Shimla railway station (station code: SML) is a railway station in Shimla in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The station is the terminus of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway. Shimla railway station is located at an altitude of above mean sea level. It was allotted the railway code of SML under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division. The -wide narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi–Ambala–Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903.Engineer journal article, circa 1915, reprinted in Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling Review, no. 75, July 2008
History
The station opened in 1903. Originally, the walls of the station building were made of wood with a sloping galvanised iron roof, but due to the growth in traffic it was rebuilt and extended in 1921 with a new double storey brick masonry (plastered in lime mortar) building housing the offices of the station master, staff and control, accident relief arrangements, waiting rooms, telegraph office and shelters. After the roof over the platform collapsed in 1944 due to a heavy snowfall a new roof over the station building and platform was built.
In 1986–87 the station was redeveloped with end-to-end platform shelters, while the platform was resurfaced and various services refurbished or rebuilt such as the tourist information office, railway telephone exchange, platform ticketing office, reservation office while 10 new retiring rooms (each having large windows providing a valley view) were installed and a waiting hall provided on the ground floor.
Originating Trains
The nearest broad gauge railway station to Shimla is Kalka. It is the Kalka to Shimla train route to reach Shimla which is one of World's most iconic train routes. +Train No.Train NameDestinationDepartureRunningHalts01624Shimla - Kalka Summer SpecialKalka09:20All Days52456Himalayan Queen10:40Summer Hill, Jutgoh, Taradevi, Shoghi, Kandaghat, Salogra, Solan, Barog, Dharmpur Himachal72452Rail Motor11:40N.A.52458Shimla - Kalka Express14:15Summer Hill, Jutogh, Taradevi, Shoghi, Kathleeghat, Kanoh, Kandaghat, Salogra, Solan, Barog, Kumarhatti, Dharmpur Himachal, Sonwara, Koti, Gumman, Taksal52460Him Darshan Express15:50Barog52452Shivalik Deluxe Express17:55Barog52454Shimla - Kalka NG Express18:35Summer Hill, Jutogh, Taradevi, Shoghi, Kathleeghat, Kanoh, Kandaghat, Salogra, Solan, Barog, Kumarhatti, Dharmpur Himachal
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