Taradevi railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Taradevi railway station

| type = Indian Railways station

| style = Indian Railways

| image = KSR Steam special at Taradevi 05-02-13 56.jpeg

| image_caption = A train at Taradevi station

| address = National Highway 5, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

| country = India

| coordinates = {{coord|31.0760|77.1395|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}

| map_type = India#India Himachal Pradesh

| line = Kalka–Shimla Railway

| other = Auto stand

| elevation = {{convert|1849|m|ft}}

| structure = Standard (on-ground station)

| platform = 1

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| tracks = 2

| parking = No

| bicycle = No

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| electrified = No

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| code = TVI

| owned = Indian Railways

| zone = Northern Railway

| operator = Ambala railway division

| status = Functioning

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Taradevi railway station is a small railway station in the Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.{{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= November 29, 2018}} The station lies on UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway.{{cite web |last= |first= |title= Kalka Shimla Railway (India) No 944 ter | publisher= UNESCO |date= |url= https://whc.unesco.org/document/154654 |accessdate= November 29, 2018}} The station is located at an altitude of 1,849 metres (6066 ft) above mean sea level, 8 km from Shimla and 81 km from Kalka.
It has allotted the railway code of TVI under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division.{{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= November 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/taradevi-tvi/2865|title=Taradevi railway station|work=India Rail Info|access-date=2021-07-06}}

The name derives from Mata Tara Devi. The Sankat Mochan and Tara Devi temples are situated near this station. The third longest tunnel (No.91) at 992 metres (3,255 ft) is situated on the Shimla end of this station.{{cite web |title=Railway Stations of Kalka Shimla Section & its Attractions |publisher=Indian Railways|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/KSR/6.pdf |access-date=November 29, 2018}}