Want to travel to Kalka, Darjeeling but can't? Forget that, take this free tour now

If you have been planning to go to the hills and take a trip from one of the many spectacular Indian Railways mountain train services, but could not make the trip due to some reason or the other, then know this that you can still enjoy the scenic hill views just by sitting at your home or office and that too, free of cost!

Yes, you read it right. The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which runs the railways' hill trains like Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, Kalka Shimla Railway, Kangara Valley and Matheran Railway, provides this facility online for hill lovers who prefer to check out the scene before reaching there or are armchair travellers who cannot or do not want to make the trip for various reasons..

All you have to do is to visit the IRCTC's official site - irctc.co.in. Scroll down and you will see the 'Hill Railway' option. When you click on it, a separate tab will open featuring all the mountain railways services offered by the IRCTC.

IRCTC has provided each of these with Virtual Tour option. Once you click on the 'Virtual Tour' option, it will open a pop-up window with a map and virtual tour arrow. By clicking on the forward and backward arrow, you can undertake the virtual tour.

For those who are impressed enough to actually want to take the actual trip, IRCTC site also allows you to book tickets.

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Notably, a really mind-blowing new experience that Indian Railways offers is the Kalka-Shimla train, which has recently been fitted the with a see-through modified Vistadome coach. This coach has large glass windows and roof that will allow the travellers to get more panoramic views of the beautiful countryside.