RailEnquiry

Chandigarh:
In order to deal with a heavy rush of passengers from Kalka to Shimla during the summer holidays, the railway authorities are going to ply a special holiday train from Kalka railway station for two months.Taking into cognisance the sale of tickets which has touched a figure of above 110 in two trains, including Shivalik express and Himalayan queen, which are plying on this route the authorities have decided to add another train from Kalka.The special train number 52451 will ply at 6:30 am from Kalka and reach Shimla at 12:10 pm, while the train number 52452 will start from Shimla at 3:50 pm and reach the Kalka at 9:10 pm.The railway senior divisional commercial manager, Gulshan revealed that the department had decided to add this special train on the basis of the demand of the passengers. He said that such special trains were added to the time table to meet the needs of the commuters.

Revealing the fact that earlier the authorities were planning to commence this train from May 10, but keeping in view the waiting time of the Shivalik express and Himalayan queen, he said that the plying of the train pre-ponded by the authorities.