Shimla railway station (station code: SML^[1]) is a railway station in Shimla in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The station is the terminus of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway. Shimla railway station is located at an altitude of 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level.^[2] It was allotted the railway code of SML under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division. The 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)-wide narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi–Ambala–Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903.^[3]

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Shimla railway station
Indian Railways station
Shimla Railway station view at dawn
General information
Location	NH 22, Nabha, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India
Coordinates	31.1025°N 77.1601°E / 31.1025; 77.1601
Elevation	2,075 metres (6,808 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4 (Narrow Gauge)
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SML[1]
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Ambala
History
Opened	1903
Electrified	No
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Mountain Railways of India
Criteria	Cultural: (ii)(iv)
Reference	944ter-002
Inscription	1999 (23rd Session)
Extensions	2005, 2008
Area	4.59 ha (11.3 acres)
Buffer zone	500 ha (1,200 acres)
Coordinates	31°06′09″N 77°09′35″E
Location of Shimla railway station in India
Location
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The station opened in 1903.^[4] Originally, the walls of the station building were made of wood with a sloping galvanised iron roof, but due to the growth in traffic it was rebuilt and extended in 1921 with a new double storey brick masonry (plastered in lime mortar) building housing the offices of the station master, staff and control, accident relief arrangements, waiting rooms, telegraph office and shelters.^[2] After the roof over the platform collapsed in 1944 due to a heavy snowfall a new roof over the station building and platform was built.^[4]

In 1986–87 the station was redeveloped with end-to-end platform shelters, while the platform was resurfaced and various services refurbished or rebuilt such as the tourist information office, railway telephone exchange, platform ticketing office, reservation office while 10 new retiring rooms (each having large windows providing a valley view) were installed and a waiting hall provided on the ground floor.^[2]

The nearest railway station to Shimla is Kalka. You can take the Kalka to Shimla train route to reach Shimla which is one of India's most beautiful train routes.