The Kalka-Shimla Railway is a narrow guage railway in North-West India travelling mostly in the
mountain route from Kalka to Shimla. The view all through the journey is enthralling. The city of Shimla was a summer settlement for Britishers and it also became their summer capital. The Kalka-Shimla railway route winds from Sivalik foot hills of Kalka to Shimla on hill top. Enroute it crosses the stations of Dharampur, Solan, Kandaghat, Taradevi, Barog, Salogra, Totu and Summerhill.
Out of the 107 tunnels built on the track 102 remain still in use. The longest tunnel at Barog. The line crosses over 864 bridges too. The first locomotives used in the train was class B coaches from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway but was converted to suit the tracks of this railway. The first diesel locomotive was introduced in the year
1955. But the current line is operated with ZDM-3 diesel hydraulic locomotives which was built in 1970 to 1982 at Chittaranjan Locomotive works. The current engine was built to climb the 916 curves and to climb from an altitude of 656 mts to 2076 mts on the mountain slope.
Out of the 107 tunnels built on the track 102 remain still in use. The longest tunnel at Barog. The line crosses over 864 bridges too. The first locomotives used in the train was class B coaches from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway but was converted to suit the tracks of this railway. The first diesel locomotive was introduced in the year
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