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The Sankat Mochan and Tara Devi temples are situated near this station. The third longest tunnel (No.91) at 992 metres (3,255 ft) is situated on the Shimla end of this station. [17] Jutogh: 89.41 km (55.56 mi) 1,958 m (6,424 ft) This suburb station of Shimla, once served as the transit point for Jutogh Military Cantonment. [17] Summer Hill
Barog is a hill station, near City of Solan in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The station lies on UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway . Set in the mountains Barog is just 60 km (37 mi) from Chandigarh on the Kalka-Shimla highway.
The latter is a major summer hill station and the centre of a flourishing tea-growing district located in West Bengal. The route is operated by Indian Railways., and its elevation starts at 100 m (330 ft) in Siliguri and rises to about 2,200 m (7,200 ft) at Darjeeling. The highest elevation is at Ghoom station, 2,300 m (7,500 ft). [5] [6]
In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and recuperate from the arduous life on the plains". In the second half of the 19th century, there was a period of consolidation with few new hill stations. In the final phase, "hill stations reached their zenith in the late nineteenth ...
Chail is a hill station in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India.It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Solan city and 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Shimla.It is known for its salubrious beauty and virgin forests.
Shimla (8 C, 15 P, 3 F) Pages in category "Hill stations in Himachal Pradesh" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
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 .
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.