Toy Train Ride, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India

Think of a land where snow clad mountains melt down to serpentine rivulets and the sun languidly penetrates the misty mornings to warm verdant valleys plaited in lush vegetation, multi-colored populace of birds and flowers and equally warm-hearted people! More than a name will come to mind and one of them has to be - Himachal Pradesh - if you are a connoisseur of natural beauty, that is. A mini train has hissed through this paradisiacal land for a century ferrying curious travelers who come to 'feel the mountains'. The Indian Railway and Himachal Tourism intervened to formalize the sojourn of the toy train, as it is fondly called, sketching a track from Kalka to Shimla through 20 stations, 103 tunnels, 969 bridges and+919 curves in its entire journey. This 'small wonder' also appears in the Guinness Book of World Records as the greatest narrow gauge engineering achievement in India. 

Take up Himachal Pradesh tourism to enjoy a fairytale ride on the toy train in Shimla that will be the most mystical train journey of your life. There are two narrow gauges rail tracks that you can enjoy are Kalka/ Shimla and Pathankot/ Jogindernagar. This train was started by the British who used this train to facilitate connection between Delhi and Shimla.

This train is a world heritage site, that you cannot miss enjoying. The Guinness Book of 'Rail Facts and Feats' records Kalka-Shimla Railways as "The greatest narrow gauge engineering feat in India". Take up Shimla tours and insist on coming on this train that will give you not only picturesque views of the Shivalik hills but also the most exciting experience of a lifetime. Take up famous toy train tours of Himachal Pradesh to enjoy the essence of Himachal Pradesh.

Toy Train Ride is a very popular journey which was started by Lord Curzon in 1903. This famous old ride has been declared as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). This ride takes 5 hours from Kalka to Shimla covering 96 km. This journey offers a breathtaking experience of crossing through 103 tunnels and 800 bridges and viaducts. The ride which goes through mountains, green valleys and pine, fir and deodar forests, offers a memorable experience to the tourists.