Bankra Nayabaz | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Unsani-Nayabaz Road, Bankra, Howrah District, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Line: | Santragachi–Amta branch line |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 3 |
Opened: | 1897 |
Closed: | 1971 |
Rebuilt: | 2004 |
Electrified: | Yes, 25 Kv 50 Hz through Overhead Catenary Wire |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Eastern Railway zone |
Former: | Howrah–Amta Light Railway |
Map Type: | India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Bankra Nayabaz |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Bankra Nayabaz railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Unsani-Nayabaz Road at Bankranayabaz, Bankra in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
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.[2] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.[3] [4]