Ashoknagar Road railway station

Ashoknagar Road railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is ASKR. It serves Ashoknagar town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]


Ashoknagar Road
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
LocationAshoknagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.826563°N 88.628568°E / 22.826563; 88.628568
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeASKR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906
Electrified1972
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Location
Ashoknagar Road
Location in West Bengal
Ashoknagar Road
Location in India

Location

Ashoknagar Road is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2] The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Ashoknagar Road track layout
to Bangaon
to Sealdah
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

See also

References
  1. "ASKR/Ashoknagar Road". India Rail Info.
  2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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