Ashoknagar Road railway station

Ashoknagar Road railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Location Ashoknagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Elevation 13 metres (43 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functional
Station code ASKR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened 1906
Electrified 1972
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Eastern Railway zone

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 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]

References

  1. ↑ "ASKR/Ashoknagar Road". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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