Kumrul railway station

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Kumrul railway station
Indian Railway
LocationIndas-Rasulpur Road, Padua, Kumrul, Bankura district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°10′50″N 87°36′14″E / 23.180441°N 87.603855°E / 23.180441; 87.603855Coordinates: 23°10′50″N 87°36′14″E / 23.180441°N 87.603855°E / 23.180441; 87.603855
Elevation53 metres (174 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKMRL
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1916
Closed1995
Rebuilt2005
Electrified2018–19
Previous namesBankura Damodar Railway
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
toward ?
South Eastern Railway zone
toward ?

Kumrul railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Indas-Rasulpur Road, Padua at Kumrul in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History[]

Old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917.[3] In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[4] The whole track including Kumrul railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kumrul Railway Station Picture & Video Gallery – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. ^ "Kumrul Railway Station (KMRL) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  3. ^ "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved June 20, 2019.


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