Amta Railway Station
Amta railway station is the terminal railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Amta - Ranihati Road, Kalatala more at Amta in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the part of Kolkata suburban railway system.
History
Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971. Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–04.
References
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