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Tenya railway station

Tenya railway station
Passenger train station
General information
LocationTenya, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°29′31″N 88°51′21″E / 23.4919°N 88.8559°E / 23.4919; 88.8559
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
Platforms4
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeTYAE
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Howrah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Miangram
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Malihati Talibpur Road
towards ?

Tenya railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone in India. It is situated at Tenya in Murshidabad district in the 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 5ft 6in broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2] 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.

26 trains including a few passenger trains and EMU stop at Tenya.[3] The distance between Howrah and Tenya railway station is approximately 168 kilometres (104 mi).[4]

References

  1. ^ "TENYA (TYAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
    - "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Departures from TYAE/Tenya". India Rail. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "TENYA to HOWRAH JN Trains". Retrieved 15 April 2019.