Ambalgram railway station
Ambalgram railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Ambalgram, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°41′35″N 88°04′45″E / 23.692921°N 88.079048°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Ahmadpur–Katwa line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | ABGM | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||
Closed | 2013 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2018 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | McLeod's Light Railways | ||||||||||
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Ambalgram railway station is a railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Ambalgram of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3]
History
[edit]Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Ambalgram railway station was reopened to the public on 24 May 2018.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
- ^ "ABGM / Ambalgram Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Ambalgram". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Jayashree. "Ambalgram Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.