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Hop on, hop off trains to Shimla from October 25

CHANDIGARH: Ambala Division is introducing a unique “hop-on, hop-off” service on the Unesco world heritage Kalka-Shimla section under which a passenger can board any coach of any train from any station.

Hop on, hop off trains to Shimla from October 25


Tribune News Service 
Chandigarh, October 21

Ambala Division is introducing a unique “hop-on, hop-off” service on the Unesco world heritage Kalka-Shimla section under which a passenger can board any coach of any train from any station. 

According to the rules for the “hop-on, hop-off ticket, a passenger can board any coach of any train subject to the availability of seats. One can board or de-board any train at any station.

However, the passenger is not entitled to avail of other value-added services on the train. The service is being started on October 25 for six months on a trial basis. 

The tickets are priced as per their validity period. 

For a validity of one day, the charges will be Rs 500 for an adult and Rs 250 for a child. For a validity of two days, Rs 800 will be charged for an adult and Rs 400 for a child. For a validity period of three days, Rs 1,000 will be charged for an adult and Rs 500 for a child.

At the time of booking, a passenger has to submit a photocopy of an ID proof. The original ID, a copy of which is submitted at the time of booking, has to be produced by the passenger on demand, failing which he will be treated as a passenger without a ticket. 

The tickets are non-transferrable and cannot be refunded. No concession is allowed on these tickets.  

 These tickets can be purchased from booking offices of any station on the Kalka-Shimla section. 

Unesco declared the Kalka-Shimla section as a heritage site in 2008. The railway line is 115 years old and was commissioned in 1903.

“With the introduction of this service, all places of tourists interest on the Kalka-Shimla section can be visited by a tourist on a single ticket,” said a spokesperson for the Ambala Division. 

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