{"id":24661,"date":"2026-08-21T17:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experientialjourneys.com.au\/india\/?post_type=experience&#038;p=24661"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:40:33","slug":"kalka","status":"publish","type":"experience","link":"https:\/\/www.experientialjourneys.com.au\/india\/experience\/kalka\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalka\u2013Shimla Himalayan Railway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row padding_bottom=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Kalka\u2013Shimla Himalayan Railway<\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;100&#8243; class=&#8221;image-conetent-block&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;left-image&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25043&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n<h5>Ride the Legendary Railway into the Himalayan Hills<\/h5>\r\n<strong>Watch the Himalayan foothills unfold slowly as your historic mountain train begins its remarkable ascent.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSettle into the rhythm of the railway as the train curls around forested slopes, disappears into darkened tunnels and emerges to changing mountain views. Hillside settlements appear between cedar and pine, while the cooler air signals your arrival into another India. Woven naturally into our Himalayan holidays India, the railway makes reaching Shimla part of the adventure itself.\r\n\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline-primary btn-show-read-more\" href=\"#read-more\" role=\"button\"> Read More <\/a>\r\n\t<div class=\"collapse collapse-read-more\" id=\"collapse_rm\">\r\n\t\r\n\r\nRather than simply driving into the mountains, experience a celebrated section of the UNESCO-listed mountain railway as part of your wider India Himalayas tour. EXJ AU carefully integrates this memorable rail passage into your privately guided journey, subject to railway operations and confirmed schedules, allowing the Himalaya to reveal itself at a wonderfully unhurried pace.\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mt-3\"><a class=\"btn-hide-read-more\" href=\"#less-read\" role=\"button\"> Less Read <\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;right-image&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n<h2>Why Include This Experience in Your Journey?<\/h2>\r\nLet the journey into the Himalaya become as memorable as Shimla itself.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Feel the landscape transform around you as the plains give way to wooded slopes, mountain air and increasingly dramatic Himalayan scenery.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Settle into the romance of slow rail travel, watching forests, valleys and hillside communities unfold beyond your carriage window.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Journey 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