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====Narrow-gauge lines==== Himachal is known for its [[narrow-gauge railway]]s. One is the [[Kalka-Shimla Railway]], a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]], and another is the [[Kangra Valley Railway]].<ref name="IT">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/travel/heritage/story/kangras-narrow-gauge-rail-corridor-is-all-set-to-get-heritage-status-unesco-321325-2016-05-03 |title=Kangra's narrow-gauge rail corridor is all set to get heritage status |magazine=[[India Today]]|access-date=15 April 2018 |date=3 May 2016 |author=Mail Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416200836/https://www.indiatoday.in/travel/heritage/story/kangras-narrow-gauge-rail-corridor-is-all-set-to-get-heritage-status-unesco-321325-2016-05-03|archive-date=16 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The total length of these two tracks is {{convert|259|km|mi}}. The Kalka-Shimla Railway passes through many tunnels and bridges, while the [[Pathankot]]–[[Jogindernagar]] one meanders through a maze of hills and valleys. The total route length of the operational railway network in the state is {{convert|296.26|km|mi}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=155019 |title=Statewise Length of Railway Lines and Survey For New Railway Lines |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]], [[Ministry of Railways (India)]], [[Government of India]] |date=7 December 2016|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011404/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=155019|archive-date=5 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/work-chandigarh-baddi-railway-line-start-soon-1502599778.html |title=Work on Chandigarh–Baddi railway line to start soon |newspaper=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |agency=Statesman News Service |place=Shimla |date=11 March 2018|access-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429093235/https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/work-chandigarh-baddi-railway-line-start-soon-1502599778.html|archive-date=29 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-begins-work-on-himachal-ladakh-rail-link-339352-2016-09-05 |title=With eye on China, India begins work on Himachal-Ladakh rail link |magazine=[[India Today]] |date=5 September 2016 |author=Siddharatha Tiwari |place=New Delhi|access-date=16 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921175311/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-begins-work-on-himachal-ladakh-rail-link-339352-2016-09-05|archive-date=21 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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