Jnandas Kandra railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal

23°44′21″N 87°58′09″E / 23.739271°N 87.969082°E / 23.739271; 87.969082Elevation30 m (98 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayLine(s)Ahmadpur–Katwa linePlatforms3Tracks1ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeGNND Zone(s) Eastern Railway Division(s) Howrah railway divisionHistoryOpened1917Closed2013Rebuilt2018ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesMcLeod's Light RailwaysServices
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kurmadanga
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Komarpur
towards ?
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Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Legend
km
 
Left arrow Sahibganj loop Right arrow
52
 Ahmadpur Junction
46
 Chowhatta
42
 Gopalpurgram
40
 Labpur
Bakreshwar River
36
 Mahespur
30
 Kirnahar
25
 Daskalgram
23
 Kurmadanga
21
 Jnandas Kandra
17
 Komarpur
16
 Nirol
14
 Nirolgram Halt
12
 Pachandi
Kandor River
8
 Ambalgram
Right arrow
4
 Nabagram Kankurhati
Left arrow
0
 Katwa Junction
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Sources: [1]

Jnandas Kandra railway station is a railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated at Kandra of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]

History

Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Jnandas Kandra railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. ^ "GNND / Jnandas Kandra Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Jnandas Kandra". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ Gupta, Sourasish. "Jnandas Kandra Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved 10 October 2019.


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