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Tuesday, 7 February 2017

07:39

SHIMLA TOURIST TRAIN -SHIVALIK DELUXE,PALACE,QUEEN COACHES

SHIMLA TOURIST TRAIN -SHIVALIK DELUXE,PALACE,QUEEN COACHES

Shivalik Deluxe Express
Introduced on the lines of Shatabdi Express this train chugging its way up the hills has only one stop - Barog. The journey time - 4 hrs. 45 min. The amenity fittings match the modern times. wall to wall carpet, wide glass windows, reversible cushioned chairs, improved toilet facilities, cabin for couple, tables for meal, tube lights, music system, micro phones for communication with the guard to name just a few. With a sitting capacity of 120 it connects the Howrah-Kalka mail. 

The fare is Rs. 305 per ticket either way between Kalka and Shimla. Breakfast is served in UP and dinner in DN direction.

Reservation can be secured in any Computerized Railway Reservation Office.

Shivalik Palace
(KALKA - SHIMLA) [TOURIST COACH] :
For an exciting and charming journey for the elite class tourist between Kalka and Shimla, the Shivalik Palace (Tourist coach) has free on board catering with an exclusive range of kitchen ware. Special features include - decorative lights, musical cordless bell, music system, variety of indoor games, magazines and books, most ultra modern amenity fittings in bathroom, artificial decorative plant, dining table with beautiful cushioned chair, folding beds etc. Shivalik Palace is meant normally for a party of 6 persons. 

The fare is Rs. 8,285 (both ways). Rs. 4,790 for UP direction Rs. 3,495 for DN direction. 

Two complimentary retiring rooms at Shimla for one day.

Shivalik Queen
(KALKA - SHIMLA) [TOURIST COACH] :
Shivalik Queen coach has been launched for honeymooners. Each coupe offers exclusive privacy and big windows for panoramic view of hills. The coupe has wall-to-wall carpet and the windows are elegantly curtained. There is an alarm bell for communication with driver while microphone keeps you in touch with the guard. Free newspaper and magazines are provided at Kalka and Shimla. 

The Rs. 790 per couple.

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Wednesday, 25 November 2015

14:39

Shatabdi all set to have 3 more coaches



Shatabdi Express  all set to have 3 more coaches

 Chandigarh, November 24

Three air-conditioned chair car coaches will be added to the New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi (12005) from Wednesday. The Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi (12006) will also have three coaches from November 26. Each coach has a capacity of 78 persons. In all, 234 seats will be added to the Shatabdi.

234 additional seats
To reduce the long waiting list of passengers of the Shatabdi (12005/12006), the Northern Railway authorities are all set to add three more coaches to it from tomorrow. 

Three air-conditioned chair car coaches will be added to the New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi (12005) from tomorrow. The Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi (12006) will also have three coaches from November 26. Each coach has a capacity of 78 persons. In all, 234 seats will be added to the Shatabdi. In the existing Shatabdi, there are 12 coaches, of which two are executive class and 10 air-conditioned chair car coaches.

Ambala Divisional Commercial Manager Parveen Gaur said it would be a permanent feature in the Shatabdi. She said the Shatabdi was already a popular train which usually had a long waiting list and the additional coaches would provide relief to the passengers.

She said extra coaches had been mooted for more trains, but the proposal was pending with the Northern Railway. Ambala Division had mooted a proposal for adding coaches to three long-route trains, which ply from Chandigarh to various destinations. 

For train number 12232, which plies from Chandigarh to Lucknow, the division had demanded one air-conditioned coach, four sleeper coaches and a general coach. For train number 14218, which plies from Chandigarh to Allahabad, there was a demand for adding three sleeper coaches.

Another train for which additional coaches had been demanded keeping in view the long waiting list was the Chandigarh-Lucknow train (15012). One two-tier air-conditioned coach, one three-tier air-conditioned coach and six sleeper coaches had been demanded for the train.

There was a proposal for a new passenger train from Chandigarh to Hisar following a demand from the passengers.

