Simlagarh railway station
Simlagarh railway station | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Talbona Colony Road, National Highway 2, Simlagarh, Hooghly district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°32′40″N 88°08′07″E / 23.5444°N 88.1352°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 20 metres (66 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Bardhaman main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | SLG | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1855 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1958 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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Simlagarh railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Talbona Colony Road, National Highway 2 at Simlagarh in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] The distance between Howrah and Simlagarh railway station is approximately 65 km.
History
The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000 v DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Simlagarh railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.[3]
References
- ^ "SLG/Simlagarh". Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "SIMLAGARH (SLG) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
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