Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
6. Chandigarh–Fazilka route. 6a. Sirhind–Sehna Expressway, 108 km, greenfield, 6-lane access-controlled highway connecting Fatehgarh Sahib and Sehna Khera via Malerkotla, Barnala and Bathinda, under-construction in 2023. 6b. Sehna–Fazilka Expressway, greenfield, via Sri Muktsar Sahib. Planned but awaiting approval by the MoRTH (as of July ...
The Shimla Chandigarh Expressway is an under construction 120 kilometres (75 mi) [1] long expressway connecting Chandigarh to Shimla stretch of National Highway 5 (India).The four laning project involves the creation of 11 tunnels between Maliana (Shimla) and Kothi to help reduce the distance by 19 km. The total length of the tunnels will be 9. ...
Kalka Mail (numbered 1 Up / 2 Dn) began operation in 1866 between Howrah and Delhi and then further extended from Delhi to Kalka in 1891. Both the terminal stations had internal carriageway for the cars of Viceroy and other high-ranking officers to reach next to their rail coach, The carriageway at Howrah is still used and runs between platforms 8 and 9, but the carriageway at Kalka has been ...
The 2 ft (610 mm)-wide narrow-gauge Kalka–Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903. [2] In 1905 the line was regauged to 2 ft 6 in ( 762 mm )-wide narrow gauge.
During monsoon periods it leaves Kochuveli at 04.40 hrs on every Saturday & Monday and reaches Chandigarh at 09.50 hrs on every Monday & Wednesday. In the return direction 12218 Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express departs Chandigarh on every Wednesday & Friday at 09:20 at reaches Kochuveli at 12:25 on every Friday ...
The division has 141 stations, including the World Heritage Site Kalka Shimla Railway. [29] Electrification continued during the 1990s, and the Sabjimandi-Karnal sector was electrified between 1992 and 1995. [30] The Ambala-Chandigarh sector was electrified in 1998 and 1999 [31] and was followed by Chandigarh-Kalka, electrified in 1999 and 2000 ...
The 12311/12 Netaji Express (formerly known as Kalka Mail) is one of the oldest running trains in India. This train connects Howrah in Kolkata, capital of the State of West Bengal to Kalka in Haryana. Kalka is the railhead for the Kalka-Shimla Railway which runs till Shimla, the once summer capital of the British Raj. This train connects with ...
The trains aim at reducing travel time without compromising on passenger comfort. [3] Initially eighteen trains were launched and the count was later increased. The Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express from Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin to Yesvantpur was the first train which was launched on 8 February 2004. [2]