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Kangra Valley Railway
The North Indian state of Himachal Pradesh holds an important place in the Railway History of India as it plays host to two of the highly-reputed railways of the country - the Kalka-Shimla Railway and Kangra Valley Railway. While the Kalka Shimla line is already recognised as a World Heritage Site, the Kangra Valley line is almost on the lines of becoming one as the reviews done by UNESCO have turned out to be positive. Kangra, located at 2405 feet above sea level is one of the highest points in Himachal Pradesh and the scenes along this route are visual treats for the passengers.
History
The idea for Kangra Valley Railway was conceptualised during 1926 and was open to the general public on the 1st of December 1928. When it was started, this line was used mainly for transporting freight during the Second World War. It started carrying people from 1929 onwards. During this war, the rail services were disturbed because of some problem in the rail lines. However, renovation work was carried out in the tracks and it was open again to the public after about a dozen years. Again during 1973, the service got realigned to a slight extent as the Pong Dam was established and hence, rail lines were again cut off for three years. The three sections of this railway line are divided into the stretches of 12 km, 130 km and 22 km respectively. The first runs between Pathankot and Chakki Bridge, the second section runs between Chakki Bridge and Baijnath Paprola (pilgrimage route) and the third section runs between Baijnath Paprola and Joginder Nagar station.
Route
The Kangra Valley Mountain Railway starts from Pathankot and then travel to Jwalamukhi Road, Kangra, Nagrota, Palampur, Baijnath Paprola and Joginder Nagar.
Services
Passenger trains run on the Kangra Valley line. Currently, accommodation types of all kinds including second class and first class are available in the trains in this segment.
Time Table
There are number of trains operating daily from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar. Every day, there are trains that start from Pathankot at 2.20 AM, 4.50 AM, 4.20 AM, 6.50 AM, 12.55 PM and 4.10 PM. These trains reach Joginder Nagar at 11.15 AM, 7.40 PM etc. Similarly, trains start daily from Joginder Nagar at 7.20 AM, 12.20 PM, 4.15 PM, 7.20 AM, 2.10 PM and 5.35 PM. These trains reach Pathankot at 5.10 PM, 10.45 PM, 2.30 PM, 9.10 PM and 11.45 PM respectively.
Cost
There are various coaches in the Kangra valley train and the fares differ based on the class of accommodation in which the passengers are travelling. The fares on this train are cheaper than most of the toy trains and a second class ticket just costs about 15 INR.
Reservations
In this section, advance reservations are not possible and passengers should book tickets only from the ticket counters available in the stations.
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