Mecheda railway station explained

Mecheda
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Mecheda, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.4136°N 87.8563°W
Elevation:10m (30feet)
Line:Howrah–Kharagpur line
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:6
Parking:yes
Bicycle:yes
Opened:1900
Electrified:1967–69
Code:MCA
Owned:Indian Railways
Zone:South Eastern Railway
Map Type:India West Bengal
Map Dot Label:Mecheda
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

See main article: article and Howrah–Kharagpur line.

Mecheda railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Mecheda, India in Purba Medinipur district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is 580NaN0 from Howrah Station.[1]

History

It serves Mecheda town. It is a major railway station between Howrah and Kharagpur. Special EMU trains are available here, and local EMU trains Howrah–Panskura, Howrah–Balichak, Howrah–Kharagpur, Howrah–Medinipur, Howrah–Haldia stop here. The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[2] The Howrah–Panskura stretch has three lines.[3] The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Combined suburban Time Table – Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway
  2. Web site: Major events in formation of S.E.Railway . South Eastern Railway . 10 April 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 .
  3. Web site: Howrah–Pune AC Duronto Express . indiarailinfo . 10 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118224023/http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 . 18 November 2015 .
  4. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 10 February 2013.