Amta railway station

Railway station in West Bengal

FunctioningStation codeAMZ Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone Division(s) KharagpurHistoryOpened1897Closed1971Rebuilt2004ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesHowrah–Amta Light RailwayServices

Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Terminus		South Eastern Line Santragachi–Amta branch line		Harishdadpur towards Howrah Junction

Route map

Legend

to Bagnan

(under construction)

Amta

Harishdadpur

Jalalsi

Maju

Mahendralalnagar

Munsirhat

Pantihal

to Champadanga

(under construction)

Bargachia

Dakshinbari

Domjur

Calcutta Chord

to Dankuni

Bhattanagar

Calcutta Chord

to Dum Dum

Baltikuri

Bankranayabaz

Howrah–Kharagpur line

Andul

NH 117 (Kona Epressway)

Mourigram

Hindustan Industries

and Engineering

Santragachi

Padmapukur

Guest Keen Williams

Shalimar │

Shalimar

rail yard

NH 117 (Kona Expressway)

Ramrajatala

Dasnagar

Tikiapara

Howrah–Bardhaman main line

& Howrah–Bardhaman chord

Howrah

Source: Google Maps

Location
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Amta railway station is the terminal railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division.^[1] It is situated beside Amta-Ranihati Road, Guzarpur, Kalatala at Amta in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[2]

History

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]^[4] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–04.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Pradhan, Avradip. "Amta Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ "AMZ / Amta Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Amta". Total Train Info. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ Saha, Arnab (21 February 2021). "আজও স্মৃতিপথে এই ট্রেনের আসা-যাওয়া" [The coming and going of this train is still remembered today]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
^ "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. Retrieved 27 October 2019.