Daskalgram railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal, India

23°45′04″N 87°55′38″E / 23.751021°N 87.927283°E / 23.751021; 87.927283Elevation30 m (98 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayLine(s)Ahmadpur–Katwa linePlatforms1Tracks1ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeDLM Zone(s) Eastern Railway Division(s) Howrah railway divisionHistoryOpened1917Closed2013Rebuilt2018ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesMcLeod's Light RailwaysServices
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kirnahar
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Kurmadanga
towards ?
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Ahmadpur–Katwa line
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Left arrow Sahibganj loop Right arrow
52
 Ahmadpur Junction
46
 Chowhatta
42
 Gopalpurgram
40
 Labpur
Bakreshwar River
36
 Mahespur
30
 Kirnahar
25
 Daskalgram
23
 Kurmadanga
21
 Jnandas Kandra
17
 Komarpur
16
 Nirol
14
 Nirolgram Halt
12
 Pachandi
Kandor River
8
 Ambalgram
Right arrow
4
 Nabagram Kankurhati
Left arrow
0
 Katwa Junction
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Sources: [1]

Daskalgram railway station is a railway station in the Ahmadpur–Katwa line under the Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated in Daskalgram, Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]

History

The Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways took over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing the line in 2013, the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track, including Daskalgram railway station, was reopened to the public on 24 May 2018.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. ^ "DLM / Daskalgram Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Daskalgram". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ Railway 🇮🇳, West Central. "Daskalgram Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.


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