Samudragarh railway station explained

Samudragarh
Type: Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:State Highway 6, Hatsimla, Samudragarh, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:23.3353°N 88.3247°W
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:4
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Samudragarh
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Samudragarh railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside State Highway 6, Hatsimla, Samudragarh, Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU and few Passenger trains stop at Samudragarh railway station.[2] The distance between Howrah and Samudragarh railway station is approximately 97 km.[3]

History

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[4] This line including Samudragarh railway station was electrified in 1994–1996 with 25 kV overhead line.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SMAE/Samudra Garh. April 30, 2019.
  2. Web site: SAMUDRAGARH (SMAE) Railway Station. NDTV. April 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: SAMUDRA GARH to HOWRAH JN Trains. April 30, 2019.
  4. Web site: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY. indianrailways.gov.in. April 30, 2019.
  5. Web site: STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS. April 30, 2019.