Barog railway station
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Barog Railway Station | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
 Barog railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | National Highway 22, Barog, Himachal Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 30°53′25″N 77°04′56″E / 30.8902°N 77.0821°E | ||||
| Elevation | 1,552 metres (5,092 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Ambala railway division | ||||
| Line(s) | Kalka–Shimla Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | BOF | ||||
| Fare zone | Northern Railway | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1903 | ||||
| Electrified | No | ||||
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Barog Railway Station is a small railway station in the Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The station lies on UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway. The station is located at an altitude of 1,531 metres (5,023 ft) above mean sea level, 42.14 km from Kalka.[1]
It has allotted the railway code of BOF under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division.
The original 610 mm (2 ft) wide narrow-gauge Kalka–Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi–Ambala–Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903.[2] The line was later regauged to 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)-wide narrow gauge.[3]
Some scenes of the film Metro... In Dino have been shot at Barog railway station. [4]
Major trains
[edit]- Kalka Shimla NG Passenger
- Kalka Shimla Rail Motor
- Shivalik Deluxe Express
- Himalayan Queen
- Shimla Kalka Passenger
See also
[edit]- Solan railway station
- Shimla railway station
- Kalka railway station
- Chandigarh Junction railway station
References
[edit]- ^ "Railway Stations of Kalka Shimla Section & its Attractions" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Kalka Shimla Railway (India) No 944 ter". UNESCO. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ Priya, R. "The Development Of Mountain Railways In India A Study: Kalka – Shimla Railway" (PDF). University of Madras. p. 116 to 143. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "TSara Ali Khan, Aditya Roy Kapoor shoot at Barog rail station".
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