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Daskalgram railway station

Coordinates: 23°45′04″N 87°55′38″E / 23.751021°N 87.927283°E / 23.751021; 87.927283
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Daskalgram railway station
Indian Railways station
Daskalgram railway station platform
General information
LocationDaskalgram, Birbhum district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°45′04″N 87°55′38″E / 23.751021°N 87.927283°E / 23.751021; 87.927283
Elevation30 m (98 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDLM
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah railway division
History
Opened1917
Closed2013
Rebuilt2018
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMcLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kirnahar
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Kurmadanga
towards ?

Daskalgram railway station is a railway station in the Ahmadpur–Katwa line under the Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated in Daskalgram, Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]

History

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The Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways took over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing the line in 2013, the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track, including Daskalgram railway station, was reopened to the public on 24 May 2018.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. ^ "DLM / Daskalgram Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Daskalgram". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ Railway 🇮🇳, West Central. "Daskalgram Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.