{"id":2268,"date":"2024-10-09T18:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T18:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ace.smhosting.co.in\/explicitjourney-web\/?post_type=trip&#038;p=2268"},"modified":"2024-10-09T19:31:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:31:37","slug":"timeless-tracks-exploring-indias-heritage-railways","status":"publish","type":"trip","link":"https:\/\/ace.smhosting.co.in\/explicitjourney-web\/trip\/timeless-tracks-exploring-indias-heritage-railways\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeless Tracks: Exploring India\u2019s Heritage Railways"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2268\" class=\"elementor elementor-2268\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0395519 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default row-top\" data-id=\"0395519\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63d027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wte-overview\" data-id=\"d63d027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wte-overview.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wte-overview\" class=\"overview-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>India has the largest railway system under a single management in Asia, and the largest in the world, with 63000 route kilometers of track. Around 13,000 trains run daily, carrying on an average of 1.3 crore passengers and 14 lakh metric tons of goods. Indian Railways started its journey in 1853. It is the single largest state-owned and state-operated system in Asia. It has contributed enormously in the making of modern India.<\/p>\n<p>The first train ride was on November 18, 1852, when company Directors journeyed from Bombay to Thane, covering 21 miles in 45 minutes. The formal inauguration was performed on April 16, 1853, with 400 guests in 14 carriages steaming off from Bori Bunder \u2018amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the East Indian Railways was in close pursuit. Its line was ready from Howrah to Pandooah (38 miles) by the end of 1853, three chance occurrences delayed its opening. 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  <\/div>   \r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t  \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n  \t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd60cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cd60cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Madras Railway Company opened its first line from Veyasarpaudy to Walajh Road(Arcot), a distance of 63miles ,on July 1st 1856. The first Railway line in North India , between Allahabad and Kanpur(119 miles), was opened on March 3, 1859, as was the Amritsar-Atari section towards Lahore in 1862. Such were the tiny strands which were later woven into a vast web running across the length and breadth of the Indian Sub-Continent.<\/p><p>The Mountain Railways of India refers to the following five railway lines built in the mountains of India during the British Raj: A) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1881) B) Kalka \u2013 Shimla Railway (1898) C) Kangra Railway Valley (1926) D) Nilgiri Mountain Railway (1908) E) Matheran Hill Railway(1907)<br \/>The first and still believed to be the best, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, when it was first introduced, was nothing short of an engineering marvel. It still is. During a time when technology was nowhere near what we have today, the railway engineers came up with the first hill passenger railways, a two-feet gauge railway line from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, what we now know as the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways.<\/p><p>Looking at the hilly terrain and difficulties that the businesses in the area faced, Franklin Prestage, Agent of the Eastern Bengal Railway, in 1878, came up with the idea of a railway link between the two places that will not only help transport essential commodities but will also do that at a much lesser cost. 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The construction of this metre-gauge single-track railway in Tamil Nadu started in 1891 and was finished in 1908. Ever since then, this toy-train has been making rounds of the gorgeous landscapes of Mettupalayam to Ooty. The Nilgiri Mountain Railways was exclusively used by the Britishers, who loved to head out to the beautiful hill stations to escape summer\u2019s heat.<\/p><p>If you love train travel in the southern flank of India, for a good part, you have the Nilgiri Mountain Railways to thank for. It still has that old world charm to it. Add to that the unmatched beauty of the Western Ghats that go along the rail route, and you have a very beautiful vacation in your hand.<\/p><p>Small tips for your travels onboard the Nilgiri Mountain Railways: the right hand side seats will give you outstanding views of the Western Ghats; the Mettupalayam to Coonoor route is the most scenic; and the monsoon train ride is one of the most beautiful rides.<\/p><p>The Nilgiri Mountain Railways became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.<\/p><p>the 96 km long Kalka-Shimla Railway, built in 1903, connected Shimla with the northern plains. The toy-train, as it was also called, was the best way to get to Shimla, the then summer capital of British India. It became a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008.<\/p><p><br \/>Travelling onboard the Kalka-Shimla Railway is an experience you will want to write home about. The beautiful scenery is a known fact, with Barog to Shimla as the most beautiful stretch, but did you also know that this railway is full of little curvy surprises? 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