Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Holiday special on Kalka-Shimla Train
Source : http://www.worldjute.com/wj_rail2.html
New Delhi/ Shimla May 5, 2009:
The Indian railways has started a holiday special train on Kalka-Shimla track. There are already five toy trains operating on this 96-km narrow gauge heritage track. The holiday special is now the sixth on this mountain route. It arrives in Shimla at noon.
The first holiday special left Kalka on Saturday. Railway officials say the new train is running full. Besides tourists from across the country, foreign tourists also head to the hills of Himachal Pradesh to escape the intense heat of the plains. Even though trains on the Kalka-Shimla heritage track take much longer than a car or bus journey, the toy train is still preferred by many, particularly by foreigners, as it offers scenic views.
The narrow winding track was built during the colonial British rule. Lord Curzon, British viceroy, started the first train in 1903. The track rises from 650 m in Kalka to almost 2,100 m above sea level in Shimla. It passes through 103 tunnels, 969 bridges, 919 curves and 18 railway stations.Unesco accorded the world heritage status to this century-old-route a year ago.
New Delhi/ Shimla May 5, 2009:
The Indian railways has started a holiday special train on Kalka-Shimla track. There are already five toy trains operating on this 96-km narrow gauge heritage track. The holiday special is now the sixth on this mountain route. It arrives in Shimla at noon.
The first holiday special left Kalka on Saturday. Railway officials say the new train is running full. Besides tourists from across the country, foreign tourists also head to the hills of Himachal Pradesh to escape the intense heat of the plains. Even though trains on the Kalka-Shimla heritage track take much longer than a car or bus journey, the toy train is still preferred by many, particularly by foreigners, as it offers scenic views.
The narrow winding track was built during the colonial British rule. Lord Curzon, British viceroy, started the first train in 1903. The track rises from 650 m in Kalka to almost 2,100 m above sea level in Shimla. It passes through 103 tunnels, 969 bridges, 919 curves and 18 railway stations.Unesco accorded the world heritage status to this century-old-route a year ago.
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8:16 AM
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Latest Railway information
Revision of Fares with effect from 01-04-2009
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The identification details are not required at the time of booking now .
The ID card will be required during journey.
One of the passenger booked on an e-ticket should have any of the five identity cards(Voter identity card/Passport/ Pan card/Driving license/Photo I/d card of Central/State Government issued to their employees) during train journey in original.
24X7 customer care
011-2334 0000
Mon - Sat (10 AM to 6 PM)
011-2334 5500
011-2334 4787/ 4773/ 5800
011-2334 8539/8543
Chennai Customer Care
044-2530 0000
Email : care@irctc.co.in
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9:39 AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Special train yeswanthpur to nagercoil
Special trains will be run between Yeshwantpur and Nagercoil to clear the extra rush during holidays.
Train 0651 Yeshwantpur-Nagercoil Special will leave Yeshwantpur at 9 pm on Dec 27, Jan 3, 10 and 17 and reach Nagercoil at 1 pm the next day. Train 0652 Nagercoil-Yeshwantpur Special will leave Nagercoil at 3 pm on Dec 28, Jan 4, 11 and 18 and reach Yeshwantpur at 8.25 am the next day. It will run from Yeshwantpur via Banaswadi, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul Madurai, Virudnagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Vanchimaniyachi, Tirunelveli and Vallyur to reach Nagercoil.
Train 0651 Yeshwantpur-Nagercoil Special will leave Yeshwantpur at 9 pm on Dec 27, Jan 3, 10 and 17 and reach Nagercoil at 1 pm the next day. Train 0652 Nagercoil-Yeshwantpur Special will leave Nagercoil at 3 pm on Dec 28, Jan 4, 11 and 18 and reach Yeshwantpur at 8.25 am the next day. It will run from Yeshwantpur via Banaswadi, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul Madurai, Virudnagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Vanchimaniyachi, Tirunelveli and Vallyur to reach Nagercoil.
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