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

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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.

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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

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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

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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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