Solan Railway Station | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | NH 22, Solan, Himachal Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 30.9084°N 77.0983°W |
Map Type: | India#India Himachal Pradesh |
Line: | Kalka–Shimla Railway |
Other: | Auto stand |
Elevation: | 1502m (4,928feet) |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 4 (Narrow Gauge) |
Parking: | No |
Bicycle: | No |
Opened: | 1903 |
Electrified: | No |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Status: | Functioning |
Solan Railway Station is a small railway station in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The station lies on UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway. Solan railway station is located at an altitude of 1502m (4,928feet) above mean sea level. It was allotted the railway code of SOL under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division. The -wide narrow-gauge Kalka–Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi–Ambala–Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903.[1] In 1905 the line was regauged to -wide narrow gauge.[2]