Shimla railway station

Shimla railway station
Indian Railways station
Shimla Railway station view at dawn
Location	NH 22, Nabha, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India
Coordinates	31°06′09″N 77°09′36″E / 31.1025°N 77.1601°E / 31.1025; 77.1601
Elevation	2,075 metres (6,808 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4 (Narrow Gauge)
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SML
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Ambala
History
Opened	1903
Electrified	No
Location
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Shimla railway station is a small railway station in Shimla in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The station is the terminus of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway. Shimla railway station is located at an altitude of 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level.^[1] It was allotted the railway code of SML under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division. The 610 mm (2 ft)-wide narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla Railway was constructed by and opened for traffic in 1903.^[2]

History[]

The station opened in 1903.^[3] Originally, the walls of the station building were made of wood with a sloping galvanised iron roof, but due to the growth in traffic it was rebuilt and extended in 1921 with a new double storey brick masonry (plastered in lime mortar) building housing the offices of the station master, staff and control, accident relief arrangements, waiting rooms, telegraph office and shelters.^[1] After the roof over the platform collapsed in 1944 due to a heavy snowfall a new roof over the station building and platform was built.^[3]

In 1986–87 the station was redeveloped with end-to-end platform shelters, while the platform was resurfaced and various services refurbished or rebuilt such as the tourist information office, railway telephone exchange, platform ticketing office, reservation office while 10 new retiring rooms (each having large windows providing a valley view) were installed and a waiting hall provided on the ground floor.^[1]

Major trains[]

• Himalayan Queen
• Kalka–Shimla NG Passenger
• Shimla–Kalka Passenger
• Kalka–Shimla Rail Motor
• Shivalik Deluxe Express
• Shimla–Kalka Passenger

References[]

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