How to reach Shimla !.. |
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By Air:
Shimla Airport is at Jubbarhatti, 23 kms from city and is connected to Chandigarh, Kullu, Delhi. It has daily flights from Delhi and Kullu. On Tuesday and Thursday Jagson Airlines flies Delhi-Shimla-Kullu-Gaggal and return. Archana and KCV fly between Delhi and Shimla on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. |
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By Train:
Shimla is connected to Kalka (96 kms) on Meter Gauge and it takes around 6 Hrs from KALKA to reach SHIMLA. There are 3-4 trains daily from Kalka to Shimla and vice-versa. Shivalik Express is luxury Deluxe Train on this route with less halts and pantry facility. One can also travel through Rail car (one of its kind mainly running on this route in india only). The overnight Kalka Mail from Delhi reaches Kalka in the early morning and that is the time to catch connecting trains on the splendid narrow-gauge train to Shimla. There are 103 tunnels on the route with longest being 1.2 K.M. long. |
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| Train No. |
Departure Kalka |
Arrival Shimla |
| 1 KS |
04:10 |
09:25 |
| 251 Up |
06:20 |
11:30 |
| 255 Up |
11:50 |
17:20 |
| 253 Up |
07:30 |
12:25 |
| 241 Up |
05:30 |
10:15 |
| 101 RMC |
11:40 |
15:40 |
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By Road:
Shimla is connected by road to all the major towns. The chart below shows the distance between the Major Towns and Shimla and duration of journey |
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| Location |
Distance (Kms) |
Location |
Distance (Kms) |
| Kalka |
080 |
Mandi |
143 |
| Chandigarh |
119 |
Palampur |
235 |
| Ambala |
166 |
Sarahan |
175 |
| Delhi |
370 |
Sangla |
230 |
| Agra |
568 |
Kalpa |
244 |
| Amritsar |
342 |
Nako |
324 |
| Jammu (via Pathankot) |
482 |
Tabo |
374 |
| Srinagar |
787 |
Rohru |
100 |
| Jaipur |
629 |
Jubbal |
131 |
| Lukhnow |
867 |
Hatkoti |
109 |
| Dharmshala (via Mandi) |
270 |
Chirgaon |
137 |
| Dharamshala (via Hamirpur) |
235 |
Chail |
043 |
| Dalhousie |
345 |
Kasuali |
075 |
| Chamba |
401 |
Renuka |
165 |
| Kullu |
235 |
Dehradoon |
245 |
| Manali |
280 |
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