railway code of SML under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division. The 762 mm ( 2 ft 6 in )-wide narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi–Ambala–Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903.
This suburb station of Shimla, once served as the transit point for Jutogh Military Cantonment. [17] Summer Hill: 92.93 km (57.74 mi) 2,042 m (6,699 ft) This suburb station of Shimla originally serviced the Viceregal Lodge. The Himachal Pradesh University is situated near the station. [17] Shimla: 95.60 km (59.40 mi) 2,075 m (6,808 ft)
Shimla railway station. The scenic Kalka Shimla Railway, a narrow gauge track, is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the steepest rise in altitude in a distance of 96 km. [86] Kalka, the plains rail terminus, has daily departures to major Indian cities. The city has a total of three railway stations with Shimla the main station and two ...
Shivalik Deluxe Express on the Kalka–Shimla Railway. The Kalka–Shimla Railway runs between Kalka and Shimla. The railway is 95.66 km (59.44 mi) long, and its gauge is narrow 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). [13] Shimla is the modern capital of Himachal Pradesh [9] [14] and is at an elevation of 2,205 m (7,234 ft) in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Kalka Railway Station, at Kalka in Haryana state of India, is the northern terminus of the Delhi–Kalka line and the starting point of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway. It serves passengers moving on to Delhi & Shimla .
Kalka-Shimla Railway UNESCO Heritage listed track, 96 kilometers, passes through 102 tunnels and crosses 864 bridges. [4] [5] Kangra Valley Railway, tentative UNESCO Heritage list, 164 km (101.9 mi), from Pathankot in Punjab to Jogindernagar in Himachal. Broad gauge Bhanupli–Leh line, 489 km, under-construction.
Taradevi railway station is a small railway station in the Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [1] The station lies on UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway . [ 2 ] The station is located at an altitude of 1,849 metres (6066 ft) above mean sea level, 8 km from Shimla and 81 km from Kalka .
Ambala division came in to existence on 1 July 1987 when 639 km tracks from Delhi Division and 348 km from Firozpur Division were transferred under it and it became completely operational from 15 August 1988. 62% part of it lies in Punjab and the rest in Haryana (Ambala-Yamunanagar and Ambala-Kurukshetra line), Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh (including UNESCO World Heritage Kalka Shimla ...