The Kalka- Shimla Railway (KSR) considered an engineering marvel of the 19th century, has become a World Heritage Site with the UN approving it for inclusion in the World Heritage List .
The Committee of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)granted the inscription of the 96-km-long KSR as a World Heritage Site.
A special feature of this line is its multi-arch galleries which have been built instead of conventional bridges.
The decision is a boost for the Railways as well as tourism in the country.
With the KSR getting the UNESCO nod, Indian Railways, now have World Heritage Sites in all the four regions in the country with Darjeeling Himalaya Railway in the east, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal in the west and Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the south.
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