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Railway station in West Bengal

Dansi
Suburban rail station
General information
LocationKatlia–Nibra NH-6 Connector Road, Dansi, Salap, Howrah district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°37′20″N 88°15′58″E / 22.622231°N 88.266113°E / 22.622231; 88.266113
Elevation4 metres (13 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)Santragachi–Amta branch line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDNI
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1897
Closed1971
Rebuilt2004
Previous namesHowrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Jhaluarbartowards Amta South Eastern LineSantragachi–Amta branch line Konatowards Howrah Junction
Route map
Legend
Up arrow
to Bagnan
(under construction)
Amta
Harishdadpur
Jalalsi
Maju
Mahendralalnagar
Munsirhat
Pantihal
Right arrow
to Champadanga
(under construction)
Bargachia
Dakshinbari
Domjur
Domjur Road
Makardaha
Jhaluarbar
Dansi
Kona
UpperRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dankuni
Bhattanagar
LowerRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dum Dum
Baltikuri
Bankranayabaz
UpperLeft arrow Howrah–Kharagpur line
Andul
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Epressway)
Mourigram
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
Santragachi
Padmapukur
Guest Keen Williams
Shalimar │
Shalimar
rail yard
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Expressway)
Ramrajatala
Dasnagar
Tikiapara
LowerRight arrow
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Howrah
Source: Google Maps
Location
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Dansi railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Katlia-Nibra National Highway 6 Connector Road at Dansi, Salap in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971. Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.

References

  1. Pradhan, Avradip. "Dansi Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
Stations on the South Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Main line
Shalimar–Amta line
Panskura–Haldia line
Tamluk–Digha line


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