Durganagar railway station

Durganagar railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas District, West Bengal. Its code is DGNR. It serves Durganagar town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not very well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Durganagar railway station
Indian Railway Station
LocationDurganagar, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.6510347°N 88.4184333°E / 22.6510347; 88.4184333
Elevation5 metres (16 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Kolkata Suburban Railway
Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusDouble Electric-Line
Station codeDGNR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah railway division
History
Opened1883
Electrified1963
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Dum Dum-Bangaon branch line
Location
Durganagar railway station
Location in West Bengal

The Station

Station layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
P1 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
Towards →Sealdah→ →
→Towards ←Bangaon← ←
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
P2

Location

Durganagar 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]

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

See also

References
  1. "DGNR/Durganagar". India Rail Info.
  2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. 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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