A century-old heritage train still a draw for millions

One of life's great journeys

It's a stately journey through green hills and quaint tunnels, a ride that has changed little over the last 105 years and perhaps belongs to a yester-age where people had time to stop and smell the roses.

Perhaps the reason why the train from north India's Kalka to Shimla has been given World Heritage status by Unesco.

Slow and steady always wins the race. The proverb could have been coined with the Kalka-Shimla Railway (KSR) system - once a lifeline and now enjoyed by millions - in mind.

Those who have not taken this train ride, which has completed over 107 years of operation, on grounds that it was "too slow" or that "the journey takes a lifetime to end" have missed out on one of life's beautiful journeys.

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