Nandakumar railway station
Nandakumar railway station | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Haldia-Mechada Road, Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°11′27″N 87°55′40″E / 22.190924°N 87.927872°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 6 metres (20 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tamluk-Digha branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | NDKR | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Closed | -present | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2012-13 | ||||||||||
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Nandakumar railway station is a railway station on the Tamluk-Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside Haldia-Mechada Road, Kumarara at Nandakumar in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] This railway station is named after Maharaja Nandakumar.
History
The Tamluk-Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[3] Finally this line was opened in 2004.[4] This track including Nandakumar railway station was electrified in 2012–13.[5]
References
- ^ "NDKR/Nandakumar P.H". Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "NANDAKUMAR P H (NDKR) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Digha-Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved June 6, 2019.
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