Masagram Junction railway station – Wikipedia
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 Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
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Masagram Jn railway station |
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| General information | |||||||||
| Location | National Highway 2, Masagram, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India |
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| Coordinates |
23°08′09″N 88°02′32″E / 23.135782°N 88.042129°ECoordinates: 23°08′09″N 88°02′32″E / 23.135782°N 88.042129°E |
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| Elevation | 24.00 metres (78.74 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Bardhaman chord Bankura–Masagram line |
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| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||
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| 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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 Location in West Bengal 
Location in India |
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Masagram is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord and is located in Purba 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[edit]
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.[1]
Electrification[edit]
Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.[2]
Passengers[edit]
Around 3,000 passengers use Masagram railway station every day.[3]
Bankura Masagram line[edit]
The 117-kilometre-long (73 mi) Bankura–Masagram line will connect to the Howrah–Bardhaman chord near Masagram.[4][5] The 510-metre-long (1,670 ft) bridge over the Damodar has already been constructed, and work on the last sector, the Mathnasipur-Masagram new line project, was inaugurated on 16 April 2013.[6][7]
References[edit]
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“The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India”. Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ “History of Electrification”. IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ “Masagram”. Railenquiry.in. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Mandal, Sanjay (12 September 2005). “Train to Bankura”. Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. 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.
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