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Karjanagram railway station

Coordinates: 23°21′10″N 87°53′39″E / 23.352835°N 87.894094°E / 23.352835; 87.894094
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Karjanagram
Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationBardhamanKatwa Road, Karjanagram, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°21′10″N 87°53′39″E / 23.352835°N 87.894094°E / 23.352835; 87.894094
Elevation29 m (95 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Bardhaman–Katwa line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKJRM
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1915
Closed2010
Rebuilt2014–2018
Electrified25 kV AC overhead
Previous namesMcLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Karjana Eastern Line Amarun
Location
Karjanagram is located in West Bengal
Karjanagram
Karjanagram
Location in West Bengal
Karjanagram is located in India
Karjanagram
Karjanagram
Location in India

Karjanagram railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated beside BardhamanKatwa Road at Karjana of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]

History

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On 1 December 1915, McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) set up narrow-gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed over to the Eastern Railway in 1966. In 2010 the work started for conversion of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge.[4][5] Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. ^ Roy, Joydeep. "Karjanagram Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Karjanagram Railway Station (KJRM) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. ^ Law, Abhishek (27 November 2014). "It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan". The Times of India. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. ^ "'বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 October 2019.










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