After 72 days, rail services resume on Kalka-Solan track

Train services resumed on the Kalka-Solan track, a UNESCO world heritage site, after 72 days with two trains plying on the first day.

The first train, which took off from Kalka at 4 am and reached Solan at 7.15 am, had no passenger. The second train, which took off around 12.10 am from Kalka and reached Solan around 3 pm, was, however, fully packed, including 35 foreigners on board. The Railways staff welcomed the passengers by applying vermillion on their foreheads on their arrival at Solan.