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The best way to reach Shimla is to travel by Toy train from Kalka. The railway track is small in width between Kalka and Shimla and is known as meter gauge track opened by British Government in the year 1903. The distance of 96 KM between Shimla and Kalka passes through 102 tunnels and 87 bridges. There are more than 20 stations in this railway system which still uses the old Neals Token Instrument system for track interlocking. It connects Kalka at an height of 656 meter to Shimla at 2076 meter from mean sea level. There are around 900 curves and sharpest curve is of 48 degree. The five hour journey is one of the best train journeys for tourist operated by Indian railway. For updated train time and schedule visit the Indian railway site. On July 2nd 2008 UNESCO’s world heritage committee has decided to add Kalka–Shimla Railway to world heritage list & in a function at Kalka on 9th Nov 2008 this railway line was officially declared by UNESCO as world heritage site. Each train can take 210 passengers and in a day around 1000 passengers mostly tourist use this train to visit Shimla. The ticket in the trains varies from Rs 19 to Rs 280-/ . There are deluxe , honeymoon , chair car , rail car compartments in the trains. The train route passes through beautiful valley and hills and it almost moves in up word direction (climbing) through out its journey ending at Shimla the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Most of the time during the journey from Kalka to Shimla the valley falls in right side of the train. The best train in this line is Shivalik Deluxe Express which starts in the early morning from Kalka. You can reach Kalka in the morning by traveling in different trains if you don't want to stay for a night at Kalka. Shivalik experess is connecting train for the Howrah ( Kolkata ) to Kalka Mail which reaches Kalka station at 04.45 AM. This train passes through Delhi ( old Delhi ) railway station, so this is the convenient train to reach Kalka from Delhi to catch Shivalik express. This train starts from Delhi station for Kalka at 22.00 hours but its arrival time at Delhi is 20.40 hours. During its more than an hour stay at Delhi station the train is cleaned and prepared for its next phase of journey to Kalka. We reached Kalka at 4.45 AM and Shivalk exp departure time was 5.30 AM. But check the timing from Indian Railway before planning your journey. As both the platforms were side by side (broad gauge and meter gauge) we could board Shivalik Exp without any difficulty. The coaches are equipped with reversible cushioned chairs, foldable table for serving food, wall-to-wall carpeting and wide glass windows. Windows can be opened. Toilet is there in each compartment. The train starts climbing the hill within five minutes of starting the journey. With a speed of not more than 25 Km / hour the train will take you to Shimla the summer capital of erstwhile British India. Shivalik express does not have any official stops between the journey, only it stopped at BAROG where food packets were loaded to the train. All attendants loaded there food packs based on the number of passengers traveling in the compartment. If you need you can book extra breakfast before the Barog station on payment. The attendant will take a note before loading the food packs if you are a vegetarian. The breakfast is complementary in the up journey ( to Shimla ) and dinner is included in your ticket in down ( to Kalka ) journey. It was a memorable experience to have my breakfast on the train while passing through tunnels and bridges. BAROG was the name of a British engineer who was in charge of digging the longest tunnel in this rail network. He started his work from both ends of the hill and unfortunately the two ends didn't align and never meat. British government fined Rs 1 to him for wasting govt money. He was under depression and committed suicide. On your way you can see SOLAN BREWERY and many other small passenger stops. Shivalik exp took nearly 5 hours for us but other trains takes more than 6 hours to cover the distance of 96 KM. During our journey most of the rivers were dry or left with little water as this part of the State gets water through rain. After passing through tunnels, rivers and valleys we finally reached Shimla which is the last stop for this train and end of the rail track. Shivalik Train No 241 Booking for this train is to be done in much advance during summer seasons particularly in April – May – Jun months. Similarly there will be a rush