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had spent 16,525,000 rupees by 1904 with no sign of the line becoming profitable, which lead to it being purchased by the government on 1 January 1906 for 17,107,748 rupees. Once it came under the control of the government the line was originally managed as an independent unit from the North West Railway office in Lahore until 1926, when it was transferred to Delhi Division. Since July 1987, the line has been managed by the
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67.25 mi (108.23 km) and 69.75 mi (112.25 km) long and two rack lines. Fresh surveys were again made in 1895 from Kalka to Solan with a view to determine whether a 1 in 12 rack or 1 in 25 adhesion line should be chosen. After much debate an adhesion line was chosen in preference to a rack system.
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This services the Kasauli hill station which is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) away. The Engineer's Bungalow (MP 33 km (21 mi)) which was the official residence of the engineer in charge of this section of the line until the late 1960s was converted into the Northern Railway Safety Institute.
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This station is also known as the jabli railway station. The station is often visited by wild animals. The second longest tunnel (No. 10) with a length of 693.72 metres (2,276 ft 0 in) is situated near this station. In August, 2007 a heavy downpour washed away part of the station building
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travelling crane to assist with lifting rolling stock back onto the tracks after accidents and for general track maintenance. Due to the high capital and maintenance costs and difficult working conditions, the railway was allowed to charge higher fares than on other lines. Nevertheless, the company
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were sceptical about the two feet gauge chosen for the line and requested that a wider standard gauge be used for mountain and light strategic railways. Eventually the government agreed that the gauge was too narrow for was essentially a capital city and for military purposes. As a result, the
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The earliest survey was made in 1884 followed by another survey in 1885. Based on these two surveys, a project report was submitted in 1887 to the government of British India. Fresh surveys were made in 1892, and 1893 which lead to four alternative schemes being suggested - two adhesion lines
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at Sanawar is 6 km away. The longest bridge (No.226) on the line with an overall length of 97.40 metres (319 ft 7 in) and height of 19.31 metres (63 ft 4 in) is situated near this station. This services the
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The name derives from Mata Tara Devi. The Sankat Mochan and Tara Devi temples are situated near this station. The third longest tunnel (No.91) at 992 metres (3,255 ft) is situated on the Shimla end of this station.
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It derived its name from Kali Mata temple located at the Shimla end of the town. It is home to a diesel shed as well as a workshop to service the narrow gauge engines and carriages of the Kalka-Shimla line.
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2-6-2+2-6-2 articulated locomotives, classed TD, were supplied in 1928. However, they quickly fell into disfavour because it often took all day for enough freight to be assembled to justify operating a
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hauled by one of these locomotives. Shippers looking for faster service began turning to road transport. These 68-long-ton (69.09 t; 76.16-short-ton) locomotives were soon transferred to the
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Shimla became the summer capital of British India in 1864, and was the headquarters of the Indian army. This meant that twice a year it was necessary to transfer the entire government between
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The most architecturally complex bridge is No. 226 which spans a deep valley which required that it had to be constructed in five stages with each level having its own stone arched tier.
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Lord Curzon. This line was further extended from Shimla to Shimla Goods (which had once housed the bullock cart office) on 27 June 1909 making it 96.60 km (60.02 mi).
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The highest arch gallery bridge (No.541) with a height of 23 metres (75 ft 6 in) and length of 54.8 metres (179 ft 9 in) is situated here.
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The longest tunnel (No.33) with a length of 1,143.61 metres (3,752 ft 0 in) is situated close to the Kalka side of the station.
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having a capacity of 19 long tons (19.30 t; 21.28 short tons) and the covered wagons 17.5 long tons (17.8 t; 19.6 short tons).
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locomotives. In a 1908 effort to increase capacity, the coach stock was rebuilt as 33-by-7-foot (10.1 by 2.1 m) bogie coaches with
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with a single-cab road-switcher body. Six locomotives of that class were built in 2008 and 2009 by the Central Railway Loco Workshop in
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The track has 20 picturesque stations, 103 tunnels (102 currently active), 912 curves, 969 bridges and 3% slope (1:33
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and 12 in × 16 in (304.8 mm × 406.4 mm) cylinders. Later classified as B-class by the
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and Kasauli hill station which are 9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi) and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) away respectively.
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First station after entering Himachal got the name because it was the place where coins were made in ancient time.
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is longest, a 60 ft (18.29 m) bridge is the longest and the sharpest curve has a 123 ft (38 m)
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The National Institute of Research on Mushroom Farming and Solan Agriculture University is situated nearby.
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Goods rolling stock was constructed on a common 30-by-7-foot (9.1 by 2.1 m) pressed-steel underframe.
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government declared the railway a heritage property. For about a week, beginning on 11 September 2007, a
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One hundred seven tunnels were originally built, but as a result of landslides only 102 remain in use.
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locomotives (522 kW or 700 hp, 50 km/h or 31 mph), built between 1970 and 1982 by
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During the winter months snow cutters are attached to the engine to clear the snow from the track.
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handles day-to-day maintenance and management, and several programs, divisions and departments of
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The 95.68 km (59.45 mi) line opened for traffic on 9 November 1903 and was dedicated by
