Thakurnagar railway station

Thakurnagar railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Thakurnagar railway station Platform Board
Location Thakurnagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°55′28″N 88°46′40″E / 22.92444°N 88.77778°E / 22.92444; 88.77778Coordinates: 22°55′28″N 88°46′40″E / 22.92444°N 88.77778°E / 22.92444; 88.77778
Elevation 9 metres (30 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 Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code TKNR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened 1906
Electrified 1972
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Eastern Railway zone

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. It has good facilities including water and sanitation.[1] This railway station is 63km from Sealdah railway station on the Sealdah–Bangaon branch line. 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]

References

  1. ↑ "TKNR/Thakurnagar". 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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