Ukuthatha uhambo kwi-Heritage UNESCO yeGugu leHlabathi i-Kalka-Shimla isitimela sokudlala ithetha ukuhamba emva kwexesha.
Umzila, owakhiwe yiBrithani ngo-1903 ukubonelela ukufikelela kwi-capital ehlobo yaseShimla, unika enye yeendlela ezihamba phambili zohambo lwaseIndiya. I-passengers abahamba phambili njengoko ihamba ngokuthe ngcembe kwindlela yayo ephakamileyo kunye nomzila omncinci, kwiintaba ezinqabileyo kunye namahlathi ephayini.
Umzila
I-Kalka neShimla zihlala ngasentla kweCandigarh, e-India eseNtabeni ye- Himachal Pradesh .
Indlela ehamba phambili yokuqeqesha idibanisa iindawo zombini. Ihamba ngeekhilomitha ezili-96 (60 miles) nangona zikhululo ezingama-20, ii-tunnels, 800 iibridges, kunye ne-900 curves.
Umzila omde kakhulu, owelele ngaphezu kweekhilomitha, usekufutshane nomkhululo wesitimela eBarog. Indawo ekhangayo kakhulu ivela eBarog ukuya eShimla. Isantya sesitimela sinqatshelwe kakhulu ngumlinganiselo ophezulu wokuba ufanele ukunyuka, kodwa oku kuvumela ukuba ubone indawo enomdla kakhulu.
IiNkonzo zoQeqesho
Kukho iinkonzo ezintathu zokutyelela ezokutyelela ezithatha umzila wesitimela saseKalka Shimla. Zezi:
- I-Shivalik Deluxe Express - isitimela esivela kwi-premium esinephepha, iifestile ezininzi ezivulekileyo, izihlalo ezikhusekileyo kunye nomculo ophumayo. Ihamba nabagibeli abayi-120. Ukutya kunikwa. Akukho zikhelo ehamba endleleni.
- Inkosikazi yase-Himalaya Ukutya akunikezelwa kodwa kungathengwa kwiitishi ezili-10 okanye ezithi ziyeke endleleni. Ngenxa yombalo wezithuba, lo mqeqeshi ngowona ufanelekileyo kulabo abathanda ukuphuma nokuphonononga. Uyakwazi ukuthatha ezininzi zezithombe.
- I-Motor Motor Car - ifana nebhasi ukusuka ngexesha leMfazwe Yehlabathi yesiBini. Inophahla elubala, kwaye ihamba nabagibeli abayi-14 kuphela. Kwakhona nenkonzo ecacileyo, kunye nokutya okubonelelwe. Kukho ukuyeka enye, eBarog. Kunokuba nzima ukufumana ithikithi.
Iinqwelo ezizodwa
Ukongezelela kwiinkonzo eziqhelekileyo zetroliwe, kukho iinqwelo ezimbini zelifa ezisebenza kwiShimla-Kalka kwinqanaba leNkqubo yeeLifa leMveli.
I-Shivalik Palace Tourist Coach yakhiwa ngo-1966, ngoxa i-Shivalik Queen Tourist Coach yaqala ngo-1974. Ezi zombini iinqwelo zatshintshwe ukuba zibe yinxalenye yeso senkonzo entsha, ejolise ekubuyiseleni ixesha elifanelekileyo labagibeli. Ihamba ngemihla ekhethiweyo (phantse kanye ngeveki) ukususela ngoSeptemba ukuya kuMatshi.
Ixesha lexesha elivela eKalka ukuya eShimla
Izithuthi ezivela eKalka ukuya eShimla zigijima imihla ngemihla ngale ndlela:
- Shivalik Deluxe Express (52451) - ixesha lokuxhuma kunye neTorah-Kalka Mail isitimela, esivela Kolkata nge Delhi. Isuka kwi-Kalka ngo-5.20 ekuseni kwaye ifika eShimla ngo-10 ekuseni Nangona, ngokuqhelekileyo, ifinyelela eShimla iiyure ezimbini emva kwexesha. Iinkcukacha ezithe xaxe .
- Indlovukazi yase-Himalaya (52555) - idibanisa nesitimela se-Himalayan Queen esivela kwisikhululo saseNizmudin eDelhi. Iphuma eKalka ngo-12: 10 ntambama ize ifike eShimla ngo-5.30 ntambama Nangona kunjalo, ngokwenene uhambo luhlala lufikelela kwiiyure ezisixhenxe. Iinkcukacha ezithe xaxe.