Source:Tribune News
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Sunday, 25 October 2015

07:42

Kalka-Shimla train derailment caused by “failure of railway staff”: Inquiry Report

Kalka-Shimla train derailment caused by “failure of railway staff”: Inquiry Report

Shimla: A statutory inquiry into the September 12 derailment of the four-coach “toy train” from Kalka to Shima, in which two tourists from the United Kingdom, both women, had died has concluded that the accident was caused by “failure of railway staff”.

Apart from the two women who died, three passengers suffered injuries and two received simple injuries in the mishap.

Mr.S.K.Pathak, Commissioner of Railway Safety, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Northeast Frontier Circle, Kolkata who held a statutory inquiry into the derailment of the special train, which had been chartered for the group of tourists, has submitted his preliminary report, an official press release said.

“According to the provisional findings of the Commissioner appended with his preliminary report the accident took place due to ‘Failure of Railway Staff’,” it said.

These findings are under the consideration of the Government, it said.

The derailment had taken place between Kalka and Taksal stations on the Kalka-Shimla narrow guage section of Ambala Division of Northern Railway at 1251 hours on September 12.

In all, there were 37 passengers on the train, including 34 UK nationals, for whom a travel agency had chartered the toy train, so called because of its size.

The narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla railway line is a UNESCO heritage site and is a major tourist attraction. Shimla used to be the summer capital of the country during British Raj.
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Wednesday, 22 July 2015

14:20

NORTHERN RAILWAY SUCCESSFULLY RUNNING THE TRAINS TO/FROM HOLI SHRINE SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA

22-07-2015

NORTHERN RAILWAY SUCCESSFULLY RUNNING THE TRAINS TO/FROM HOLI SHRINE SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA

Being Railways as the most preferred mode of transport for poor and common masses, Northern Railway gives special attention to Kashmir Railway Project so that the people of Valley also take benefit of the cheapest mode of transport. Besides other trains, Northern Railway is also running successfully the following 3 regular, 4 special & 3 DEMUs trains for the convenience of passengers desirous to visit to/from the Holi Shrine Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra stations to/from different part of the country as under:

3 REGULAR TRAINS

· 22461/22462 New Delhi- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi AC Superfast “Shri Shakti Express” Train

The 22461 New Delhi- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra AC Superfast “Shri Shakti Express” train will depart from New Delhi at 5:30 pm daily to arrive at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 5:10 am the next day. In the return direction, the 22462 Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra- New Delhi AC Superfast “Shri Shakti Express” train will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 10:55 pm daily to reach New Delhi at 10:45 am the next day.

Consisting of o­ne first AC , five AC two tier and nine AC three tier coaches, the  22461/22462 New Delhi- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi AC Superfast “Shri Shakti Express” train will stop at Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot cantt, Jammu Tawi and Udhampur Stations enroute in both directions.

·19415/19416 Ahmedabad - Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Ahmedabad Weekly Express Train

The19415 Ahmedabad - Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra Weekly train will depart from Ahmedabad o­n every Sunday from 25.01.2015 at 07.00 p.m. to reach Katra at 06.50 a.m. the third day. In the return direction, the19416 Katra - Ahmedabad Weekly train will depart fromShrimata Vaishno Devi Katra on every Tuesday from 27.01.2015 at 10.35 a.m. to reach Ahmedabad at 11.55 p.m. the next day.

The 19415/19416 Ahmedabad - Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Ahmedabad Weekly train, comprising of o­ne A.C.2 Tier, two A.C.3 Tier, seven Sleeper Class, 6 General Class coaches, will stop at Sabarmati. Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Rani, Marwar, Beawar, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Phulera, Jaipur, Gandhi Nagar Jaipur, Dausa, Bandikui, Alwar, Khairthal, Rewari, Bhiwani, Hissar, Sirsa, Bhatinda, Firozpur, Jallandhar City, Beas, Amritsar,. Pathankot, Jammutawi & Udhampur railway stations enroute in both directions.

