The Kalka-Shimla Railway (Documentary in HD) | Toy Trains – Part I

This route is a list of superlatives: the train from Kalka-Shimla climbs the foothills of the Himalayas on a route of 96.5 kms. The railway line passes through spectacular mountain landscapes, climbs up to above sea level, drives through 103 tunnels, crosses 864 bridges and takes 919 turns. Only the travel time is not a record: the Kalka-Shimla’s travel is about six hours long. Nevertheless - or perhaps precisely because of it - locals enjoy the journey as much as the tourists who came to discover