Kalka-Shimla Toy Train Gets A Swanky Facelift

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. 

120-year-old train 

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The Kalka-Shimla Railway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that began operations in 1903. 

HISTORY OF THE TRAIN

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The old coaches of the train were made over a hundred years ago, in present-day Pakistan. 

old coaches

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The newest makeover includes four Vistadome coaches indigenously developed in Punjab that look like red-coloured Swiss narrow gauge carriages.  

vistadome coaches

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The four coaches include an AC executive car which has a seating capacity of 12. 

AC EXECUTIVE CAR

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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. 

AC CHAIR CAR

There's also a non-AC chair car with a capacity of 30 seats. 

NON-AC CHAIR CAR

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The newest additions include a power-cum-luggage and guard car.

LUGGAGE CAR

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The Vistadome coaches with glass roofs come with a mini pantry and bio-toilets. 

pantry and bio-toilet

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The coaches have been handed over to KSR and will be inducted after trial runs.  

TRIAL RUN

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