Bazarsau railway station
Bazarsau railway station | |||||||||||
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| Express train, Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Bazarsau, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°31′24″N 88°06′21″E / 23.5232°N 88.1058°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | BZLE | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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Bazarsau railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Bazarsau village in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
History
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2][3] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. A total of 40 trains, including expresses, passengers and EMU, stop at Bazarsau railway station.[4] Distance between Howrah and Bazarsau railway station is approximately 175 km.[5]
References
- ^ "BAZARSAU (BZLE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "BZLE/Bazarsau". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "BAZARSAU to HOWRAH JN Trains". Retrieved 14 April 2019.