Sripat Srikhanda railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal

23°37′09″N 88°05′17″E / 23.619106°N 88.088180°E / 23.619106; 88.088180Elevation23 m (75 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayLine(s)Bardhaman–Katwa linePlatforms3Tracks1ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeSPS Zone(s) Eastern Railway Division(s) HowrahHistoryOpened1915Closed2010Rebuilt2014–2018Electrified25 kV AC overheadPrevious namesMcLeod's Light RailwaysServices
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Shrikhanda Eastern Line Katwa Junction
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Bardhaman–Katwa line
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Barddhaman Junction
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Kamnara
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Kshetia
10
Chamardighi
11
Karjana
12
Karjanagram
Khari River
15
Amarun
19
Bhatar
25
Balgona
30
Saota
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Nigan
Mangalkot
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36
Kaichar Halt
41
Bankapasi
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Srikhanda
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Sripat Srikhanda
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Katwa Junction
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Sources: [1]
Location
Shripat Shrikhanda is located in West Bengal
Shripat Shrikhanda
Shripat Shrikhanda
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Shripat Shrikhanda is located in India
Shripat Shrikhanda
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Sripat Srikhanda railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated beside the BarddhamanKatwa road at Shrikhanda of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]

History

On 1 December 1915, McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) set up narrow-gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed over to the Eastern Railway in 1966. In 2010 the work started for conversion of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge.[4][5] Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. ^ "SPS / Shripat Shrikhand Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Shripat Shrikhand". Total Train Info. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ Roy, Joydeep. "Shripat Shrikhand Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ Law, Abhishek (27 November 2014). "It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history". @businessline. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan". The Times of India. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. ^ "'বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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Stations on the Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Howrah Section
Main line
Belur Math line
Chord line
Seoraphuli–Goghat line
Bandel–Katwa line
Barddhaman–Katwa line
Sealdah Section
Main line
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar main line
Kalinarayanpur–Krishnanagar line
Ranaghat–Bangaon line
Dum Dum–Bangaon line
Barasat–Hasnabad line
Kalyani Branch line
Hooghly Branch line
Krishnanagar–Lalgola line


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