·14503/14504 Kalka - Shrimata Vaishno DeviKatra – Kalka Bi- Weekly Express Train

The14503 Kalka - Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra Bi-Weekly train will depart from Kalka o­n every Tuesday & Friday at 07.00 p.m. to reach Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra at 04.45 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the14504 Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kalka Bi-Weekly train will depart fromShrimata Vaishno Devi Katra on every Wednesday & Saturday at 09.30 p.m. to reach Kalka at 07.50 a.m. the next day.

The 14503/14504 Kalka - Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kalka Bi-Weekly train, comprising of o­ne A.C.2 Tier, two A.C.3 Tier, five Sleeper Class, 6 General Class coaches, will stop at Chandigarh, Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar, New Morinda, Ludhiana, Jallandhar City, Pathankot, Jammutawi & Udhampur railway stations enroute in both directions.

4 SPECIAL TRAINS

·04401/04402 Anand Vihar T.– Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra- Anand Vihar T. Weekly Express  Special (Tri-Weekly)

The 04401Anand Vihar T.– Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra Tri-Weekly Express special train will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal at 9.00 pm o­n every Monday, Thursday & Saturday from 18.07.2015 to 31.08.2015 to reach Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra at 12.20 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 04402 Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra- Anand Vihar T. Tri-Weekly Express  special train will depart from Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra at 2.10 pm o­n every Tuesday, Friday & Sunday from 19.07.2015 to 01.09.2015  to reach Anand Vihar T. at 06.00 a.m. the next day.

The  04401/04402 Anand Vihar T.– Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra- Anand Vihar T. Tri-Weekly Special train having second class Sleeper and  General accommodation will stop at Ghaziabad, Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt , Pathankot Cantt , Jammu Tawi & Udhampur stations enroute in both the directions.

·04413 Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra Bi- Weekly Express special train 

The 04413 Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra Bi- Weekly Expres special train will depart from Delhi Sarai Rohilla o­n every Thursday & Sunday from  upto 30.08.2015  at 10.55 p.m. to reach Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra at 12.45 noon the next day. In the return direction, the 04414 Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra- Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bi-Weekly Express special train will depart from Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra o­n every  Monday & Friday upto 31.08.2015  at 04.00 p.m. to reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 07.00 a.m. the next day.

 The 04413/04414 Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra- Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bi-Weekly Special Train with A.C, III Tier,  Sleeper class, General accommodation will stop at Rohtak, Jind, Narvana, Jakhal, Dhuri, , Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt , Pathankot Cantt , Jammu Tawi & Udhampur stations enroute in both the directions.
·04941/04942 Lucknow- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra -Lucknow Bi-Weekly  Express Special

The 04941 Lucknow- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra Bi-Weekly Superfast Express Special train will depart from Lucknow o­n every Monday & Thursday from 20.07.2015 to 31.08.2015 at 05.35 p.m. to reach Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra at 01.00 p.m. the next day.  In the return direction, the 04942 Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra – Lucknow Bi-Weekly Superfast Express Special will depart from Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra on every Tuesday & Friday from 21.07.2015 to 01.09.2015 at 03.30 p.m. to reach Lucknow at 12.40 p.m. the next day.

The 04941/04942 Lucknow- Shrimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Lucknow Bi-Weekly Superfast Express special with AC 3 tier,  AC 3 tier,  Sleeper Class and General second Class accommodation will stop at Shahjahanpur, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Jagadhari, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt., Pathankjot Cantt., Jammu Tawi & Udhampur  stations enroute in both the directions.

·05115/05116 Chhapra-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Chhapra (Weekly) special

The 05115 Chhapra-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi KatraWeeklyExpress Summer special Train  will depart at 10.30 a.m. fromChhapra on every Tuesday i.e. o­n 21/07/15 & 28/07/15 (02 Trips) to reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 03.55 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 05116 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- ChhapraWeeklyExpress Summer special Train will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 03.45 a.m. o­n every Thursday i.e. o­n 23/07/15 & 30/07/15 (02 Trips) to reachChhapra at 11.40 a.m. the next day.

