Gankar railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

24°14′30″N 88°25′21″E / 24.2417°N 88.4224°E / 24.2417; 88.4224Elevation31 m (102 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern Railway zoneLine(s)Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop LinePlatforms3Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusActiveStation codeGALE Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone Division(s) MaldaHistoryElectrifiedYesPrevious namesEast Indian Railway CompanyServices
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Manigram Eastern Railway zone Jangipur Road

Gankar railway station is a railway station on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop of Malda railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Mirzapur, Gankar of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

History

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2][3] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Total 18 passenger trains stop at Gankar railway station.[4]

References

  1. ^ "GANKAR (GALE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "GALE/Gankar". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.


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