The Kalka-Shimla Heritage Train is Running Again

After a gap of seven months, the train service on the Kalka-Shimla heritage rail section have resumed again. The train section stopped due to the pandemic.

In a statement, Rajiv Chaudhry, the General Manager Northern and North Central Railways, said that in view of the forthcoming festive season and resumption of the New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi, the hills will definitely be attracting more tourists. 

The Kalka-Shimla railway is a 2feet 6inch narrow gauge railway in north India known for dramatic views of the hills and surrounding villages.&nbspThe narrow gauge rail line starts its six-hour journey from Kalka and finishes at Shimla. Built&nbspbetween 1898 and 1903 under the British, the train chugs along acres of lush greenery, through 102 tunnels, 864 bridges and 919 stunning curves. In 2008, UNESCO added the Kalka&ndashShimla railway to the mountain railways of India World Heritage Site celebrating the cultural legacy of the country.

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