Urma railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railway | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | National Highway 32, Chhota Urma, Purulia district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°09′28″N 86°15′14″E / 23.157777°N 86.253775°E / 23.157777; 86.253775 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 269 metres (883 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | URMA | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1961–62 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Urma railway station is a railway station on Purulia–Tatanagar line of Adra railway division of Indian Railways' South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 32 at Chhota Urma in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 16 trains stop at this station.
History
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway. Purulia–Chakradharpur rail line was opened on 22 January 1890. The Purulia–Chakradharpur rout including Urma railway station was electrified in 1961–62.
References
- Pradhan, Avradip. "Urma Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Urma Railway Station (URMA) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Located on the Howrah–Mumbai arm". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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