Kalka–Shimla Railway

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UNESCO World Heritage Site heritage railway mountain railway narrow-gauge railway

The Kalka–Shimla Railway is a historic narrow-gauge mountain railway in India, renowned for its scenic Himalayan route and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Label Occurrences
Kalka–Shimla Railway canonical 8
Kalka–Shimla Railway region 1
Kalka–Shimla passenger trains 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritage railway ⓘ
mountain railway ⓘ
narrow-gauge railway ⓘ
builtFor access to the summer capital of British India at Shimla ⓘ
connects Kalka in Haryana ⓘ
Shimla in Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1898 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
electrification not electrified ⓘ
gauge 2 ft 6 in ⓘ
762 mm ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus internationally recognized ⓘ
highestElevation over 2,000 m above sea level ⓘ
historicalTraction steam locomotives ⓘ
inception 1903 ⓘ
knownFor scenic Himalayan route ⓘ
sharp curves and steep gradients ⓘ
stone arch bridges and tunnels ⓘ
lineLength 96 km ⓘ
about 60 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Haryana ⓘ
Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
numberOfBridges more than 800 ⓘ
numberOfStations more than 20 ⓘ
numberOfTunnels over 100 ⓘ
openingDate 1903 ⓘ
operator Indian Railways ⓘ
Northern Railway zone ⓘ
originalBuilder British colonial administration in India ⓘ
owner Indian Railways ⓘ
partOf Mountain Railways of India ⓘ
passesThrough Himalayan foothills region ⓘ
surface form: Himalayan foothills
primaryTraction diesel locomotives ⓘ
region Shivalik Hills ⓘ
serves local passengers ⓘ
tourist traffic ⓘ
significance important example of hill passenger railway engineering ⓘ
terminus Kalka ⓘ
Shimla ⓘ
tourismAttraction major tourist attraction in Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
trackGaugeType narrow gauge ⓘ
trackType single track ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2008 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shimla → hasAttraction → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
Shimla → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
Solan → railwayLine → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
Shimla railway station → railwayLine → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
Shimla railway station → terminusOf → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
Shimla railway station → partOf → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
Shimla railway station → hasService → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalka–Shimla passenger trains
Shimla railway station → hasService → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalka–Shimla tourist trains
Shimla Hills → connectedBy → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalka–Shimla Railway region
Solan railway station → locatedIn → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
Solan railway station → partOf → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway
Solan railway station → line → Kalka–Shimla Railway ⓘ