Kangra Valley Railway

Kangra Valley Railway

The Kangra Valley Railway lies in the sub-Himalayan region and covers a distance of 164 KM. from Pathankot to Palampur. The Kangra valley railway comes under the Northern Railway. It is one of two mountain railways that run in Himachal Pradesh, the other being Kalka-Shimla Railway, which is also a world heritage site.

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh is a hilly region which has an average elevation of 733 metres (2404 ft).

Also See

*Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
*Mountain railways of India
*Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
*Nilgiri Mountain Railway
*Kalka-Shimla Railway
*Matheran Hill Railway

Reference

*Official Schedule http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/TAG0809/Pdf/97.pdf
* [http://www.nr.indianrail.gov.in/scripts/static/kangra_valley_rly.aspx http://www.nr.indianrail.gov.in/scripts/static/kangra_valley_rly.aspx]
* [http://himachaltourism.nic.in/kang.htm http://himachaltourism.nic.in/kang.htm] [http://www.mcllo.com www.mcllo.com Kangra Valley Train Timings - An Informative, Travel and Community website of Kangra Valley]


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