Miangram_railway_station

Miangram railway station

Miangram railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

Miangram railway station is a halt railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Miangram village in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

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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. Total 21 trains including few passengers and EMU stop at Miangram railway station.[4] Distance between Howrah and Miangram railway station is approximately 170 km.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    "MIANGRAM (MIAN) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    "MIAN/Miangram". Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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