during Dasara holidays. Dasahera function usually falls in the month of October. From last week of December to First week of January many tourist from Delhi, Chandigarh and nearby places visit Shimla to celebrate new year. During these times book your ticket in much advance. Booking can be done from irctc.co.in website. For Shivalik Express tickets can be booked in 90 days before and for other trains it is one month. For example booking will open on Aug 21st 8 AM for Himalayan Queen for the date of Journey of 20th Sep. But the for the same date of journey ( Sep 20th ) if you are booking on 22nd Aug then you can book at 5 AM. Please check up the updated reservation schedule at IRCTC.co.in website. Rail Motor Rail Motor is a single compartment train, it has transparent roof top. This is like a bus running on a rail track. Limited number of sitting arrangements is there in this and this runs in tourist seasons only. This does not have a toilet facility. Booking for this is available one month before only. From KALKA (Station Code KLK) To SHIMLA (Station Code SML) Train No Train Name Dep Time Arr Time Type of Seat Remark 101 Rail Motor 5.10 9.35 FC - First Class Temporary Train 1KS KLK SML Pass 4.00 9.15 FC - First Class Regular Train 241 Shivalk Dlx Exp 5.30 10.15 CC - Chair Car Regular Train 251 KLKA SIMLA Exp 6.00 11.00 FC - First Class 2S-Second Sitting Regular Train 241 Shivalk Dlx Exp 5.30 10.15 CC - Chair Car Regular Train 255 HIMALYAN QUEEN 12.10 17.20 CC - Chair Car Regular Train Emma 13-08-2008 I am having trouble booking this train for the 31st August. When I put in Kalka Simla in the IRCTC web two other trains appear but not this one. Is it still running? Thanks for any help Subhendu 14-08-2008 This train is there, ensure that you select CC ( chair car ) in class drop down list. Total train is CC ( chair car ) only. Subhendu 16-08-2008 Best train tis Shivalik Express, starts early morning from Kalka & reaches Shimla by 11.00 AM. You can book ticket at www.irctc.co.in Alex 29-08-2008 I don’t think they will add extra coaches as the hill train length is to be maintained and the engines have fixed capacity to pull. During this holiday season it is difficult to say any thing. You can try but if you don’t get train then you can travel by road and watching the train from road is another excitement. By continuing in road you can maintain your onward travel plans. But nothing can match the enjoyment of Shivalik Express. Raju 29-09-2008 Dec to Jan is the busy season for Shimla. Tourist visit this place for X-mas and new year. So better to book in advance. During this period rush is more compared to Summer time here. Raju 01-10-2008 Hi, we 1 couple and 1 child are are traveling to shimla in the month of December, need to know which is the best toy train and does all the trains provide breakfast/luch /dinner himanshu 01-10-2008 i want to know timeing chandigarh to delhi all trains kalka to delhi,kalka to shimla ,dharampur to shimla,shimla to barogh ,barogh to dharampur,dharampur to kalka .please send me timeing with fair Richard 02-10-2008 Shivalik Exp only provide breakfast while going to Shimal in morning and Dinner in return to Kalka. This is the best train in this line particularly for tourists. Other trains are there but this is the best one. Detail train time table is available at indianrail.gov.in Mohit Purwar 17-10-2008 I am much interested to enjoy this beutiful journey by Shivalik express.I would try to celeberate Ist new year with my wife after marriage. B.PRASAD 25-10-2008 please send to me kinnor kailash map with hotel namae and telephone number Siddarth 13-11-2008 i want to book ticket for 2 couple from kalka to shimla in which train i should go i want luxury toy train please mail me. go2india.in 13-11-2008 Morning Shivalik Express is the best for you. This delux train is for tourist. sumangala 17-11-2008 i am planning to visit shimla around 6-7 december and need to book train from kalka to shimla. we have 4 adults and one child(4 yrs) and we need to go in same place.how to book this.when you go to booking it asks upper or lower berth, does this train has two levels. we need to see around and go, what is the best train and how to book go2india.in 25-11-2008 There is no upper or lower berth in these trains. You have to select proper type of seat while booking. Keep changing the type of seat and see how the train list changes. santanu 02-12-2008 I have booked a ticket for 3 persons in kalka-simla express. I am having waiting 3 4 5. what about if my waiting is not clear on the date