Taraknagar railway station
Taraknagar railway station is a railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside Shivniwas Road at Taraknagar, Krishnaganj of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMUs stop at Taraknagar railway station.[2]
Taraknagar railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Location | Shivniwas Road, Taraknagar, Krishnaganj, Nadia, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°13′29″N 88°24′17″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | TNX | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1997-98 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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  Taraknagar railway station Location in West Bengal  Taraknagar railway station Location in India | |||||||||||
History
The Ranaghat-Gede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the Calcutta-Siliguri Main Line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede Branch Line.[3] The line including Taraknagar railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[4]
References
- "TNX/Tarak Nagar". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "TARAK NAGAR (TNX) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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