Gangatikuri railway station | |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Type: | Passenger train station |
Address: | Balutia, Gangatikuri, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway zone |
Line: | Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Status: | Active |
Former: | East Indian Railway Company |
Electrified: | Yes |
Gangatikuri railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside State Highway 6 at Balutia, Gangatikuri, Purba Bardhaman in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Gangatikuri and Uddharanpur area.[1]
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2] [3] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Total 26 trains including few Passengers trains and EMU stop at Gangatikuri.[4] The distance between Howrah and Gangatikuri railway station is approximately 155 km.[5]