Saktigarh railway station
Saktigarh | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station | ||||||||||||||||
 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Grand Trunk Road, Saktigarh, Distt. Bardhaman, West Bengal | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°12′26″N 87°58′09″E / 23.2071°N 87.9693°ECoordinates: 23°12′26″N 87°58′09″E / 23.2071°N 87.9693°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 36.27 metres (119.0 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Howrah-Bardhaman main line Howrah-Bardhaman chord | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | SKG | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1855 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1958 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
  Saktigarh railway station Location in West Bengal | ||||||||||||||||
Saktigarh is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line and Howrah-Bardhaman chord. It is located in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Saktigarh and surrounding areas.
History
The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[1]
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman Main Line, was constructed in 1917.[2]
Electrification
Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958. Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.[3]
References
- ↑ "IR History Part I 1832-1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India". railindia. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "IR History Part IV (1947-1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.