Himachal: Train service suspended beyond Taradevi, jolt to tourism industry
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Himachal: Train service suspended beyond Taradevi, jolt to tourism industry

Hindustan Times  

Shimla, The train service on the Shimla-Kalka narrow gauge railway line was suspended beyond Taradevi on Saturday as a preventative measure, after a railway bridge was washed out during monsoon last year, officials here said on Saturday. HT Image "Four out of seven trains have been suspended while two trains are running till Taradevi and one till Kandaghat", railway officials told PTI. "To add to it, the railway authorities are not ready to talk and inform when the train services would be resumed till Shimla", Seth said. The 96 km long UNESCO world heritage Shimla-Kalka Railway track had been laid in tough hilly terrain with 103 tunnels but now there are 102 tunnels as one collapsed, four decades ago.

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