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 Once
just a brief stopover on the Kalka-Shimla highway, Barog town has grown
to be destination in itself. Surrounded by pine trees and oak trees,
Barog is located in an idyllic setting. The magnificent Choor Chandni or
Choordhar peak, which poetically translates 'Mountain of the Silver
Bangle'is clearly visible from Barog, and when the moonlight lavishly
pours itself on the slopes of the peak, it appears as though countless
shimmering, silver bangles are sliding down in the night.
The night may have been romantic but the morning in Barog is very
captivating and enthralling. The pines of Barog are full of cavort and
pleasantries. Barog's railway station, on the Kalka-Shimla, is one of
the most picturesque stations, modelled in the Scottish-style. This
building has existed since 1903, when the line was opened and is built
on a curvature. The belly of the Choordhar Mountain holds the longest
railway tunnel on the Kalka-Shimla route-exactly 1,143m long |
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