- I-Motor Motor Car (72451) - kukuba iphakanyiswe ngokukhawuleza! Isuka kwiKalka ngo-5 ekuseni kwaye ifika ngo-9.20 ngolwazi olungakumbi.
Ixesha lexesha elivela eShimla ukuya eKalka
Ku-Kalka, izitimela zihamba rhoqo ukusuka eShimla ngale ndlela:
- IShivalik Deluxe Express (52452) - isuka eShimla ngo-5.50 ntambama ize ifike eKalka ngo-10: 35. Ixesha lokugcina ixesha lihle kakhulu. Iinkcukacha ezithe xaxe.
- Indlovukazi yase-Himalaya (52556)-isuka eShimla ngo-10: 25 ekuseni kwaye iya kufika eKalka ngo-4: 10. Iinkcukacha ezithe xaxe.
- I-Motor Motor Car (72452)-isuka eShimla ngo-4.55 ntambama ize ifike eKalka ngo-9: 25.
IiNkonzo zeeholide
Ukongezelela kwiinkonzo eziqhelekileyo zetroliwe, inani leetreni ezongezelelweyo zihamba ngexesha leeholide ezixakekayo eIndiya. Oku kudla ngoMeyi ukuya kuJulayi, ngoSeptemba no-Oktobha, kunye noDisemba noJanuwari.
I-Motor Motor Car nayo yinkonzo yesikhashana esebenza kuphela kwinxalenye yonyaka, ukulungiselela iholide.
UkuThengisa iiRehabiti
Unokwenza ukugcinwa kokuhamba kwiShivalik Deluxe Express, iNdlovukazi yase-Himalaya, ne-Rail Motor Car kwiwebhusayithi ye-Indian Railways okanye kwii-Indian Railways zokubhuka. Kunconywa ukuba ubhale amathikiti akho ngokukhawuleza, ngokukodwa kwiinyanga zasehlotyeni ukususela ngo-Ephreli ukuya kuJuni.
Nantsi indlela yokwenza ukubhuka kwiwebhusayithi ye-Indian Railways . I-Indian Railways ikhowudi yezikhululo zi-Kalka "KLK" kunye noSimla (akukho "h") "SML".
Iiphakheji zokuThuthukiswa kweeLifa leMveli zokuhamba kwiShivalik iNkosikazi neNdlunkulu zeeKariti zeThile zeLifa leeThuthi zingabhalwa kwiwebhusayithi ye-IRCTC yezoKhenketho.
Qeqesha iiFares
Iifikile zokuhamba ngomzila zilandelayo:
- I-Shivalik Deluxe Express - ii-420 ii-rupees enye indlela yabantu abadala. Ama-rupie angama-210 kubantwana.
- Indlovukazi yase-Himalaya - ii-260 ii-rupees enye indlela yabantu abadala. 215 ama-rupees kubantwana.
- Iinqwelo zeenqwelo zithuthi - ii-rupee ezingama-320 enye indlela yabantu abadala. 205 ii-rupies zabantwana.
- Inkosikazi yaseShivalik kunye neNdlunkulu - ukusuka kwii-2 200 ii-rupees enye indlela yokupakisha i-IRCTC.
Iingcebiso zokuhamba
Ukuze ube nolwazi oluhle kakhulu, uhambe nge-Shivalik Deluxe Express okanye kwi-Car Motor Car. Izikhalazo eziqhelekileyo malunga neNdlovukazi yase-Himalaya zininzi, izihlalo ezinobunzima, izindlu zangasese ezingcolileyo, kwaye akukho ndawo yokugcina imithwalo.
Iimbono eziphambili zikho kwicala lasekunene lomzila xa usaya eShimla, kunye nelokhohlo xa ubuya.
Ukuba ufumanisa ukuba kuyimfuneko ukuba uhlale ubusuku baseKalka, zikhona ezimbalwa indawo yokuhlala kuzo. Inketho engcono kukuya eParanoo, iikhilomitha ezimbalwa kude. Ukuvakasha kwe-Himachal Pradesh kunokhenketho elingenakwenzeka apho (ihotele yaseShivalik). Ngaphandle koko, ufuna ukuguqulwa, i-Moksha Spa enye yeyona ndawo ephezulu ye-Himalayan spa e-India.