of journey? How I will travel? Will we be allowed to do journey in train? reply soon go2india.in 02-12-2008 It is like any other train, you have to take conformed tickets only. There are other trains and during some peak seasons there may be an extra train. Any time the road option is always there to reach Shimla from Kalka (even if you missed the train ) and to continue with your onward tour plan. Kishan saha 04-12-2008 hey its kishan . we are going to himachal pradesh this winter. and planning to go simla by Shivalik Express from kalka... hope to be a memorable journey for our life.. I think it will be a lifetime achievment. zubair 16-12-2008 I want to know the time, distance and transportation avilable to shimla from himachal railway station Reena 07-01-2009 Hi.. I am from Kolkata and I am planning to visit Shimla in Feb 2009. I would like to know whether Shivalik express really is a connecting train from kalka to shimla? that means if for some reason (since its winter season) kalka mail is dealyed by 5 to 6 hrs, Shivalik express will wait for the kalka mail to arrive? UB40 13-01-2009 1. Login at irctc.co.in 2. select SRC as "KLK" and DST as "SML" , Class as "CC" 3. Make bookings in grp of 5 + 2 Your you seven Simla is going to be a Heaven...;) UB40 13-01-2009 Reena, Yes Shivalik express will wait for Kalka Mail to arrive no mater how late it is. 95 % of Shivalik's passengers are those who arrives in Kalka. TICKET BOOKING QUERIES 13-01-2009 Several folks have asked that how to book the tickets. Well here it is : a. Logon to www.irctc.co.in b. Source is Kalka "KLK" and Destination is Simla "SML", Select class as Chain Car "CC" c. Check AVailability d. Make Payments online to IRCTC. e. Print the Ticket Happy Journey bhupendra 21-01-2009 We are planing to Simla in Feb-2009 from Rajkot-Delhi-kalka to simla. we want to know about train available in thise root. go2india.in 03-02-2009 As per IRCTC E-Ticket guide it is 90 day in advance excluding the date of journey. Booking opens only after 8.00 AM . But this range is not applicable to all the trains perticularly for special trains and some other trains, so regular trains only you can book for 90 days in advance Anuradha 04-02-2009 hi, I am reaching kalka from Delhi at around 4.30 am. Now I am taking the 6.00 am train to be on a safer side. but I guess this is not the special train as the Shivalik exp. which leaves at 5.30... so what do you say? Both trains are comparable in the quality or shivalik is special and will shivalik wait for the train which is coming from Delhi to arrive? Rajesh Mehta 08-02-2009 Trains from KALKA TO SHIMLA Train Train Name Dep. Arr. Travel 101 RAIL MOTOR 05.10 09.35 04.25 1KS KLK SML PASSKLK 04.00 09.15 05.15 241 SHIVALK DLX EXP 05.30 10.15 04.45 251 KALKA SIMLA EXP 06.00 11.00 05.00 255 HIMALYAN QUEEN 12.10 17.20 05.10 Ashish Mahajan 11-02-2009 I have planned to visit Manali in march 2009, how can I reach there with train ? or Which route is better for me? please suggest and how we book that ? Sachin 13-02-2009 Hi, Please let me know what is the fare detals in Toy Train from Kalka to Shimla. Sachin Satish 16-02-2009 Hi , Can anyone please let me know some good budget hotels for night stay at Kalka near Railway station as I have to catch the Toy train early morning . I will be at kalka at 21:40 hrs and have to catch the train in the early morning 5:10 rahul 19-02-2009 Thanks for the good site for shimla tourism information Dipten Sardar 02-03-2009 Hi, I want to know how many days before the reservation counter open for SHIVALIK EXP. DIPTEN amit mishra 04-03-2009 I will be reaching kalka at around 4.45 morning by Howarh kalka mail. There is chance of getting delayed by this train. Can U suggest me, shall I book rail ticket in Shivalik deluxe toy train????? Is this train continuation of howarh kalka mail to shimla??????? I dont want to miss this train so what should I do? is there any chance this toy train may be delayed for howarh kalka mail... Rama 01-04-2009 I am traveling to Shimla from Kalka but unable to book ticket on Shivalik Exp even when I book 80 days in advance. Why is it so?? Meenakshi mathur 03-04-2009 I want to book ticket from Kalka to Shimla of dated 10.4.2009 for 10 persons and I want to know how many days before the reservation counter open for SHIVALIK EXP. cost of ticket per head from chandigarh to shimla. sumit 16-04-2009 how to reach kalka from ambala cantt. is their any train which is connected between ambala cntt and kalka station.and what are the timings of the toy train from kalka to simla. PSharma 