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HARIPUR VILLAGE
[edit]HARIPUR is situated in kangra distric of himachal pradesh in india . It is an Historical place which is only 18 km. from Dehra Gopipur. It is linked by the road from all sides like from Dharmshala a famous Hill station and from Pathankot side is also linked by road.
An narrow gauge line passed from Gulair a near by railway station which is just a 1.5 km from the village .The Narrow gauge rail line Himachal Pradesh have the Pathankot - jogindernagar rail line is longest among them . Himachal Pradesh have only two railline one is Kalka- Shimla rail Line & Second is Jogindernagar-Pathankot Rail Line.
Rail Head of one of the world's still playing narrow Gauge train. This railway track is one of the oldest in India and was built in 3rd decade of 20th century whenShanan Power House was to be constructed. There was a steam engine which has been replaced by diesel engine. Jogindernagar-Pathankot is the longest railway line track of Himachal Pradesh.
The village name is Haripur is set on the name of King Harichand the king of Haripur . It is only 1.5 km from Gulair a railway station on narroew gague railline Pathankot to Johindernagar .And it is situated on the bank of Maharana Pratap Lake contructed after the PONG DAM.