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The Railway Station, Solan; Himachal Pradesh (India)

Solan Railway Station


Solan railway station is situated midway of the Kalka-Shimla Railway Line. Station is not very big
but gives all basic facilities to the passengers. It is connected to the Mall Road by a cemented path and Solan's market is not very far from here. 

PICTURE: Wide View Of Solan Railway Stati



FeeLocation - The Railway Station, Solan


Railway Track

            Railway track is narrow gauge (i.e. track is narrower than standard track). At a time, there are only 2 trains that can be stopped. 

PICTURE: Railway Track & Station, Solan


Station Platform

              Station has only a platform which allows both ups and downs for passengers to board and off. 


Ticket and Reservation Counter

                        Station has ticket and reservation counters. Ticket counter opens every day but the reservation counter does not.


PICTURE: Reservation Counter , Solan 



PICTURE: Ticket Counter, Solan

Retiring Room

               Although,station is small in size, it still provides a retiring rooms facility to the passengers for staying at the station.


Canteen

 There is a canteen also available in the railway station campus.


PICTURE: Canteen beside the Track, Solan


Toilet and Bathroom

    Station has sanitized toilets and bathrooms facilities for the passengers.



Trains 

 Kalka-Shimla Railway has toy trains, these trains are smaller in respect of length and width than  standard trains.


Following is timings for Ups and Downs coaches 


Ups Coaches ( Kalka to Shimla)


SOLAN RAILWAY STATION -  TRAIN TIME TABLE (Kalka to Shimla)

Train Name

Arrival Time 

Departure Time

57457 Passenger

06:07

06:09

52453 Mail

08:43

08:45

Up Mix Train

11:40

11:42

52455 Express

14:39 (02:39 PM)

14:41 (02:41 PM)

52443 Holiday Special

15:58 (03:58 PM)

16:00 (04:00 PM)



Downs Coaches (Shimla to Kalka)



Solan Railway Station - Train Time Table (Shimla to Kalka)

Train Name

Arrival Time

Departure Time

Down Mix Train

11:35

11:45

52444 Holiday Special

12:37

12:38

52456 Express

13:23 ( 01:23 PM)

13:24 (01:24 PM)

52458 Passenger 

17:27 (05:27 PM)

17:29 (05:29 PM)

52454 Mail

21:07(09:07 PM)

21:09 (09:09 PM)


*Note- Timetable is changed time to time by Railway  Department.

PICTURE: Train Time Table, Solan


Location

Solan Railway station is situated nearer to the Mall Road of the city. There is a 200 meter cemented way to connect the Station to the Mall road.There is also another way to connect the station to ISBT Solan and the distance from station to ISBT is 300 meter.


PICTURE: Panoramic View - Solan Railway Station


How To Reach There

        

To reach the railway station conveniently, choose the Mall road of Solan and then take the opposite way of Rajgarh Road.



PICTURE: Solan Railway Station entry gate beside the Mall Road



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Location: Solan, Railway Station Rd, Lawi Khurd, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173212, India

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