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{{Short description|Railway station in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kumarhatti Dagshai railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Kumarhatti Dagshai Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = Kumarhatti Dagshai Railway Station
| address = [[National Highway 5 (India)|National Highway 5]], [[Dagshai]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.88989|77.05508|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Himachal Pradesh
| line = [[Kalka–Shimla Railway]]
| other = Auto stand
| elevation = {{convert|1579|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 1
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
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| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| accessible =
| code = KMTI
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| operator = [[Ambala railway division]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
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'''Kumarhatti Dagshai railway station''' is a small railway station in the [[Solan district]] in the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{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= 4 February 2025}}</ref> The station lies on [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]] [[Kalka–Shimla Railway]].<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title= Kalka Shimla Railway (India) No 944 ter | publisher= UNESCO |date= |url= https://whc.unesco.org/document/154654 |accessdate= 4 February 2025}}</ref> The station is located at an altitude of 1,579 metres (5180 ft) above mean sea level, 54 km from [[Shimla]] and 28 km from [[Kalka]].<br>It has allotted the railway code of KMTI under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division.<ref name=Priya>{{cite web |last= |first= |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= 4 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/kumarhatti-dagshai-kmti/2874|title=Kumarhatti Dagshai railway station|work=India Rail Info|access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>

== Major trains ==

* Kalka Shimla NG Passenger
* Kalka Shimla Rail Motor
* [[Shivalik Deluxe Express]]
* [[Himalayan Queen]]
* Shimla Kalka Passenger

== Fossil site==

This is one of the [[Shivalik_Fossil_Park#Other|fossil sites of Himachal Pradesh]] where 20 million year old fossils from [[Miocene]] era have been discovered when this area was a coastal area of the [[Tethys Ocean]].<ref name=koti1>[https://mbmnewsnetwork.com/himachal-pradesh/802454/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE-2-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2 हिमाचल में मिला 2 करोड़ साल पुराना जीवाश्म, जानिए इसकी विशेषता], MBM News, February 19 2025.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Barog railway station]]
* [[Shimla railway station]]
* [[Kalka railway station]]
* [[Chandigarh Junction railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kalka–Shimla Railway stations}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Shimla district]]
[[Category:Ambala railway division]]
[[Category:Mountain railways in India]]

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[[Category:British-era buildings in Himachal Pradesh]]

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