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Railway Station in West Bengal

Karjanagram
Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationBardhamanKatwa Road, Karjanagram, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°21′10″N 87°53′39″E / 23.352835°N 87.894094°E / 23.352835; 87.894094
Elevation29 m (95 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Bardhaman–Katwa line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKJRM
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1915
Closed2010
Rebuilt2014–2018
Electrified25 kV AC overhead
Previous namesMcLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Karjanatowards Howrah Junction Eastern LineBardhaman–Katwa line Amaruntowards Katwa Junction
Route map
Bardhaman–Katwa line
Legend
km
Left arrow Bardhaman–Asansol section Right arrow
0 Barddhaman Junction
6 Kamnara
7 Kshetia
10 Chamardighi
11 Karjana
12 Karjanagram
Khari River
15 Amarun
19 Bhatar
25 Balgona
30 Saota
32 Nigan
Mangalkot (planned)
36 Kaichar Halt
41 Bankapasi
45 Srikhanda
46 Sripat Srikhanda
Right arrow
Barharwa–Azimganj–
Katwa loop
53 Katwa Junction
Down arrow Bandel–Katwa line
km
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Location
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Karjanagram railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside BardhamanKatwa Road at Karjana of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

On 1 December 1915, McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) set up narrow-gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed over 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

  1. "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. Roy, Joydeep. "Karjanagram Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "Karjanagram Railway Station (KJRM) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. "Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan". The Times of India. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. "'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
Belur Math line
Chord line
Seoraphuli–Goghat line
Bandel–Katwa line
Barddhaman–Katwa line
Sealdah Section
Main line
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar main line
Kalinarayanpur–Krishnanagar line
Ranaghat–Bangaon line
Dum Dum–Bangaon line
Barasat–Hasnabad line
Kalyani Branch line
Hooghly Branch line
Krishnanagar–Lalgola line


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