Kalka–Shimla Railway
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A narrow-gauge mountain railway that climbs from Kalka in the plains to Shimla through more than a hundred tunnels and many arched bridges.
MonumentKalka (Haryana) to Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)Best time to visit: All year; March to June and September to November for clear viewsUNESCO heritage 2008
Highlights
- Opened in 1903 to link the summer capital with the plains
- Tunnels, including the long tunnel at Barog, and multi-arched stone bridges
- Toy-train journey through pine forests and hill stations such as Dharampur and Solan
Significance
The line was added in 2008 to the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Mountain Railways of India’, which also includes the Darjeeling Himalayan and Nilgiri Mountain railways.