Ukilerhat railway station
Ukilerhat railway station | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kakdwip-Namkhana Road, Bishalakshmipur, Ukilerhat, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°29′34″N 88°08′06″E / 21.4928°N 88.1349°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sealdah–Namkhana line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | UKLR | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2006 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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Ukilerhat railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway stations on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of Sealdah railway division. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated beside Kakdwip-Namkhana Road at Bishalakshmipur, Ukilerhat, South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.[1]
History
The Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide Broad Gauge Railway from Sealdah to Baruipur in 1882. The Jaynagar Majilpur line was constructed by Eastern Bengal Railway in 1882. It was extended up to Lakshmikantapur railway station in 1928.[2] Thereafter the line was extended up to Kakdwip railway station in 2001 and up to Namkhana in 2006.[3] Baruipur to Lakshmikantapur line was electrified in 1965-66 and Lakshmikantapur to Kakdwip railway station in 1992-2000 and Kakdwip to Namkhana railway station in 2005–06.[4]
References
- ^ "UKLR/Ukilerhat Halt". Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Travel: A Great Escape". The Statesman, 13 June 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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