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Karjana railway station

Coordinates: 23°20′41″N 87°53′32″E / 23.344620°N 87.892273°E / 23.344620; 87.892273
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Karjana
Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationBardhamanKatwa Road, Karjana, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°20′41″N 87°53′32″E / 23.344620°N 87.892273°E / 23.344620; 87.892273
Elevation32 m (105 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Bardhaman–Katwa line
Platforms2
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKJRA
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1915
Closed2010
Rebuilt2014–2018
Electrified25 kV AC overhead
Previous namesMcLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway lines
Location
Karjana is located in West Bengal
Karjana
Karjana
Location in West Bengal
Karjana is located in India
Karjana
Karjana
Location in India

Karjana railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated beside BardhamanKatwa Road at Karjana of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]

History

On 1 December 1915, McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) set up narrow-gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed over to the Eastern Railway in 1966. In 2010 the work started for conversion of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge.[4][5] Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. ^ "Karjana Railway Station Forum/Discussion – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. ^ "Karjana Railway Station (KJRA) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  4. ^ Law, Abhishek. "It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  5. ^ Jun 8, TNN | Updated; 2010; Ist, 0:53. "Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan | Kolkata News". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-11. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "'বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-10-11.