Taraknagar railway station

Taraknagar railway station is a railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside Shivniwas Road at Taraknagar, Krishnaganj of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMUs stop at Taraknagar railway station.[2]


Taraknagar
Indian Railways station
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
LocationShivniwas Road, Taraknagar, Krishnaganj, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°22′48″N 88°40′50″E
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTNX
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Electrified1997–98
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
toward Gede
Location
Taraknagar
Location in West Bengal
Taraknagar
Location in India

History

The Ranaghat–Gede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the Calcutta–Siliguri main line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede branch line.[3] The line including Taraknagar railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[4]

References
  1. "TNX/Tarak Nagar". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  2. "TARAK NAGAR (TNX) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 6, 2019.


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