Daskalgram railway station
Daskalgram railway station is a railway station in the Ahmadpur–Katwa line under the Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated in Daskalgram, Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]
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| Location | Daskalgram, Birbhum district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23.751021°N 87.927283°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ahmadpur–Katwa line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | DLM | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | McLeod's Light Railways | ||||||||||
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History
The Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways took over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing the line in 2013, the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track, including Daskalgram railway station, was reopened to the public on 24 May 2018.[6]
References
- "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
- "DLM / Daskalgram Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Daskalgram". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- Railway 🇮🇳, West Central. "Daskalgram Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved October 10, 2019.
