Category:
Railway History
Blurb of Book:
Kangra Valley Railway is a popular narrow gauge railway line taking off from Pathankot on broad gauge, connecting a couple of hill stations and places of religious importance in Himachal Pradesh ......
Name of Publisher:
National Rail Museum, New Delhi
Edition of the Book:
First
Print Year:
2006
Print Location:
New Delhi, India
Where to buy:
National Rail Museum, New Delhi
Kangra Valley Railway is one of India's lesser known Hill Railways. Although the gradients are less steep as compared with other hill railways, the line is longer and has spectacular views of the mountains. It was built to facilitate the construction of a unique hydroelectric project in pre-partition Punjab. It describes construction of the line and its unique features such as the then only steel arch bridge in the country. The book also covers the realignment of the line on account of the construction of the Pong dam.