Akra railway station

Akra
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Akra Railway Station
General information
Location	Akra, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.514658°N 88.249255°E / 22.514658; 88.249255
Elevation	9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Budge Budge line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Taxi stand, Bus stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	AKRA
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1890 (1890)
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations toward Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway lines Budge Budge Branch line Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations toward Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
Route map Sealdah South section km Sealdah Main & North section 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Line 2  Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens Siding 3│7 Park Circus Maa Flyover Hindusthan Engineering & Industrial Ltd. siding BESCO siding Bijon Setu 5 Ballygunge Junction Lake Gardens 07 6 Dhakuria Tollygunge 08 8 Jadabpur Rabindra Sarobar 0  KM Line 1  Tollygunge Bridge 0 10 Bagha Jatin Adi Ganga river 0  KM Line 6  New Alipore 09 Jai Hind Bridge New Garia Metro Depot New Garia–Baruipur Metro (planned) Kavi Subhash  KM Line 1  0 11 New Garia Kalighat–Falta Railway (NG) (dismantled) Majerhat 10  KM Line 3  Kolkata Circular Railway 12 Garia KDS Railway 14 Narendrapur Brace Bridge 12 16 Sonarpur Junction KDS Railway Sonarpur EMU Carshed Santoshpur 15 Clive jute mill siding 19 Bidyadharpur Union jute mill siding 22 Kalikapur Akra 18 planned extension Nangi 21 46 Ghatakpukur Batanagar factory siding 60 Minakhan Caledonian jute mill siding 24 Champahati K.M. Budge Budge 24 27 Piali IBP/IOCL Depot 29 Gourdaha Budge Budge Rail Yard 31 Ghutiari Shariff HPCL Siding 34 Betberia Ghola Budge Budge jute mill siding 38 Taldi BPCL Siding 41 Matla Halt IOCL Siding 45 Canning Charial Canal planned extension Lothian jute mill siding Matla River (planned) Kalipur 29 50 Bhangankhali Magadi Soda factory siding 60 Sonakhali Orient jute mill siding 65 Basanti Albion jute mill siding 87 Jharkhali FCI Siding Charial Extension Canal CESC Siding planned extension Pujali 31 Howrah–Kharagpur line Hooghly River Bir Shibpur 41 Howrah–Kharagpur line Pujali–Bankrahat line (planned) Bankrahat 42 Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat line (planned) 19 Subhasgram 22 Mallikpur New Garia–Baruipur Metro (planned) BESCO Siding (planned) Baruipur 00 25 Baruipur Junction Baruipur Metro Depot Kalyanpur 28 27 Shasan Road Dakshin Durgapur 30 29 Krishna Mohan Hotar 32 31 Dhapdhapi Dhamua 34 33 Surjyapur Uttar Radhanagar 37 35 Gocharan Magra Hat 40 38 Hogla Bahirpuya 43 41 Dakshin Barasat Sangrampur 45 44 Baharu (planned) Sangrampur– Krishnachandrapur line 49 Jaynagar Majilpur Deula 50 87 Durgapur (planned) Netra 53 planned extension Basuldanga 55 Gurudas Nagar 63 57 70 57 Krishnachandrapur 61 Uttar Kashinagar 66 Companirthek Diamond Harbour 60 70 Raidighi Hara Fort goods siding 54 Mathurapur Road 59 Madhabpur 62 Lakshmikantapur Gurudasnagar–Kulpi line (planned) 67 Udairampur 75 71 Kulpi 76 Karanjali 82 Nischintapur Market 84 Nischintapur 88 Madhabnagar 92 Kashinagar 95 Kakdwip Budhakhali 103 planned extension Muriganga river 103 Ukilerhat Sagar Island 108 110 Namkhana planned extension 112 Namkhana Ghat 124 Chandranagar 141 Bakkhali km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) in use │ out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c) │ tunnel
Location Akra Location in West Bengal Akra Location in India

Akra railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sealdah–Budge Budge line with an approximate 19 kilometres (12 mi) distance from Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Akra railway station is one of the busiest railway stations of Sealdah railway division. More than 45 pairs of E.M.U. local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Akra railway station serves Akra town and the surrounding areas.

Geography

Akra railway station is located at 22°30′53″N 88°14′57″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

History

In 1890 (1890), the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Akra.

Electrification

Electrification from Sealdah to Akra was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.

External links

• "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on January 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
• "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
• "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways".