Tenya railway station
Tenya railway station | |||||||||||
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Passenger train station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Tenya, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°29′31″N 88°51′21″E / 23.4919°N 88.8559°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||
Station code | TYAE | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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
- ^ "TENYA (TYAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ 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. - ^ "Departures from TYAE/Tenya". India Rail. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "TENYA to HOWRAH JN Trains". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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