The Kalka-Shimla Railway is a 2 feet 6 inch (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway in North India travelling between Kalka and Shimla. It is known for breathtaking views of the hills and amazing villages in surrounding...
Spectacular scenery along the whole route and it's construction keeps the traveller busy in appreciating Himachali Beauty. On leaving Kalka, Toy-Train enters the foothills and immediately commences it's climb.
It was a foggy day trees were looking amazing in mild mist on the hills... Here My train was waiting for Train passage from other side... Train waits for other on three-four stations for passage... Wait time on each station is 15-25 Minutes... Complete Stretch takes 7 odd hours to complete the Journey...
As we move near to Shimla, color of sky becomes more saturated (BLUE)... This has been Shot near Shogi...
Toy Train moves very slow on the hills and this is the best part... At many places it moves with the speed of 10-20kmph... This has been shot near Totu Railway Station near Shimla...
Train crosses through dense forests of Deodars and different types of colorful hills... I enjoyed the whole journey by standing on train-door to see Scenic Himachal...
There are more than 18 stations in this railway system which are amazingly beautiful and small as comparecd to other Railway Stations in the Country....
The train route passes through beautiful valley & hills. Toy Train almost moves in upward direction through out its journey ending at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Most of the times during the journey from Kalka to Shimla the valley falls in right side of the train.... As you can Judge from these Pics, I was going back from Shimla to Kalka :-)
Toy Train waiting for Passage at Kumarhatti Railway Station...
Toy Train encounters multiple pine-forests on the way... All Pine Forests are near to Kalka and it starts entering into Deodars as it reaches near Shimla....
The distance of 98 KM between Shimla and Kalka passes through 102 tunnels and 87 bridges...
Train looks beautiful when it moves slowly on turns on the way...
The Kalka to Shimla Railway was built to connect Shimla during the British Raj with the Indian rail system. Now, Shimla is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh and Kalka is a town in the Panchkula district of Haryana...
The best train in this line is Shivalik Deluxe Express which starts in the early morning from Kalka.
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