Loknath railway station

Loknath railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar branch line of Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Tarakeswar Road, Aligari at Basudebpur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

Loknath railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
LocationTarakeswar Road, Basudebpur, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°52′18″N 88°02′02″E
Elevation17 metres (56 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeLOK
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1885
Electrified1957-58
Previous namesTarkessur Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Howrah Junction
Eastern Line
Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line
toward Goghat

History

The Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway Company. The Tarkessur company was taken over by the East Indian Railway in 1915.[3] The track was first electrified with 3,000 V DC system in 1957–58. In 1967, this line including Loknath railway station was electrified with to 25 kV AC system.[4]

References
  1. "LOK/Loknath". Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. "LOKNATH (LOK) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. "EMU local flagged off in remembrance of 60-year heritage". Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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