Kalka Railway Station, at Kalka in Haryana state of India, is the northern terminus of the DelhiâÂÂKalka line and the starting point of the UNESCO World Heritage Site KalkaâÂÂShimla Railway. It serves passengers moving on to Delhi and Shimla.
Kalka railway station is located at an altitude of above mean sea level. It was allotted the railway code of KLK under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division.
The DelhiâÂÂPanipatâÂÂAmbalaâÂÂKalka line was opened in 1891.
The -wide narrow-gauge KalkaâÂÂShimla Railway was constructed by DelhiâÂÂPanipatâÂÂAmbalaâÂÂKalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903. In 1905 the line was regauged to -wide narrow gauge.
ChandigarhâÂÂKalka sector was electrified in 1999âÂÂ2000.
Kalka has a narrow gauge diesel shed for the maintenance of ZDM-3 and ZDM-5 narrow gauge diesel locos.
Kalka railway station has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and a four-bedded dormitory. It has a computerized reservation office, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall.
Kalka Mail (numbered 1 Up / 2 Dn) began operation in 1866 between and 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.