09-05-2009 Railway staff at ticket counter and in office at Kalka Railway Station is really rud to passenger so be careful while dealing with them. Rajindra Sanwal 14-05-2009 I WANT TO KNKOW THE FARE OF SHIVALIK EXPRESS FROM KALKA TO SHIMLA Gaurav Kumar 22-05-2009 Does the Rail Motor from Kalka to Shimla wait for the Kalka mail from Delhi. There is only 20 min in between which seems a very short time Sukhendu Roy Chowdhury 22-05-2009 This June I am going to Shimla from Delhi. I will be arriving at Kalka at 11.45 a.m. I have booked my ticket in Himalayan queen upto Shimla. I wonder in case the Kalka Satabdi gets late shall I still be able to catch Himalayan queen? prosenjit 02-06-2009 Let me know that whwther Shivalik Express is a connecting train with howrah klaka mail or not ??? vijay jain 11-06-2009 From KALKA (Station Code KLK) To SHIMLA (Station Code SML) Train No Train Name Dep Time Arr Time Type of Seat Remark 101 Rail Motor 5.10 9.35 FC - First Class Temporary Train 1KS KLK SML Pass 4.00 9.15 FC - First Class Regular Train 241 Shivalk Dlx Exp 5.30 10.15 CC - Chair Car Regular Train 251 KLKA SIMLA Exp 6.00 11.00 FC - First Class 2S-Second Sitting Regular Train 241 Shivalk Dlx Exp 5.30 10.15 CC - Chair Car Regular Train 255 HIMALYAN QUEEN 12.10 17.20 CC - Chair Car Regular Train Sanu 15-06-2009 Do I need to book hotels in shimla and manali in advance during 1st wk of July. Also like to know whether on spot bus ticket bookings for moving from shimla to manali and manali to delhi can be made or not??? SANJIV KUMAR SINGH 30-06-2009 I want to know about Himalayan Queen, AC Chair Car facilities. John 13-07-2009 I rode this train in 1985. It was very nice. It took 5 hours and only cost 25 cents (US). Arren 29-07-2009 Can somebody suggest a decent hotel close to Kalka Railway station to stay in with the family. Thanks nityansh 05-08-2009 Will anyone tell me how should I book the Kalka -Shimla express train no.1KS (KLK SML DEP time: 4.00 ARRI. time: 9.15 FC - First Class)? Please tell me about the charges of booking per person. anuj sinha 11-08-2009 Actually my colleagues will decide to trip in Shimla. But we don't know about Lucknow to Shimla route please let me know Lucknow to Shimla nearest station and train Abhijeet Gaurav 11-08-2009 Will anyone tell me how should I book on 14th August 2009 the Kalka -Shimla express train no.1KS (KLK SML DEP time: 4.00 ARRI. time: 9.15 FC - First Class)? Please tell me about the charges of booking per person. IndiraReegan 17-08-2009 Actually I will get marriage for last 3month.i will decide my honeymone to trip in shimla.but we don't know about chennai to shimla route please let me know chennai to shimla nearest station and train Bani 23-08-2009 Hi Indira, Take a train from Chennai to New Delhi. You\'ll get Garib Rath, Grand Trunk , Tamil Nadu Express. All these train reaches in the morning. You can then spend the whole day in Delhi nd take a train to Kalka OR you can take Pashim Express at 11 in the morning to Kalka. The connecting Toy train, Shivalik Express , is at 5:30 in the morning. So, if you reach by PAshim, you will have to take a night stay or take a vehicle and reach Shimla. But I would suggest you to take Toy train as it will give you a nice experience and you wont be having acclimitization problem of reaching great height in short time.....Route: Chennai-New Delhi-Kalka-Shimla. uttam jain 24-08-2009 please tell me distance between shimla and manali how may we go by their RAKESH SHARMA 24-08-2009 iwant to know tha time table of kalka to shimla train,and want to the best train and online booking. Mosim 31-08-2009 Can u advice me best time to visit shimla - kullu - manali poonam sharma 02-09-2009 can u plzz tell me that is there any cubicals or coach for only two people in any of the trains which r running b/w kalka and shimla........and wat are there fares also....???? thequest 07-09-2009 Hi all, I have booked my ticket for Shivalik exp on 22.10.09 and it was waitlisted 26/27.Any chance of its getting confirmed? mukesh kumar 08-09-2009 plz tell me sir , regular train timming for 2nd class chandigarh to shimla Praveen Badge 20-09-2009 Somewhere in your article you have mentioned that there are different classes of comaprtments like Honeymoon compartment. How is it different from other compartments and whats the procedure to reserve seats in there.??can u plzz tell me that is there any cubicals or coach for only two people in any of the trains which r running b/w kalka and shimla........and wat are there fares also....???? Surajit Mitra 