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{{short description|Indian railway station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kathgodam
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]
| image_caption = Indian Railways logo
| address = NH 87, [[Kathgodam]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| country = India
| line =
| other = Auto stand
| coordinates = {{coord|29.2666|79.5467|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India Uttarakhand#India
| elevation = {{convert|518|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 3
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 6
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| opened =
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| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KGM
| zone = [[North Eastern Railway zone]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian Railway Gazette, Volume 68|date=1970|page=351|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_7VAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=10 January 2017}} "KATHGODAM is a railway station on the North Eastern Railway."</ref>
|division = {{rwd|Izzatnagar}}
}}
| status = Functioning
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railways]]
| former =
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}}
[[File:Kathgodam Railway Station 1.jpg|thumb|Kathgodam Railway Station Platform 2 and 3.]]
[[File:Kathgodam Railway Station 08-Oct-2021.jpg|thumb|Kathgodam Railway Station.]]
'''Kathgodam railway station''' (station code: '''KGM''') is railway station located in [[Kathgodam]] town near [[Haldwani]] in [[Nainital district]] of [[Uttarakhand]] State of India.

The station code is KGM and is 101 km from the headquarters of the [[Izzatnagar railway division]] of [[North Eastern Railway zone]] of Indian Railways. There are four platforms. A single broad-gauge railway line serves diesel trains.

==Location==
The railway station is located in Kathgodam city at the foot of [[Sivalik Hills]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kapadia|first1=Harish|title=Across peaks & passes in Kumaun Himalaya|date=1999|publisher=Indus Publ. Co|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788173870965|page=215}} "Kathgodam: Railway Station at the foothill of the Shiwaliks. It is major entrance point to several areas of the Kumaun."</ref> at a distance of 35 km from [[Nainital]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kishore|first1=B.R.|title=India : a travel guide|date=2008|publisher=Fusion Books|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788128400674|page=278|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COHI7LlpkSAC|accessdate=11 January 2017}} "NAINITAL; Railway Station : Kathgodam 35 kms [sic]"</ref>
It is located at 625 m above mean sea level. The nearest airport is [[Pantnagar Airport]] at the distance of 33 km.<ref>{{cite web|title=Departures from KGM/Kathgodam (3 PFs)|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kathgodam-kgm/951|accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref>

Kathgodam railway station is linked by roads to inner Himalayan region of [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]].<ref name="Pandey" /> It is connected to Nainital<ref>{{cite book|last1=Abram|first1=David|title=The Rough Guide to India|date=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|location=New York|isbn=9781843530893|page=364|edition=5th|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kAMik_6LbwUC|accessdate=11 January 2017}} "Shared taxis and Jeeps regularly ply the route between Tallital, Haldwani and Kathgodam, the latter being the main railway station for Nainital."</ref> via Jeolikote, which is connected to [[Almora]], [[Ranikhet]], [[Baijnath, Uttarakhand|Baijnath]], [[Gwaldam]], [[Bageshwar]] and further eastwards to [[Pithoragarh]].<ref name="Pandey">{{cite book|last1=Pandey|first1=Dinesh Chandra|last2=Pandey|first2=Puran C.|title=Environmental Resources and Tourism Development in the Himalaya|publisher=Anamika Publishers & Distributors|isbn=9788179750544|page=82|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ttw6oHeVTrwC|accessdate=10 January 2017|year=2003}}</ref>

==History==
By the end of 19th century, Kathgodam formed one end of the 66-mile-long [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]], a private line that connected Kathgodam to [[Bareilly]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 18, page 329 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_335.gif|website=dsal.uchicago.edu|accessdate=11 January 2017}} "The only Railway is the Rohilkhand-Kumaun line from Bareilly to Kathgodam at the foot of the hills below Naini Tal"</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hunter|first1=W. W.|title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India|date=1886|publisher=Trubner & Co.|location=London|page=397}} "The Kumaun-Rohilkhand railway, a private line, connects Bareli with Kathgodam (108 kilometers), at the foot of the Himalayas, on the road to Naini Tal."</ref> The Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway was transferred to the Government of India and merged into the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] on 1 January 1943.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rao|first1=M.A.|title=Indian Railways|date=1988|publisher=National Book Trust|location=New Delhi|page=37}}</ref> On 14 April 1952, the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] was amalgamated with the [[Assam]] Railway and the [[Kanpur]]–Achnera section of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] to form [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]], one of the 16 zones of the current [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm|title=Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background|publisher=Ministry of Railways website}}</ref>

