Munsirhat railway station – Wikipedia

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Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Suburban rail station
General information
Location Shankarhati, Munsirhat, Howrah district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates

22°38′55″N 88°05′42″E / 22.648532°N 88.094893°E / 22.648532; 88.094893Coordinates: 22°38′55″N 88°05′42″E / 22.648532°N 88.094893°E / 22.648532; 88.094893

Elevation 7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s) Santragachi–Amta branch line
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MNH
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened 1897
Closed 1971
Rebuilt 2004
Previous names Howrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Location
Munsirhat is located in West Bengal

Munsirhat

Location in West Bengal

Munsirhat is located in India

Munsirhat

Location in India

Munsirhat railway station is a halt railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated at Shankarhati, Munsirhat in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History[edit]

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin’s Light Railways which was closed in 1971.[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^

    “MNH / Munsirhat P.H. Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Munsirhat P.H.” www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

  2. ^ “Munsirhat P.H. Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry”. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). “PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line”. The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ “Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay”. www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. ^ “Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated”. @businessline. Retrieved 27 October 2019.