Manigram railway station
Manigram railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kankuria, Manigram, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°12′12″N 88°37′42″E / 24.2034°N 88.6283°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | MGLE | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Malda | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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Manigram railway station is a railway station on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop of Malda railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at School Road, Kankuria, Manigram of 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 Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line completely changed. A total of 18 passenger trains stop at Manigram railway station.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b "MGLE/Manigram". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "MANIGRAM (MGLE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 18 April 2019.