Kanthaliya Road railway station
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Kanthaliya Road railway station | |||||||||||
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Passenger train station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | kanthayliya, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°35′35″N 88°06′16″E / 23.5930°N 88.1044°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||
Station code | KTLR | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Kanthaliya Road railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is located at Kodla 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 the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Few passengers and EMU local trains stop at Kanthaliya Road railway station.[4]
References
- ^ "KTLR/Kanthaliya Road". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 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.
- ^ "KANTHALIYA ROAD (KTLR) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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