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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Barog railway station<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Kalka-Shimla Railway Barog.JPG<br />
| image_caption = Barog railway station<br />
| address = [[National Highway 22]], [[Barog]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30.8902|77.0821|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| map_type = India#India Himachal Pradesh<br />
| line = [[Kalka–Shimla Railway]]<br />
| other = Auto stand<br />
| elevation = {{convert|1552|m|ft}}<br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| depth =<br />
| levels =<br />
| tracks = 4<br />
| parking = No<br />
| bicycle = No<br />
| opened = 1903<br />
| closed =<br />
| rebuilt =<br />
| electrified = No<br />
| ADA =<br />
| code = BOF<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] <br />
| operator = [[Ambala railway division]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers =<br />
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| pass_percent =<br />
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| services = <!-- Only use S-rail/S-line Templates here, without start or end --><br />
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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 {{convert|1531|m|ft}} above mean sea level, 42.14&nbsp;km from Kalka.<ref name=IR>{{cite web |last= |first= |title= Railway Stations of Kalka Shimla Section & its Attractions| publisher= Indian Railways |date= |url= http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/KSR/6.pdf |accessdate= November 29, 2018}}</ref><br />
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It has allotted the railway code of BOF under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division.<br />
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The original {{track gauge|610mm}} wide [[narrow-gauge]] Kalka–Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi–Ambala–Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title= Kalka Shimla Railway (India) No 944 ter | publisher= UNESCO |date= |url= https://whc.unesco.org/document/154654 |accessdate= November 29, 2018}}</ref> <br />
The line was later [[Track gauge conversion|regauged]] to {{track gauge|762mm}}-wide narrow gauge.<ref name=Priya>{{cite web |last= Priya |first= R. |title= The Development Of Mountain Railways In India A Study: Kalka – Shimla Railway | publisher= University of Madras |date= | page = 116 to 143 |url= http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/190126/6/chapter%204.pdf |accessdate= November 26, 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Major trains ==<br />
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* Kalka Shimla NG Passenger<br />
* Kalka Shimla Rail Motor<br />
* [[Shivalik Deluxe Express]]<br />
* [[Himalayan Queen]]<br />
* Shimla Kalka Passenger<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Solan railway station]]<br />
* [[Shimla railway station]]<br />
* [[Kalka railway station]]<br />
* [[Chandigarh Junction railway station]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Kalka–Shimla Railway stations}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Solan district]]<br />
[[Category:Ambala railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1903]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain railways in India]]<br />
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