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This was really unusual! We reached Darjeeling at 6 p.m. Although the
journey was exhausting and long, I enjoyed my train ride.

How was your experience, Tarun?

Regards,

Shriya

Kalka-Shimla train

Dear Shriya and Keya,

All our journeys seem to be filled with enthusiasm and fun!

Let me tell you about my train journey. We boarded our train at Kalka to go to
Shimla. The toy train that I named ‘Prince’ is officially called the Kalka-Shimla
train. Just like your trains, Prince was also over a 100 years old. It looked like a toy.
It had same-sized coaches with long windows. But unlike Rani, it had more than
two coaches attached. The insides of the train were designed beautifully. The
coaches were suitable for a prince.

The route that we travelled on was really scenic! The train journeyed through 20
railway stations, 102 tunnels and 800 bridges. The
longest tunnel was at a place called Barog. The What do the
The scenery was spectacular, especially when the ? children name
tunnel stretched to more than a kilometre there.

train slowly climbed steep hills. The stations on the the trains?
route from Kalka to Shimla were Dharampur, Solan,
Kandaghat, Taradevi, Barot, Salogra, Totu, Summer Hill and finally, Shimla. Just like
yours, this trip was a summer gift from my older brother.

Keep writing!

Regards,

Tarun

The Mountain Railways 101

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