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Railway Station in West Bengal

Kamnara
Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationBardhaman–Katwa Road, Kamnara, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°17′57″N 87°52′49″E / 23.299241°N 87.880341°E / 23.299241; 87.880341
Elevation33 m (108 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Bardhaman–Katwa line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKMRA
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
Barddhaman Junction Eastern Line Khetia
Route map
Bardhaman–Katwa line
km
0
Barddhaman Junction
6
Kamnara
7
Kshetia
10
Chamardighi
11
Karjana
12
Karjanagram
Khari River
15
Amarun
19
Bhatar
25
Balgona
30
Saota
32
Nigan
Mangalkot
(planned)
36
Kaichar Halt
41
Bankapasi
45
Srikhanda
46
Sripat Srikhanda
Right arrow
53
Katwa Junction
Down arrow
km
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Kamnara is located in West Bengal
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Kamnara is located in India
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Kamnara railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Bardhaman–Katwa Road at Kamnara of Purba Bardhaman district in the: Indian state of West Bengal.

History※

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. Bardhaman——to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014. And Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.

References※

  1. ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. ^ Roy, Joydeep. "Kamnara Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Kamnara Railway Station (KMRA) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 10 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 10 October 2019.
  6. ^ "'বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 October 2019.


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