Madhusudanpur railway station
Appearance
Madhusudanpur railway station | |||||||||||
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Kolkata Suburban Railway | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | State Highway 2, Madhusudanpur, Hooghly district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°30′15″N 88°06′49″E / 22.5042°N 88.1136°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 11 metres (36 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah-Bardhaman chord | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | MDSE | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1964 | ||||||||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Madhusudanpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside State Highway 2, Madhusudanpur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU trains stop at this station.[2]
History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Madhusudanpur railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]
References
- ^ "MDSE/Madhusudanpur". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "MADHU SUDANPUR (MDSE) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "History of Electrification". Retrieved May 18, 2019.