Having o­ne AC II tier, o­ne AC III tier, seven sleeper coaches and eight general second with disabled friendly coaches, the 05115/05116 Chhapra-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Chhapra (Weekly) Summer special train shall stop at Siwan,Thawe .Tamkuhi Road ,Padrauna , Kaptanganj,Gorakhpur , Khalilabad, Basti ,Gonda , Sitapur Cantt , Bareilly , Moradabad , Saharanpur , Jagadhari , Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana , Jalandhar Cantt , Pathankot Cantt, Jammu Tawi  and Udhampur stations enroute in both directions.

3 DEMU TRAINS

·74905/74908 Jammu Tawi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Jammu Tawi Daily DEMU train

The 74905 Jammu Tawi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Daily DEMU train will depart from Jammu Tawi daily at 12.10 noon to reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 02.10 p.m. the same day, while in the return direction, the 74908 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Jammu Tawi Daily DEMU trainwill depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 09.45 a.m. to reach Jammu Tawi at 11.55 noon the same day.

The 74905/74908 Jammu Tawi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Jammu Tawi Daily DEMU train will stop at Bajalta, Sangar, Manwal, Ramnagar JK,  Udhampur & Chak Rakhwal railway stations enroute in both directions.

·74907/74906 Jammu Tawi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Jammu Tawi (5 days a week except Saturday & Sunday)  DEMU train

The 74907 Jammu Tawi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (5 days a week except Saturday & Sunday) DEMU train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 05.20 p.m. to reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 07.35 p.m. the same day, while in the return direction, the 74906 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Jammu Tawi (5 days a week except Saturday & Sundat) DEMU train will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 07.30 am. to reach Jammu Tawi at 09.25 a.m. the same day.

The 74907/74906 Jammu Tawi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Jammu Tawi (5 days a week except Saturday & Sunday) DEMU train will stop at Bajalta, Sangar, Manwal, Ramnagar JK, Udhampur & Chak Rakhwal stations enroute in both the directions.

·74909/74910 Pathankot – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Pathankot Daily DEMU train

The 74909 Pathankot – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Daily DEMU train will depart from Pathankot daily at 04.50 a.m. to reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 09.50 a.m. the same day, while in the return direction, the 74910 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Pathankot Daily DEMU trainwill depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 02.45 p.m. to reach Pathankot at 07.40 p.m. the same day.

The 74909/74910 Pathankot – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Pathankot Daily DEMU train will stop at Bharoli, Sujanpur, Madhopur (Punjab), Kathua., Budhi, Chhan Arorian, Chakdayala, Hira Nagar, Ghagwal, Samba, Vijaypur (Jammu), Bari Brahaman, Jammu Tawi, Bajalta, Sangar, Manwal, Ramnagar JK,  Udhampur & Chak Rakhwal railway stations enroute in both directions.

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Sunday, 28 June 2015

22:38

Railway route from Kalka to Shimla is one of the best railway routes in India.

Railway route from Kalka to Shimla is one of the best railway routes in India.

Indian railways has not just been an integral part of transportation in the country, but has played a vital role in making our childhood more fun-filled. One of the best parts about growing in 90’s was to travel in trains.  

The memories of reaching railway platforms, fighting for the window seat, buying stuff in train and the pleasure of travelling in the ‘chuk-chuk gaadi’ made our childhood complete. While we all have travelled numerous times in trains across the country, yet there are certain rail routes in India that are so stunning that no matter how many times you travel by through routes, they still seem as breathtaking as they looked 

The railway route from Kalka to Shimla is one of the best railway routes in India. One gets to travel by a toy train, which surely make you feel nostalgic about your childhood. During the 96 km long journey the train passes through 102 tunnels and 82 bridges, the journey will give you a thrilling experience right from the beginning to the end.

While it takes around 5 hours to reach the destination, one can witness the picturesque beauty of the Himalayas from pine trees, oak, Rhododendron forests, Deodar to beautiful hills and valleys. This journey is no less a treat for the eyes.

Source :India TV
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