== Services ==
Trains that ply for Kathgodam are [[New Delhi–Kathgodam Shatabdi Express]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Kathgodam Shatabdi daily from May 5|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kathgodam-shatabdi-daily-from-may-5/article8506575.ece|accessdate=10 January 2017|agency=PTI|work=The Hindu|date=22 April 2016|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Duttagupta|first1=Samonway|title=Did you know? This new train can take you to these 5 offbeat places in Uttarakhand!|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/did-you-know-this-new-train-can-take-you-to-these-5-offbeat-places-in-uttarakhand-nainital-kathgodam-shatabdi-indian-railways-irctc/1/660604.html|accessdate=10 January 2017|work=India Today|date=6 May 2016}}</ref> [[Lucknow Junction–Kathgodam Express]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Ankit|title=City welcomes Lko-Kathgodam express train|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/City-welcomes-Lko-Kathgodam-express-train/articleshow/46158534.cms|accessdate=10 January 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=7 February 2015|location=Lucknow}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rajnath Singh to Inaugurate Lucknow–Kathgodam Express|url=http://www.ndtv.com/lucknow-news/rajnath-singh-to-inaugurate-lucknow-kathgodam-express-737264|accessdate=10 January 2017|work=NDTV.com|agency=PTI|publisher=NDTV|date=5 February 2015|location=Lucknow}}</ref> [[Kathgodam Express]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Siddiqui|first1=Shahla|last2=Upadhyay|first2=Vineet|title=Dense fog throws throws train, road travel out of gear|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Dense-fog-throws-throws-train-road-travel-out-of-gear/articleshow/45621377.cms|accessdate=10 January 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=23 December 2014|location=Dehradun/Haldwani}} "Railway officials said because of the delay, pairing trains like Kathgodam Express, which runs between Dehradun to Kathgodam, is also running late. As a result, short distance travelling by locals has been affected."</ref> [[Ranikhet Express]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Trains via Ghaziabad to be diverted|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Trains-via-Ghaziabad-to-be-diverted/articleshow/10448083.cms|accessdate=10 January 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=22 October 2011|location=Lucknow}} "15014 Kathgodam–Delhi Jn Rankihet Express will be diverted to run via Moradabad–Tapri–Shamli."</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mullick|first1=Rohit|title=Railways introduces new Rohtak–Panipat passenger train|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Railways-introduces-new-Rohtak-Panipat-passenger-train/articleshow/14558122.cms|accessdate=10 January 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=1 July 2012|location=Chandigarh}} "Similarly, Kathgodam–Delhi–Ranikhet express has been extended up to Jodhpur and it would benefit the people of Gurgaon, Pataudi Road and Rewari, said railway officials."</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Rao Jaswant|title=Modernize Gurgaon station, run EMUs to Delhi, MP urges Prabhu|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Modernize-Gurgaon-station-run-EMUs-to-Delhi-MP-urges-Prabhu/articleshow/46375065.cms|accessdate=10 January 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=26 February 2015|location=Gurgaon}}</ref> [[Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-uttaranchal-sampark-kranti-express-15035/1699/349/951|title = 15035/Uttaranchal Sampark Kranti Express - Old Delhi to Kathgodam NER/North Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry}}</ref> [[Bagh Express]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tiwari|first1=Mrigank|title=Armed goons commit dacoity onboard Howrah Kathgodam Bagh Express|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Armed-goons-commit-dacoity-onboard-Howrah-Kathgodam-Bagh-Express/articleshow/46266420.cms|accessdate=10 January 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=16 February 2015|location=Bareilly}}</ref> Metre-gauge trains like the Kumaon Express from Kathgodam to {{stnlnk|Agra Fort}} & Nainital Express from Kathgodam to {{stnlnk|Lucknow Junction}} are now permanently withdrawn & are slated to start once gauge conversion is fully completed.

== Accident ==
On 29 April 1953, at about 21:40 hours, 307 Dn. NainiTal Express from Kathgodam derailed between Kichcha and Baheri stations on the Kathgodam–Bareilly single line section of the North Eastern Railway. The train engine and the four coaches behind it capsized and the following three coaches derailed and the last four coaches remained on the line.<ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55531/1/lsd_01_03_02-05-1953.pdf Page no.12</ref>

== References ==
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{{Commons category|Kathgodam railway station}}
{{Railway stations in Uttarakhand}}

[[Category:Railway junction stations in India]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Nainital district]]
[[Category:Izzatnagar railway division]]
[[Category:Transport in Haldwani-Kathgodam]]

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