Masagram Railway Station
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.
Electrification
Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.
Passengers
Around 3,000 passengers use Masagram railway station every day.
Bankura Masagram line
The 117-kilometre-long (73 mi) Bankura–Masagram line will connect to the Howrah–Bardhaman chord near Masagram. The 510-metre-long (1,670 ft) 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.
References
- ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Masagram". Railenquiry.in. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Mandal, Sanjay (12 September 2005). "Train to Bankura". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Before swearing-in, Didi's rail sops on track". Business Standard, 18 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "SER GM reviews Bankura–Masagram rail project". Web India 123, 9 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
External links
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 A glimpse of Bankura Damodar line from a running train passing Masagram railway station |
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