The 105-year-old railway line that meanders through the hills between Kalka and Shimla, covering 102 tunnels and 800 bridges, was officially declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO .Minister of State for Railways R Velu unveiled the inscription plaque of the Kalka-Shimla Railway as a World Heritage Site at the Kalka station, around 25 km from Chandigarh. The Kalka-Shimla railway line was built in 1898 during British rule to connect the then summer capital of India, Shimla, with other parts of the country. The narrow gauge railway line that covers a distance of 96 km was officially opened on November 9, 1903. “This railway line actually deserves this status. Besides the fact that it is more than 100 years old, there are many things that reinforced our claim for this status,” Ajay Kochhar, station superintendent at the Kalka station said. The railway line still uses the ancient communication and track control system, called Neals Token Instrument System. This old system exists nowhere else in our country.
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