Komarpur railway station

Coordinates: 23°44′04″N 88°59′49″E / 23.734401°N 88.996959°E / 23.734401; 88.996959
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Komarpur railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationKomarpur, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°44′04″N 88°59′49″E / 23.734401°N 88.996959°E / 23.734401; 88.996959
Elevation25 m (82 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKMPR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah railway division
History
Opened1917
Closed2013
Rebuilt2018
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMcLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Jnandas Kandra
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Nirol
towards ?

Komarpur railway station is an Indian Railways station on the Ahmadpur–Katwa line in the Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Komarpur of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3]

History[edit]

Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Komarpur railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. ^ roy, Joydeep. "Komarpur Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "KMPR / Komarpur Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Komarpur". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ^ Chakraborty, Snehamoy (14 January 2013). "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved 10 October 2019.