Shyamnagar railway station
Shyamnagar | |||||||||||
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Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Shyamnagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°49′43″N 88°22′49″E / 22.828600°N 88.380414°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 15 metres (49 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on ground station | ||||||||||
Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functional | ||||||||||
Station code | SNR | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1963–1965 | ||||||||||
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Shyamnagar railway station is the railway station in the town of Shyamnagar. It serves the local areas of Shyamnagar in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.
History
[edit]The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to railway traffic in 1862; the Railway previously worked only on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.[1][2]
Trains
[edit]One can board local and passenger trains every now and then from this station to go to Kolkata, Budge Budge, Majerhat, Katwa and so on. Not only the Sealdah–Bardhaman local (via Bandel station) but also all of the Sealdah main line local trains halt at this very station. The Maitree Express not only connecting just two cities, Kolkata and Dhaka but also two countries India and Bangladesh, passes through this railway station.[citation needed]
Electrification
[edit]The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector underwent electrification from 1963 to 1965.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eastern Bengal Railway". fibis. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Early days (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage