Guma railway station explained

Guma
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Address:Guma, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.8084°N 88.6008°W
Elevation:8m (26feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Line:Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Bicycle:Yes
Parking:Yes
Structure:At grade
Status:Functional
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Guma
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Guma railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is GUMA. It serves the town of Guma. The station consists of two well sheltered platforms. It has many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

The station

Location

Guma is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Accommodations and facilities

A well maintained public toilet is available, as well as drinking water, a garden, and an ATVM (Automatic Ticket Vending Machine), free WiFi facility is also available in this station.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUMA/Guma. India Rail Info.
  2. Web site: The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian . Rail India . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html . 16 March 2008 . dead .
  3. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 28 August 2017.