Indian Railways reopens Kalka-Shimla heritage rail route

Oct 06, 2023 Anish Mondal

This comes at a time when festive season is approaching

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Rail line falls under Northern Railway's Ambala Division

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Four pairs of services being operated

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Last month, 2 special trains introduced between Kalka & Koti

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Tickets available both on Online and Offline mode

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First train to leave Kalka at 05:25 hrs

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Kalka-Shimla rail route has 18 stations

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Train traffic suspended following severe damages in July

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