Thakurnagar railway station

Thakurnagar railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is TKNR. It serves Thakurnagar town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is very much well sheltered


Thakurnagar
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Thakurnagar railway station Platform Board
LocationThakurnagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.924662°N 88.777850°E / 22.924662; 88.777850
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Distance72 km
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsEMU, Express
Bus routesNone
Bus standsNone
Bus operatorsClosed
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeTKNR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
Fare zoneEastern Railway
Websitewww.indianrailway.gov.in
History
Opened1906
Rebuilt2007
Electrified1972
Original companyIndian Railways
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Location
Thakurnagar
Location in West Bengal
Thakurnagar
Location in India

.[1] This railway station is 63 km from Sealdah railway station on the Sealdah–Bangaon branch line.

History

Thakurnagar is a busy railway station. In 2009 the railway station was sanctioned as model station. Thakurnagar railway station 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]

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

See also

References
  1. "TKNR/Thakurnagar". India Rail Info.
  2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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