Kotdwar or Kotdwara is a town and tehsil in the Pauri Garhwal district of Indian state of Uttarakhand. Kotdwar is one of the oldest Railway stations in the country.It was established in 1890 by British for timber transport from Himalayan Region. First Passenger train was run in 1901. It is situated in the south-western part of state and is one of the main entrance points in the state of Uttarakhand. Entry into India’s oldest national park will now include a new gate positioned from Kotdwar area of Pauri district. Plans for the new gate were announced late last summer but missed the targeted opening of 15 November 2011. To help facilitate tourism traffic a new booking centre will be opened at Kotdwar Gate shortly. Kotdwar Gate will join the existing six entry gates which span the five tourism zones with Corbett Tiger Reserve: Amadanda, Dhangarhi, Durgadevi, Khara, Kalagarh, and Vatanvasa.