Madhukunda railway station explained

Madhukunda
Type:	Indian Railways station
Style:	Indian Railways
Address:	Mdhukunda, Purulia district, West Bengal
Country:	India
Elevation:	128m (420feet)
Line:	Asansol–Adra line
Structure:	At Ground
Platform:	2
Parking:	No
Bicycle:	No
Opened:	1891
Electrified:	1957–62
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	South Eastern Railway
Former:	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Map Type:	India West Bengal#India

Madhukunda railway station serves Madhukunda, Tiluri village and surrounding areas in Purulia and Bankura districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the southern bank of the Damodar and a railway bridge connects it to Damodar railway station.

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.^[1]

Electrification

The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.^[2] The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62.^[3]

Economy

There is a cement plant, Damodhar Cement Works, owned by ACC Ltd. at Madhukunda.^[4]

External links

• Trains at Madhukunda

Notes and References

1. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway. South Eastern Railway. 6 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1. 1 April 2013. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Platinum Jubilee of Railway Electrification in India. Press Information Bureau. Arabinda. Ghose. 6 May 2013.
3. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 6 May 2013.
4. Web site: ACC Limited, formerly Associated Cement Companies Ltd. . ACC Limited. 6 May 2013.