1 JUNE, 2023
Amrutha Pagad
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The Kalka-Shimla Railway is set to get a facelift for the first time since it started functioning 120 years ago.
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The Kalka-Shimla Railway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that began operations in 1903.
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The old coaches of the train were made over a hundred years ago, in present-day Pakistan.
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The newest makeover includes four Vistadome coaches indigenously developed in Punjab that look like red-coloured Swiss narrow gauge carriages.
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The four coaches include an AC executive car which has a seating capacity of 12.
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The AC chair car has two seats on one side and one seat on the other, with a seating capacity of 24.
There's also a non-AC chair car with a capacity of 30 seats.
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The newest additions include a power-cum-luggage and guard car.
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The Vistadome coaches with glass roofs come with a mini pantry and bio-toilets.
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The coaches have been handed over to KSR and will be inducted after trial runs.
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