Shimla: Two holiday special trains started on Friday on Kalka-Shimla rail line to meet the tourist rush, an official said.

"The additional trains will run to and fro daily on the Kalka-Shimla line. These trains would cater to the tourist rush ahead of Christmas and New Year's Eve," a railway official told IANS. One of the trains is 14-seater rail that starts from Kalka town at 6.40 a.m. and arrive in Shimla at 11.40 a.m., the official said.