while the Ludhiana-Saharanpur line was built in 1870. Situated north of Delhi, this town is well connected by the rail and road network. Ambala cantt railway station is main station of the city and is well connected with major cities of India. Kalka-Shimla Railway, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, also comes under Ambala division. Ambala Cantonment railway station serves maximum Shatabdi Express after New Delhi. Ambala railway station was mentioned in the famous story 'The Woman on Platform 8' by Ruskin Bond, although in reality there is no platform 8 in Ambala Cantt. Education Ambala has a large number of schools and colleges. Notable colleges are as follows:- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala E-Max School of Engineering and Applied Research Government Polytechnic College, Ambala Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur Philadelphia Hospital & School of Nursing, Ambala Sanatan Dharma College (S.D. College) Shri Atmanand Jain Institute of Management and Technology Notable people Zohrabai Ambalewali Hansraj Behl Urvashi Butalia Simi Chahal Juhi Chawla Parineeti Chopra Swadesh Deepak Navneet Kaur Dhillon Sanjeev Kapoor Manpreet Kaur Nasir Kazmi Sucheta Kripalani Shalabh Kumar Selja Kumari Kim Philby Ash K. Prakash Om Puri Saghar Siddiqui Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Sushma Swaraj Zeba Notes References External links Cities and towns in Ambala district Ambala district Haryana