Makardaha_railway_station

Makardaha railway station

Makardaha railway station

Railway station in West Bengal


Makardaha railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Howrah–Amta Road at Makardaha in Howrah District in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

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History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.[2] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.[3][4]


References

  1. "MDC / Makardaha Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Makardaha". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. Retrieved 25 October 2019.



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