Katwa Junction railway station explained

Katwa Junction
Type:	Kolkata Suburban Railway, passenger train and express train junction station
Style:	Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:	Station Road, 14 kuthir, Circus Maidan, Katwa, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal
Country:	India
Elevation:	16.077 meter 21m (69feet)
Structure:	Standard (On-ground station)
Platform:	7
Tracks:	7
Parking:	for 2 and 4 four wheeler
Bicycle:	Yes
Opened:	1913
Electrified:	1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line
Accessible:	Yes
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	Eastern Railway
Status:	Functioning
Former:	East Indian Railway Company
Map Type:	India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:	Katwa Junction
Map Size:	300
Map State:	collapsed

Katwa is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Howrah–Bandel–Katwa line, Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa and the Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line. It is located in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Katwa and the surrounding areas.

History

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.^{[1] [2]}

The 530NaN0-long -wide narrow-gauge Burdwan–Katwa Railway was opened in 1915 as part of McLeod's Light Railways, taken over by Eastern Railway in 1966 and closed in 2010.

The 530NaN0-long -wide narrow-gauge Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway was opened in 1917 as part of McLeod's Light Railways and taken over by Eastern Railway in 1966. It was closed in 2013 for conversion to broad gauge and electrification.^{[3] [4]}

Gauge conversion

The Bardhaman–Katwa line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.^[5]

The track from Katwa to Ahmedpur line after conversion from narrow gauge to broad gauge, was opened to the public on 24 May 2018.

Electrification

Electrification of the Bandel–Katwa line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1994–96.^[6]

Narrow-gauge travel

Here is a description of narrow-gauge travel (now closed):

External links

• • Trains to Howrah
• Trainns from Howrah

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indian Railway History timeline. R. P.. Saxena. 20 November 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm. 14 July 2012. dmy-all.
2. Web site: The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian . Rail India . 2 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html . 16 March 2008 . dead .
3. Web site: Ahmedpur-Katwa_Railway . fibis. 2 May 2013.
4. Web site: Emotions pasted – One last run. Chakraborty. Snehamoy. The Telegraph. 14 January 2013. 2 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20081112044743/http://www.telegraphindia.com/archives/archive.html. 12 November 2008. dead.
5. Web site: Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers) . bn . Ananda Bazar Patrika. 13 January 2018 . 13 January 2018.
6. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 2 May 2013.