04-10-2009 I am reaching Kalka from Shimla by the Shatabdi at 22:30 hrs & would take the Delhi Shatabdi next morning. Can anyone advise some good & affordable family hotel close to the station soham 12-10-2009 In rajhdhani from kolkata the first class Ac(1A) means what?is it the cubicals for only two people like two people cabin Shailendra 20-10-2009 sir i m going to marry this month and want to go aome honeymoon trip with her. will u guide me what places in shimla we have to watchand please name all nice places near to shimla. pls tell any nice honeymoon trip offer with price. thanks SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH 15-11-2009 sir i m going to marry this month and want to go aome honeymoon trip with her. will u guide me what places in shimla we have to watchand please name all nice places near to shimla. pls tell any nice honeymoon trip offer with price.and train timings/routs. bharath 18-11-2009 Hi, We students from Andhra pradesh, around 35 planning to visit simla in jan.. The doubt i have in Shivlik express, are passengers allowed to stand near the doors? Please someone clarify!!! Samir Patodia 20-12-2009 A very good site to know more about kalka to shimla route. A quick guide to get insight on kalka-shimla & other routes. Thankyou so much. Neeraj Kumar 05-01-2010 Delhi kalka mail and shivalik DLX exp are integtated train or not. M DAS 08-01-2010 I AM COMING BY HOWRAH KALKA MAIL WHICH WOULD REACH KALKA ON 04 FEB 10 AT 0445 HRS. I DO HAVE A BOOKING ON SHIVALIK EXP, FROM KALKA TO SHIMLA, ON THE SAME DAY WHICH STARTS AT 0530 HRS. KINDLY CONFIRM IF BY ANY MEANS IF THE KALKA MAIL GETS LATE THAN IS THERE ANY PROVISION WHICH COULD MAKE THE TOY TRAIN TO WAIT FOR THE RESERVED PASSENGERS OR IT WILL START AS PER THE SCHEDULED TIMING. mallik 28-01-2010 hi, we are coming to shimla form manali for only the Toy Train experience. we hv planned to start in manali on feb 8nd night in a taxi. Reach shimla by around 6 or 7 or may be 8AM on Feb9th. Take Himalayan Queen which starts at around 10:30AM. We reach kalka by 4:10 PM. We booked a ticket for Shatabdhi which start at 5:45PM to Delhi. So my question is whether it is fine to go for Shatabdhi/? Are their any chances for Himalayan queen toy train be late? In that case we will miss Shatabdhi heading to Delhi. Plz suggest. sandeep 04-02-2010 hello every buddy ------ i was travelling on dt. 10.01.10 in toy train(himalayan queen) kalka to shimla . it was rally golden moment in my life. its a very good & maintain train i was aurprises when i see the train its a really toy train.i can forget in my life journey of toy train.in future i\'ll be plan to journey again in toy train Nirmal Unni 02-03-2010 Hello, I just wanted to know if there is a option to book tickets in tatkal for trains from kalka to simla as i am planning to go to simla in the month end and there are no seats available. Bev Nichols 07-03-2010 My Grandfather worked on the Kalka Shimla narrow guage railway sometime in the period between 1908 and 1915. Is there any possibility of tracing his employement record please? Muruga 08-04-2010 Hi, I am planing to travel in the month of May. When I checked in IRCTC, Shivlik express has only A/C Chair car. Do we have normal Chari Car so that we can enjoy the breeze also venkateswara rao 17-04-2010 Hello, I am planning to travel by Toy Train in the first week of June from Simla to Kalka, how can i book advance ticket. amit 10-05-2010 you can book ticket in this train only 30 days in advance as i discovered just now as against the normal 90 days advance booking norm. gabbar 22-06-2010 Hi all really its very plesent to journey kalka to shimla by rthis train atleast do once it in ur life Haneef 28-06-2010 Hello, Could any body assit me in getting infor for train from Bangalore to Simla. I googled and found that Deldi is the via to Simla and let me know which is the best season to arrive in Simla, with less crowd Chitra 12-07-2010 Hi, I wish to board the 5.30 am shivalik train.I am from chandigarh. Do we have any connecting train / bus route from chandigarh to kalka to be there for shivalik train by 5 am? 2> If we book the tckts in advance - do we get the seat numbers reserved? Post your Experience Name Email ( not to be displayed) Privacy Policy CAPTCHA This question is to prevent automated spam submissions for testing whether you are a human visitor or not. Please enter the answer for this simple math problem. Math Question 3+1= Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+2, enter 3. 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