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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 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. [3]
Manali is a resort town, near Kullu town in Kullu district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [2] It is situated in the northern end of the Kullu Valley , formed by the Beas River . The town is located in the Kullu district , approximately 270 kilometres (170 mi) north of the state capital of Shimla and 544 kilometres (338 mi) northeast ...
Another broad-gauge railhead is at Pathankot, a distance of 210 km. ... Manali 125 km Shimla 140 km Joginder Nagar 85 km Chandigarh 175 km Dharamshala
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.
Most tourist spots in Himachal Pradesh such as Shimla, Manali, Dharamsala etc. are well connected by roads. Some of the roads in Himachal are seasonal and get closed during winters and monsoons due to heavy snowfall, landslides and washouts. [2] [3] National Highways (NH) with total 1235 km length in Himachal are:
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 was the capital city in exile of British Burma (present-day Myanmar) from 1942 to 1945. [26] Passenger train on the Kalka-Shimla Railway route. The Kalka–Shimla railway line, opened in 1903, added to Shimla's accessibility and popularity.