Rlys' maiden 'joyride train' flagged off

New Delhi: To draw more tourists in the Himalayan State, Kusum Sadre, Mayor of Shimla, Lok Sabha MP Virendra Kashyap and Northern railways general manager Vishwesh Chaube on Thursday flagged of 'Joyride train', which will run between Shimla and Shoghi, two major tourist spots in the State. The 100 km long railway line will connect the towns of Kalka and Shimla. Kalka is situated at the foot hills while Shimla, the erstwhile summer capital of British India and now the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, is situated at a whooping height of over 2000m in the Shivalik Region of Himalayas. The Northern Railways took twenty years to complete the project due to mountainous terrain and climatic conditions, a statement said. The new train will contribute toward enhancing tourism facilities in the State by providing greater impetus to the UNESCO world heritage site, the Kalka-Shimla hill railways. Many officials including State BJP president, Ganesh Dutt, Deputy Mayor Ganesh Rakesh Sharma , DC Sharma, Divisional Railway Manager Ambala Division and other senior officers of the Northern Railways were also present on the occasion.