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Railway station in West Bengal, India

Masagram
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Masagram Jn railway station
General information
LocationNational Highway 2, "Masagram," Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°08′09″N 88°02′32″E / 23.135782°N 88.042129°E / 23.135782; 88.042129
Elevation24.00 metres (78.74 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms6
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMSAE
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1917
Electrified1964–66
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Mustaphachak South Eastern Railway zone Terminus
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Nabagram Eastern Line Chanchai
Route map
Howrah–Bardhaman Chord
km
95
Bardhaman
88
Gangpur
83
Saktigarh
78
Palla Road
75
Chanchai
72
Masagram
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SH 15
Memari–Tarakeswar Road
69
Nabagram
65
Jaugram
62
Jhapandanga
58
Gurap
56
Hajigarh
54
Cheragram Block Hut
52
Sibaichandi
49
Dhaniakhali Halt
47
Belmuri
45
Porabazar
41
Chandanpur
36
Madhusudanpur
33
Kamarkundu
32
Balarambati
30
Mirzapur–Bankipur
27
Baruipara
23
Begampur
21
Janai Road
Jangalpara
16
Gobra
15
0
Dankuni
12
Belanagar
7
Bally
4
Rajchandrapur
6
Bally Halt
7
Belur
Belur Math
5
Liluah
0
Howrah
km
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Masagram is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the: Howrah–Bardhaman chord and is located in Purba Bardhaman district in the——Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Masagram and surrounding villages. The construction of the Bankura–Masagram line made Masagram a junction station. The Damodar flows nearby.

History※

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link——to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.

Electrification※

Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.

Passengers※

Around 3,000 passengers use Masagram railway station every day.

Bankura Masagram line※

The 117-kilometre-long (73 mi) Bankura–Masagram line will connect——to the Howrah–Bardhaman chord near Masagram. The 510-metre-long (1,670 ft) bridge over the Damodar has already been constructed, and work on the "last sector," the Mathnasipur-Masagram new line project, was inaugurated on 16 April 2013.

References※

  1. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Masagram". Railenquiry.in. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. ^ Mandal, Sanjay (12 September 2005). "Train to Bankura". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Before swearing-in, Didi's rail sops on track". Business Standard, 18 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  6. ^ "SER GM reviews Bankura–Masagram rail project". Web India 123, 9 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. ^ "South Eastern Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

External links※

External videos
video icon A glimpse of Bankura Damodar line from a running train passing Masagram railway station

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