Scenic route
Kalka–Shimla Railway
Kalka → Shimla · India
- Distance
- 96 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 5 h 30 min
- Top speed
- 25 km/h
- Operator
- Indian Railways
- Train
- Rail motor · Himalayan Queen
- Countries
- India
- In service since
- 1903
102 tunnels and 864 bridges to the Raj’s summer capital — a UNESCO line where the guard still waves flags.
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