Kurmadanga railway station

Kurmadanga railway station
Kurmadanga railway station
	Indian Railway Station
Location	Futishanko, Kurmadanga, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	23.74532°N 87.9473°E
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KMDC
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah railway division
History
Opened	1917
Closed	2013
Rebuilt	2018
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	McLeod's Light Railways
Services

Kurmadanga railway station is a halt railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Futishanko, Kurmadanga of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3]

Ahmadpur–Katwa line

km

Sahibganj loop

52

Ahmadpur Junction

46

Chowhatta

42

Gopalpurgram

40

Labpur

Bakreshwar River

36

Mahespur

30

Kirnahar

25

23

21

17

16

14

Nirolgram Halt

12

Pachandi

Kandor River

8

Ambalgram

Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop

4

Nabagram Kankurhati

Ajay River

Bardhaman–Katwa line

0

Katwa Junction

Bandel–Katwa line

km

Sources: [1]

History

Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Kurmadanga railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.[6]

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References

"Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
"KMDC / Kurmadanga Halt Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Kurmadanga Halt". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
roy, Joydeep. "Kurmadanga Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
"[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways - The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
"Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
"Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved October 10, 2019.

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[1] "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.

[2] "KMDC / Kurmadanga Halt Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Kurmadanga Halt". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.

[3] roy, Joydeep. "Kurmadanga Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.

[4] "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways - The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.

[5] "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.

[6] "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved October 10, 2019.