Kangra Valley Railway
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| Length | 164 km |
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| Headquarters | Kangra |
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The Kangra Valley Railway lies in the sub-Himalayan region of Kangra Valley and covers a distance of 164 km (101.9 mi) from Pathankot, Punjab to Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Kangra valley railway comes under the Firozpur division of Northern Railway.
The railway line was planned in May 1926 and commissioned in 1929. This unique line had just two tunnels, one of which is only 250 ft (76 m) and the other 1,000 ft (300 m) in length. Instead of boring the way through the mountains, the railway engineer had skillfully avoided running head first into the hillside. Instead of following dizzy curves, he had cleverly chosen to avoid the awkward corners and straighten his turning.
The highest point on this line is at Ahju station at an elevation of 1,290 meters (4,230 ft).
Indian Railways has identified Pathankot-Jogindernagar route to be converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge and to extend it to Mandi, and eventually to Ladakh via a new Bilaspur-Mandi-Leh Railway.
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