Scenic route
Kangra Valley Railway
Pathankot → Joginder Nagar · India
The world’s longest 2 ft 6 in narrow-gauge line, curling 164 km below the snow-capped Dhauladhar range on nearly 1,000 bridges.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7144047 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 40 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 12 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Indian Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Kangra Valley Railway?
The Kangra Valley Railway runs 164 km from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar.
How long does the Kangra Valley Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 10 h for the 164 km. That is an average of 16 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 50 km/h.
Who runs the Kangra Valley Railway?
Indian Railways, with ZDM narrow-gauge diesel.
How old is the Kangra Valley Railway?
The line has been in service since 1929. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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