Few Interesting Facts about Kalka Shimla Railway

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The train travels 96 kilometres. The route includes 102 tunnels, 800+ bridges, 919 curves, and 20 railway stations.

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The train travels on the world's thinnest gauge track (762mm), considered an engineering marvel.

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Passing by some of the world's most beautiful scenery Forests of deodar, oak, ficus, and maple.

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The Barog tunnel is the longest on this route and is the world's straightest tunnel.

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