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Kanthaliya Road railway station

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Kanthaliya Road railway station
Passenger train station
General information
Locationkanthayliya, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°35′35″N 88°06′16″E / 23.5930°N 88.1044°E / 23.5930; 88.1044
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKTLR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Howrah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Karna Subarna
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Chowrigacha
towards ?

Kanthaliya Road railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is located at Kodla of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

History

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In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2][3] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Few passengers and EMU local trains stop at Kanthaliya Road railway station.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "KTLR/Kanthaliya Road". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ "KANTHALIYA ROAD (KTLR) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 14 April 2019.