Shimla railway station

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Shimla railway station is a historic hill railway terminus in Himachal Pradesh, India, serving as the endpoint of the UNESCO-listed Kalka–Shimla Railway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill railway terminus
railway station
category Mountain railways in India
Railway stations in Shimla district
Railway terminus stations in India
World Heritage Sites in India
connectedTo Kalka railway station
country India
division Ambala railway division
electrificationStatus not electrified
elevation approximately 2,060 metres above sea level
gauge 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
narrow gauge
hasService Kalka–Shimla passenger trains
Kalka–Shimla tourist trains
hasStationCode SML
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart railway yard
station building
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Mountain Railways of India"
knownFor heritage architecture
scenic hill railway terminus
locatedIn Himachal Pradesh
India
Shimla
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Shimla district
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
near Shimla Old Bus Stand
Shimla city centre
openingDate circa 1903
early 20th century
operator Northern Railway zone
ownedBy Indian Railways
partOf Indian Railways network
linked to: Indian Railways

Kalka–Shimla Railway
platformCount 1
primaryLanguageAtLocation English
Hindi
railwayLine Kalka–Shimla Railway
railwayZone Northern Railway zone
serves Shimla city
linked to: Shimla

tourist traffic to Shimla
structureType standard on-ground station
terminusOf Kalka–Shimla Railway
tourismSignificance major tourist attraction in Shimla
trackCount 2
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Mountain Railways of India

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Shimla hasRailwayStation Shimla railway station
Mall Road, Shimla transportAccess Shimla Railway Station (nearby)
subject linked to: Mall Road
linked to: Shimla railway station