Masagram railway station explained

Masagram
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:National Highway 2, Masagram, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
Country:India
Elevation:24m (79feet)
Line:Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Bankura–Masagram line
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:6
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1917
Electrified:1964–66
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:East Indian Railway Company
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Masagram
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Masagram is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord and is located in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Masagram and surrounding villages. The construction of the Bankura–Masagram line made Masagram a junction station. The Damodar flows nearby.

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.[1]

Electrification

Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.[2]

Passengers

Around 3,000 passengers use Masagram railway station every day.[3]

Bankura Masagram line

The 117adj=midNaNadj=mid Bankura–Masagram line will connect to the Howrah–Bardhaman chord near Masagram.[4] [5] The 510adj=midNaNadj=mid bridge over the Damodar has already been constructed, and work on the last sector, the Mathnasipur-Masagram new line project, was inaugurated on 16 April 2013.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India . Rail India . 13 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html . 16 March 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 13 April 2013 .
  3. Web site: Masagram. Railenquiry.in. 13 April 2013 .
  4. News: Train to Bankura. https://archive.today/20130104223347/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050912/asp/bengal/story_5227660.asp . dead . 4 January 2013 . The Telegraph, 12 September 2005 . 13 April 2013 . Calcutta, India . Sanjay . Mandal . 2005-09-12.
  5. Web site: Before swearing-in, Didi's rail sops on track . 13 April 2013. Business Standard, 18 May 2011.
  6. Web site: SER GM reviews Bankura–Masagram rail project. Web India 123, 9 February 2012 . 13 April 2013.
  7. Web site: South Eastern Railway. ser.indianrailways.gov.in. 30 May 2014.