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This suburb station of Shimla, once served as the transit point for Jutogh Military Cantonment.
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contract with the railway company was revised on 15 November 1901 and the line gauge changed to
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An isolated station in Kasauli hills, though Sonwara is the closest train station to Kasauli.
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on highway's western side till north of Jabli (Koti) and then on eastern side, is as follows.
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The temperature range and annual rainfall are 0–45 °C and 200–250 cm, respectively.
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
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locomotives, with slight variations, were introduced between 1904 and 1910. Built by the
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The route winds from a height of 656 metres (2,152 ft) at Kalka in the Himalayan
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https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/tracking-tales/article24752062.ece
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The KSR and its assets, including the stations, line and vehicles, belong to the
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Arch bridge No. 493 with a length of 32 metres (105 ft) is situated here.
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Shimla (then spelt Simla), which was settled by the British shortly after the
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The famous Solan Brewery is just a few kilometres away from Salogra station.
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The railway's first diesel locomotives, class ZDM-1 manufactured by
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team visited the railway to inspect it for possible selection as a
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frames and bodies. To further save weight, the roofs were made of
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This beautiful station is just below the old bus stand in Shimla.
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The alignment of the railway route from south to north, along the
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Wallace, Richard (2021). "Chapter 4: The Kalka–Shimla Railway".
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This isolated station serviced the Dagshai military cantonment.
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during the 1970s. In the 1960s, class ZDM-2 locomotives from
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Herbert Septimus Harington (20 April 1855 – 11 November 1913)
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from the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. These were built as
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opened, which made the construction of a branch line up to
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meant that only four bogie coaches could be hauled by the
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of 1 in 33, or three percent. It has 917 curves, and the
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Description of narrow-gauge diesel locomotives by IRFCA
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The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj
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This suburb station of Shimla originally serviced the
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Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
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The railway opened with conventional four-wheel and
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NOT A NICE MAN TO KNOW: The Best of Khushwant Singh
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London: Atlantic Books. p. 114 to 115. 1006:In 1905 the company took delivery of a 10-ton 3427: 3370:National Capital Region Transport Corporation 2812: 2704: 1997: 2920:Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines 2530:Central Railway: NG Loco for Kalka Simla, NR 1780:The KSR currently operates with class ZDM-3 962:Construction of the Kalka–Shimla Railway on 300: 3645:Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram 3355:Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway 1565:(a radius of 122.93 feet or 37.47 m). 1395:It is the last station of Shimla district. 882:Its early locomotives were manufactured by 879:, with the rest of the Indian rail system. 3434: 3420: 2819: 2805: 2711: 2697: 2105: 2103: 2101: 2099: 2097: 2095: 2080:. 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On 8 July 2008, it became part of the 3896:Tourist attractions in Himachal Pradesh 2638: 2617: 2120:"IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)" 2092: 2068: 2066: 2064: 2062: 2060: 2058: 2056: 2054: 1642:)-gauge engines, but were converted to 1630:The first locomotives were two class-B 1548: 14: 3843: 3728:Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park 2496: 2473: 2471: 2469: 2467: 2465: 2463: 2461: 2459: 2307:"IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)" 2266: 2243: 2241: 2239: 2032: 897:added the Kalka–Shimla Railway to the 244:74.88 ha (0.2891 sq mi) 236:79.06 ha (0.3053 sq mi) 3493:Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya 3415: 2800: 2692: 2666:http://www.kalkashimlarailway.in/ksr/ 2457: 2455: 2453: 2451: 2449: 2447: 2445: 2443: 2441: 2439: 2167: 2140: 2019: 1908: 999:) with the track built to date being 3567:Qutub Minar and its Monuments, Delhi 2141:Singh, Khushwant (14 October 2000). 2051: 1476: 1456: 1440: 1423: 1407: 1391: 1375: 1359: 1343: 1327: 1311: 1295: 1272: 1247: 1230: 1052: 3662:Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram 2236: 1212: 1196: 1179: 24: 3876:Rail transport in Himachal Pradesh 3168:Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway 3035:Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line 2436: 1891:with a glass roof and a front view 1691:North British Locomotive Companies 1061:). The 1,143.61 m tunnel at 25: 3932: 3851:2 ft 6 in gauge railways in India 2895:Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line 2659: 2072: 27:Heritage rail line in North India 3683:Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas 3667:Group of Monuments at Pattadakal 3335:Bengal and North Western Railway 3205:Patiala State Monorail Trainways 3080:Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line 2335:. 13 August 2007. Archived from 1617: 1597: 1585: 1573: 1536: 1524: 1512: 1500: 1488: 793: 768: 743: 720: 695: 672: 649: 624: 601: 576: 551: 525: 500: 474: 451: 428: 403: 370: 299: 292: 40: 3345:Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway 3249:Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli 3163:Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway 3085:Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line 2610: 2590:"Great Indian Railway Journeys" 2582: 2566:. Express India. 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Index

Kalka-Shimla Railway

Taradevi station
Shimla
Northern Railway
2 ft 6 in
Shimla
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location
Himachal Pradesh
India
Mountain Railways of India
Criteria
944ter-003
Session
Coordinates
30°51′8″N 76°56′15″E / 30.85222°N 76.93750°E / 30.85222; 76.93750
Kalka–Shimla Railway is located in India
Legend
Kalka
Delhi–Kalka line
Taksal
Dharampur
Barog
Solan
Kandaghat
Shoghi
Jutogh
Summer Hill
Shimla

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