Lalbag Court Road railway station | |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Type: | Passenger train station |
Address: | Saikuli, Lalbag, Murshidabad district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway zone |
Line: | Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Line |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Status: | Active |
Former: | East Indian Railway Company |
Electrified: | Yes |
Lalbag Court Road railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is located at Saikuli, Lalbag of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[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 28 local trains stop at Lalbag Court Road railway station.[4] The rail distance between Lalbag Court Road and Howrah is approximately 218 km.[5]