Chamardighi railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal

Chamardighi

Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station

General information

Location

Bardhaman–Katwa Road, Mahachanda, Chamardighi, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India

Coordinates

23°20′01″N 87°53′24″E / 23.333685°N 87.889890°E / 23.333685; 87.889890

Elevation

32 m (105 ft)

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

Eastern Railway

Line(s)

Bardhaman–Katwa line

Platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on ground station)

Other information

Status

Functioning

Station code

CMDG

History

Opened

1915

Closed

2010

Rebuilt

2014–2018

Electrified

25 kV AC overhead

Previous names

McLeod's Light Railways

Services

Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Khetiatowards Howrah Junction		Eastern Line Bardhaman–Katwa line		Karjanatowards Katwa Junction

Route map

Bardhaman–Katwa line

Legend

Bardhaman–Asansol section

Khari River

Mangalkot (planned)

Bandel–Katwa line

Sources:

Location
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Chamardighi railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Bardhaman–Katwa Road at Mahachanda, Chamardighi of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

On 1 December 1915, McLeod's Light Railways set up narrow-gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed to the Eastern Railway in 1966. In 2010 the work started for conversion of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.

References

"Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
"Chamardighi Railway Station Timeline – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
"Chamardighi Railway Station (CMDG) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Law, Abhishek (27 November 2014). "It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
"Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan | Kolkata News". The Times of India. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
"'বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 October 2019.

Stations on the Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway

Howrah Section

Main line	Howrah Junction Liluah Belur Bally Uttarpara Hind Motor Konnagar Rishra Shrirampur Seoraphuli Junction Baidyabati Bhadreshwar Mankundu Chandannagar Chuchura Hooghly Bandel Junction Adisaptagram Mogra Talandu Khanyan Pundooah Simlagarh Bainchigram Bainchi Debipur Bagila Memari Nimo Rasulpur Palsit Saktigarh Gangpur Barddhaman Junction
Belur Math line	Howrah Junction Liluah Belur Math
Chord line	Howrah Junction Liluah Belur Bally Belanagar Dankuni Junction Gobra Janai Road Begampur Baruipara Mirzapur-Bankipur Balarambati Kamarkundu Madhusudanpur Chandanpur Porabazar Belmuri Dhaniakhali Sibaichandi Cheragram Hajigarh Gurap Jhapandanga Jaugram Nabagram Masagram Junction Chanchai Palla Road Saktigarh Gangpur Barddhaman Junction
Seoraphuli–Goghat line	Seoraphuli Junction Diara Nasibpur Singur Kamarkundu Nalikul Maliya Haripal Kaikala Bahirkhanda Loknath Tarakeswar Talpur Takipur Mayapur Arambagh PC Sen Goghat
Bandel–Katwa line	Bandel Junction Bans Beria Islampara Halt Tribeni Kuntighat Dumurdaha Khamargachi Jirat Balagarh Somra Bazar Behula Guptipara Ambika Kalna Baghnapara Dhatrigram Nandaigram Samudragarh Kalinagar Nabadwip Dham Bishnupriya Bhandartikuri Purbasthali Mertala Phaleya Lakshmipur Belerhat Patuli Agradwip Sahebtala Dainhat Katwa Junction
Barddhaman–Katwa line	Barddhaman Junction Kamnara Khetia Chamardighi Karjana Karjanagram Amarun Bhatar Balgona Saota Nigan Kaichar Bankapasi Shrikhanda Shripat Shrikhanda Katwa Junction

Sealdah Section

Main line	Sealdah Bidhannagar Road Dum Dum Junction Belgharia Agarpara Sodpur Khardaha Titagarh Barrackpore Palta Ichhapur Shyamnagar Jagaddal Kankinara Naihati Junction Halisahar Kanchrapara Workshop Gate Kanchrapara Kalyani Madanpur Simurali Palpara Chakdaha Payradanga Ranaghat Junction Bankimnagar Pancheberia Aranghata Bahirgachhi Halt Shantinagar Halt Bhayna Bagula Mayurhat Taraknagar Majhdia Banpur Harish Nagar Halt Gede
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar main line	Ranaghat Junction Kalinarayanpur Junction Birnagar Taherpur Badkulla Jalal Khali Halt Krishnanagar City Junction
Kalinarayanpur–Krishnanagar line	Kalinarayanpur Junction Habibpur Phulia Bathna Krittibas Shantipur Dignagar Krishnanagar City Junction
Ranaghat–Bangaon line	Ranaghat Junction Coopers Halt Naba Raynagar Gangnapur Majhergram Akaipur Gopalnagar Satberia Bangaon Junction
Dum Dum–Bangaon line	Dum Dum Junction Dum Dum Cantonment Durganagar Birati Bisharpara Kodaliya New Barrackpore Madhyamgram Hridaypur Barasat Junction Bamangachhi Duttapukur Bira Guma Ashoknagar Road Habra Sanhati Halt Machhalandapur Gobardanga Thakurnagar Chandpara Bibhuti Bhushan Halt Bangaon Junction
Barasat–Hasnabad line	Barasat Junction Kazipara Karea Kadambagachhi Bahira Kalibari Sondalia Beliaghata Road Lebutala Bhasila Harua Road Kankra Mirzanagar Malatipur Ghovarash Ghona Champapukur Bhyabla Halt Basirhat Matania Anantapur Madhyampur Nimdanri Taki Road Hasnabad
Kalyani Branch line	Kalyani Kalyani Silpanchal Kalyani Ghoshpara Kalyani Simanta
Hooghly Branch line	Naihati Junction Garifa Hooghly Ghat Bandel Junction
Krishnanagar–Lalgola line	Krishnanagar City Junction Bahadurpur Dhubulia Muragacha Bethuadahari Sonadanga Debagram Paglachandi Plassey Siraj Nagar Halt Rejinagar Beldanga Bhabta Sargachi New Balarampur Halt Berhampore Court Cossimbazar Murshidabad Nashipur Road Jiaganj Subarnamrigi Bhagwangola Pirtala Krishnapur Lalgola

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