Kangra Valley Railway

Kangra Valley Railway
ZDM4A hauling KVR near mile marker 127 (Palampur)
Terminus	Pathankot-Joginder Nagar
Coordinates	32°04′53″N 76°30′57″E / 32.08139°N 76.51583°E / 32.08139; 76.51583
Kangra Valley Railway Map
Commercial operations
Built by	Capt. Ernest Bertram Neave Taylor (02 October 1888 – October 1974)
Preserved operations
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Stations	33
Length	164 km
Preserved gauge	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Commercial history
Opened	1928
1929	First time opened for passengers
1942	Disruption in service beyond Nagrota
1954	Full Line of KVR restored
1973	Disruption is service due to realignment of line, restored in 1976
1976	Diesel Engines introduced on KVR, end of Steam Loco era.
Preservation history
Headquarters	Firozepur
Website
http://www.kangrarail.com/
Route map Legend km Code 0.00 Pathankot Junction PTK 10.00 Dalhousie Road DLSR 13.10 Kandwal Halt KAWL 19.92 Nurpur Road NOPR 29.46 Talara TLRA 33.57 Balle Da Pir Larath Halt BLDL 39.33 Bharmar BRMR 45.53 Jawanwala Shahr JWLS 53.10 Harsar Dehri HRDR 59.08 Meghrajpura Halt MGRP 62.07 Nagrota Suriyan NGRS 65.70 Barial Himachal Halt BRHL 67.86 Nandpur Bhatauli NDBT 72.61 Guler GULR 76.39 Lunsu Halt LNS 80.04 Tripal Halt TRPL 82.96 Jawalamukhi Road JMKR 90.02 Kopar Lahar KPLR 94.54 Kangra KGRA 97.90 Kangra Mandir KGMR 103.41 Samloti SMLT 108.89 Nagrota NGRT 112.52 Chamunda Marg Halt CMMG 119.34 Paror PRAR 121.51 Sulah Himachal Pradesh SLHP 127.50 Palampur Himachal PLMX 131.45 Patti Rajpura Halt PTRJ 133.62 Panchrukhi PHRH 138.24 Majheran Himachal Halt MNHL 141.88 Baijnath Paprola BJPL 143.47 Baijnath Mandir Halt BJMR 152.46 Ahju AHJ 157.39 Chauntra Bhatehr Halt CTZ 163.72 Joginder Nagar JDNX

The Kangra Valley Railway is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway that runs from Pathankot, Punjab to Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh. It runs through the sub-Himalayan region of Kangra Valley and is 164 km (101.9 mi) long. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites tentative list.^[1] The railway is part of the Firozpur division of Northern Railway. It is the longest Narrow Gauge line in India and also the longest 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Gauge Railway in the World. The highest point on this line is Ahju station at an elevation of 1,290 meters (4,230 ft). There are 33 stops and 950 bridges.^[2]