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Experience A Whole New Level Of Train Travel In India With These 3 Unique Routes
- •The Jaipur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express offers a clean, pleasant, and wonderful upper deck travel experience at affordable fares.
- •The Sri Malangad Funicular Railway in Maharashtra Thane district is India's longest funicular railway project, providing scenic mountain views.
- •The Kalka-Shimla Express, running since the British era, passes through over 100 tunnels and 800 bridges across 96 kilometers.
Key Questions Answered
The AC chair car fare for the Jaipur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express is Rs. 515, while the executive chair car fare is Rs. 1215. The train departs from Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 5:25 PM and stops at Delhi Cantonment, Gurgaon, Alwar, Dausa, and Gandhinagar before arriving in Jaipur at 10:00 PM.
India's longest funicular railway project is located near Kalyan and Ambernath in the Thane district of Maharashtra, built right inside the mountain near Sri Malangad. This project was officially launched in January 2026 with an estimated cost of around 150 crore rupees.
The Kalka-Shimla Express covers a distance of about 96 kilometers while passing through more than 100 tunnels and over 800 bridges. Certain trains on this historic route also feature convenient sunroofs and luxury AC Vistadome coaches.
