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Barog is located at a height of 1,560 metres (5,120 ft) above the mean sea level. Due to its height, temperatures here range between 23 and 10 °C (73 and 50 °F) during summers and between 15 and 5 °C (59 and 41 °F) during winters. The summers last from April to July. Winters
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Until 2003, National Highway 22 connecting Chandigarh with Shimla passed through Barog. On 6 December 2003, the new section of the highway was inaugurated that would connect the village of Kumarhatti directly to Solan, thus bypassing Barog. This was done to avoid the steep incline to Barog from
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The economy of Barog is primarily dependent upon tourists, who come here because of its cool climate and proximity to Chandigarh. Many hotels including Hotel KorInns and a Himachal tourism resort called Pinewood operate in Barog. Barog is also influenced economically by the nearby
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is immediately after the tunnel. Trains take about 2.5 minutes to cross this tunnel, running at 25 km/h (16 mph) per hour. It is rumoured that the tunnel is haunted by the ghost of Col Barog.
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The local economy mainly depends on the agriculture and especially on tomato growing. Until 1975 the local populace was mostly illiterate, which resulted in stalled economic progress.
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Barog tunnel is the longest of the 103 operational tunnels on the route of the UNESCO heritage
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Barog also serves as a fitness camp for the Indian National Hockey and other athletic teams.
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Barog was settled in the early 20th century during the building of the narrow gauge
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set in during December and typically last up to February.
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Hill Station
Barog railway station in Solan district (H.P)
Barog is located in Himachal Pradesh
Barog is located in India
30°53′24″N 77°04′55″E / 30.89°N 77.082°E / 30.89; 77.082
Country
India
State
Himachal Pradesh
District
Solan
Hindi
Pahadi
Time zone
UTC+5:30
IST
PIN
Vehicle registration
HP
hill station
City
Solan
Solan district
Indian state
Himachal Pradesh
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kalka–Shimla Railway
Chandigarh
Kalka-Shimla Railway

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