Guma railway station

Guma railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is GUMA. It serves Guma town. The station consists of two platforms neither of which is well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]


Guma
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
LocationGuma, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.808407°N 88.600824°E / 22.808407; 88.600824
Elevation8 metres (26 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 facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeGUMA
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906
Electrified1972
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Location
Guma
Location in West Bengal
Guma
Location in India

The station

Location

Guma 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 Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

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

See also

References
  1. "GUMA/Guma". 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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