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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Himachal Pradesh}}<br />
{{for|the former railway station in Australia|Kalka railway station, Queensland}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Kalka<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Kalka railway station nameplate.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Kalka railway station nameplate<br />
| address = Kalka-Shimla Highway, [[Kalka]], [[Panchkula District]], [[Haryana]]<br />
| country = India <br />
| coordinates ={{Coord|30.8383|N|76.9319|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|658|m|ft}} <br />
| line = [[Delhi–Kalka line]]<br/>[[Kalka–Shimla Railway]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard on ground<br />
| platform = 7<br />
| tracks = 9<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = No<br />
| opened = 1891<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1999–2000<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone]]<br />
| code = KLK<br />
| division = {{rwd|Ambala}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_dot_label = Kalka railway station<br />
| map_type = India#India Haryana<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in Haryana<br />
}}<br />
'''Kalka railway station''' is the northern terminus of the [[Delhi–Kalka line]] and the starting point of the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] [[Kalka–Shimla Railway]]. It is located in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. It serves [[Kalka]] and passengers moving on to [[Shimla]].<br />
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==The railway station==<br />
Kalka railway station is located at an altitude of {{convert|658|m|ft}} above mean sea level. It was allotted the railway code of KLK under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/kalka-klk/1982|title = Kalka Railway Station | publisher=India Rail Info | accessdate = 2 August 2013}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line was opened in 1891.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title = IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA | accessdate = 2 August 2013 }}</ref><br />
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The {{track gauge|610mm}}-wide [[narrow-gauge]] Kalka–Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903.<ref>''Engineer'' journal article, circa 1915, reprinted in ''Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling Review'', no. 75, July 2008</ref> In 1905 the line was regauged to {{track gauge|762mm}}-wide narrow gauge.<br />
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==Electrification==<br />
Chandigarh–Kalka sector was electrified in 1999–2000.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 2 August 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Loco sheds==<br />
Kalka has a narrow gauge diesel shed for the maintenance of ZDM-3 and ZDM-5 narrow gauge diesel locos.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 2 August 2013 }}</ref><br />
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==Amenities==<br />
Kalka railway station has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and a four-bedded dormitory.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.trainenquiry.com/o/StaticContent/Railway_Amnities/N_R/RETIRING%20ROOM%20FACILITY_org.htm |title= Northern Railway retiring room facilities |accessdate= 4 August 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://archive.is/20130804171701/http://www.trainenquiry.com/o/StaticContent/Railway_Amnities/N_R/RETIRING%20ROOM%20FACILITY_org.htm |archivedate= 4 August 2013 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> It has a computerized reservation office, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/kalka-klk-railway-station.html |title= Kalka Railway Station|publisher= Make My Trip | accessdate = 2 August 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Kalka Mail==<br />
[[Kalka Mail]] (numbered 1 Up / 2 Dn) began operation in 1866 between {{stnlnk|Howrah}} and [[Old Delhi railway station|Delhi]] and then further extended from Delhi to Kalka in 1891. Both the terminal stations had internal carriageway for the cars of Viceroy and other high-ranking officers to reach next to their rail coach, The carriageway at Howrah is still used and runs between platforms 8 and 9, but the carriageway at Kalka has been converted into a platform.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020420/windows/main2.htm |title= Train tales from a bygone era |work= The Tribune|date= 20 April 2002 | accessdate = 2 August 2013}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kalka-klk/1982 Trains at Kalka]<br />
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{{Kalka–Shimla Railway stations}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Haryana}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Panchkula district]]<br />
[[Category:Ambala railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Kalka]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain railways in India]]<br />
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