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Himachal Pradesh improves rail accessibility! Demand for the Mumbai–Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express is rising

 Himachal Pradesh improves rail accessibility! Demand for the Mumbai–Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express is rising


The time it takes to travel between two cities has decreased thanks to this very fast train with first-rate amenities.


Travelers' preferred option is now the Vande Bharat Express, the nation's first semi-high speed train constructed entirely domestically. The time it takes to travel between two cities has decreased thanks to this very fast train with first-rate amenities. The trains have been running for more than four years.


Call for the arrival of Vande Bharat Express at Kalka, Himachal Pradesh:

The introduction of blue and white trains between Mumbai and Chandigarh has been sought by the members of the Shimla Hotel and Tourism Stakeholders Association. The Mumbai-Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express will go to Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat when it is launched.


Enhanced rail accessibility in the state of Himachal Pradesh

In order to improve rail connection from the south, the organization has also requested Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to bring up the issue with the Center and operate trains from Chennai and Bengaluru seven days a week. This will boost the state's travel and tourist industry.


Railway stations in Himachal Pradesh: The state now has 57 railway stations. A few of the state's significant stations are: Talara, Guler, Nandpur Bhatauli, Nagrota Suriyan, Harsar Dehri, Nurpur Road, Jawanala Shahr, Bharmar, Tripal, Solan, Shimla, Amb Andaura, Rai Maihatpur, Churaru Takrala, Chintpurni Marg, Daulatpur Chowk, etc.


Extended trains departing from Kalka: 


Train passengers must disembark at the Kalka railway station in order to reach Shimla, the state capital. Chandigarh is 38 kilometers away from the station. A few long-distance trains that depart from Kalka Railway Station are listed below:


Train services between Howrah and Kalka (12311) and Kalka and Shimla (14404 SVDK-Kalka Express, 12011 New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi Express, and 22455 Sainagar Shirdi-Kalka Express 


The travelers have to use a train or a road to go to the state capital after arriving in Kalka. Six train pairs are now run by the Northern Railway between Kalka and Shimla and vice versa, in both directions. UNESCO designated this historic train route as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. During the British colonial era, the railway line was constructed to link the Indian rail network with Shimla, the summer capital.There are a total of eighteen railway stations along the old Kalka-Shimla train line.



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