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The KSR remains one of the longest narrow gauge railway lines still operated by [[Indian Railways]]. | The KSR remains one of the longest narrow gauge railway lines still operated by [[Indian Railways]]. | ||
| + | ==Stations== | ||
| + | Some of the stations on the line, in order from Kalka to Simla. | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Dharampur Railway Station Kalka Simla Railway.jpg|Dharampur | ||
| + | File:Kumaratti Railway Station KSR.jpg|Kumaratti | ||
| + | File:Railway Station Solan.jpg|Solan | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalka%E2%80%93Shimla_Railway Kalka-Shimla Railway] Wikipedia | |
*[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r019.html "Hill Lines of India"] ''Mike's Railway History''. | *[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r019.html "Hill Lines of India"] ''Mike's Railway History''. | ||
*The DVD ''Indian Hill Railways (Darjeeling, Nilgiri, Kalka-Shimla)'' is available through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/B003WL66JI FIBIS Shop] This DVD is for Region 2 and may not be viewable outside Europe. | *The DVD ''Indian Hill Railways (Darjeeling, Nilgiri, Kalka-Shimla)'' is available through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/B003WL66JI FIBIS Shop] This DVD is for Region 2 and may not be viewable outside Europe. | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 21 October 2011
| Kalka-Simla Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Kalka to Simla | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 59 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1903 | Opened to traffic | |
| 1905 | Converted to 2' 6" gauge | |
| 1906 | Taken over by GoI | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Kalka, Simla | |
| System agency | ||
| 1903 | Own agency | |
| after 1906 | North Western Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Kalka-Simla Railway (KSR) was a narrow gauge branchline, the final leg in the journey from Delhi via Umballa to the hill town of Simla, the summer retreat of the Viceroy and senior Government of India staff.
History
Originally built and worked by a private company, the line was opened in 1903 as a 2' 0" narrow gauge railway. Following the decision of the Imperial General Staffs to standardise, wherever possible, on a 2' 6" gauge, the track was so converted in 1905.
The KSR was taken over by the Government in 1906 and later worked by the North Western Railway.
The KSR remains one of the longest narrow gauge railway lines still operated by Indian Railways.
Stations
Some of the stations on the line, in order from Kalka to Simla.
Dharampur
Kumaratti
Solan
External links
- Kalka-Shimla Railway Wikipedia
- "Hill Lines of India" Mike's Railway History.
- The DVD Indian Hill Railways (Darjeeling, Nilgiri, Kalka-Shimla) is available through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop This DVD is for Region 2 and may not be viewable outside Europe.
- This India List thread advises that duties of one soldier while on the Unattached List included the training in weaponry of the builders of one of the Indian railways (probably the Kalka-Simla), in order to defend themselves from attacks which were an ever present threat.
