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Masagram
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Masagram Jn railway station
General information
Location	National Highway 2, Masagram, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°08′09″N 88°02′32″E / 23.135782°N 88.042129°E / 23.135782; 88.042129
Elevation	24.00 metres (78.74 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Bardhaman chord Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms	7
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MSAE
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1917
Electrified	1964–66
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Mustaphachaktowards Bankura Junction South Eastern Railway zoneBankura–Masagram line Terminus Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Nabagramtowards Howrah Junction Eastern LineChord line Chanchaitowards Barddhaman Junction
Route map Howrah–Bardhaman Chord Legend km Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line 95 Bardhaman 88 Gangpur 83 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 78 Palla Road 75 Chanchai Bankura–Masagram line 72 Masagram SH 15 Memari–Tarakeswar Road 69 Nabagram 65 Jaugram 62 Jhapandanga 58 Gurap 56 Hajigarh 54 Cheragram Block Hut 52 Sibaichandi to Mogra (planned) to Tarakeswar (planned) 49 Dhaniakhali Halt 47 Belmuri 45 Porabazar 41 Chandanpur 36 Madhusudanpur SH 2 33 Kamarkundu Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 32 Balarambati 30 Mirzapur–Bankipur 27 Baruipara 23 Begampur to Furfura Sharif (planned) UltraTech Cement Siding 21 Janai Road Dankuni Coal Complex Siding Jangalpara 16 Gobra 15 0 Dankuni ELAAU CLW Siding FCI Siding NH 19 NH 16 Santragachi–Amta branch line 12 Belanagar 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line 4 Rajchandrapur 6 Bally Halt C.C. link line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km This diagram: view talk edit
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Masagram is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord and is located in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Masagram and surrounding villages. The construction of the Bankura–Masagram line made Masagram a junction station. The Damodar flows nearby.

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.

Electrification

Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.

Passengers

Around 3,000 passengers use Masagram railway station every day.

Bankura Masagram line

The 117-kilometre-long (73 mi) Bankura–Masagram line will connect to the Howrah–Bardhaman chord near Masagram. The 510-metre-long (1,670 ft) bridge over the Damodar has already been constructed, and work on the last sector, the Mathnasipur-Masagram new line project, was inaugurated on 16 April 2013.

References

1. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
2. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
3. "Masagram". Railenquiry.in. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
4. Mandal, Sanjay (12 September 2005). "Train to Bankura". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
5. "Before swearing-in, Didi's rail sops on track". Business Standard, 18 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
6. "SER GM reviews Bankura–Masagram rail project". Web India 123, 9 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
7. "South Eastern Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

External links

External videos
A glimpse of Bankura Damodar line from a running train passing Masagram railway station

• Trains at Masagram

• Railway stations in India opened in 1917
• Railway stations in Purba Bardhaman district
• Howrah railway division
• Kolkata Suburban Railway stations