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Ashoknagar Road railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
General information
LocationAshoknagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeASKR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906
Electrified1972
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
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Ashoknagar Road railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is ASKR. It serves Ashoknagar town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Ashoknagar Road is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2] The Sealdah-Dum Dum-Barasat-Ashok Nagar-Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

References

  1. ^ "ASKR/Ashoknagar Road". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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