Kumarhatti Dagshai railway station
Kumarhatti Dagshai railway station | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
 Kumarhatti Dagshai Railway Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | National Highway 5, Dagshai, Himachal Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 30°53′24″N 77°03′18″E / 30.88989°N 77.05508°E | ||||
| Elevation | 1,579 metres (5,180 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Ambala railway division | ||||
| Line(s) | Kalka–Shimla Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | KMTI | ||||
| Fare zone | Northern Railway | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | No | ||||
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Kumarhatti Dagshai railway station is a small railway station in the Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[1] The station lies on UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway.[2] The station is located at an altitude of 1,579 metres (5180 ft) above mean sea level, 54 km from Shimla and 28 km from Kalka.
It has allotted the railway code of KMTI under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division.[3][4]
Major trains
[edit]- Kalka Shimla NG Passenger
- Kalka Shimla Rail Motor
- Shivalik Deluxe Express
- Himalayan Queen
- Shimla Kalka Passenger
Fossil site
[edit]This is one of the fossil sites of Himachal Pradesh where 20 million year old fossils from Miocene era have been discovered when this area was a coastal area of the Tethys Ocean.[5]
See also
[edit]- Barog 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 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Kalka Shimla Railway (India) No 944 ter". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "The Development Of Mountain Railways In India A Study: Kalka – Shimla Railway" (PDF). University of Madras. p. 116 to 143. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Kumarhatti Dagshai railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ हिमाचल में मिला 2 करोड़ साल पुराना जीवाश्म, जानिए इसकी विशेषता, MBM News, February 19 2025.
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