Masagram railway station
Masagram | ||||||||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
National Highway 2, Masagram, Distt. Bardhaman, West Bengal India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°08′06″N 88°02′34″E / 23.1349°N 88.0429°ECoordinates: 23°08′06″N 88°02′34″E / 23.1349°N 88.0429°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 24.00 metres (78.74 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Howrah-Bardhaman chord Bankura-Masagram line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | MSAE | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1917 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1964-66 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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  Masagram railway station Location in West Bengal | ||||||||||||||||
Masagram is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord and is located in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Masagram and surrounding villages. The construction of the Bankura-Masagram line made Masagram a junction station. The Damodar flows nearby.
History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.[1]
Electrification
Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.[2]
Passengers
Around 3,000 passengers use Masagram railway station every day.[3]
Bankura Masagram line
The 117 kilometres (73 mi) long Bankura-Masagram line will connect to the Howrah–Bardhaman chord near Masagram.[4][5] The 510 m long bridge over the Damodar has already been constructed and work on the last sector, the Mathnasipur-Masagram new line project, is inaugurated on 16 April 2013.[6] [7]
References
- ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India". railindia. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Masagram". Railenquiry.in. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ Mandal, Sanjay (2005-09-12). "Train to Bankura". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 12 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Before swearing-in, Didi's rail sops on track". Business Standard, 18 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "SER GM reviews Bankura-Masagram rail project". Web India 123, 9 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "South Eastern Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
External links
 A glimpse of Bankura Damodar line from a running train passing Masagram railway station |