Kona | |
Type: | Suburban rail station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Benaras Road, Khaliya, Kona, Howrah district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Line: | Santragachi–Amta branch line |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Opened: | 1897 |
Closed: | 1971 |
Rebuilt: | 2004 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Eastern Railway zone |
Former: | Howrah–Amta Light Railway |
Map Type: | India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Kona |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Kona railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division.[1] It is situated beside Benaras Road, Khaliya at Kona in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2]
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.[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.[4] [5]