Madhusudanpur railway station

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Madhusudanpur
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
LocationState Highway 2, Madhusudanpur, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°50′45″N 88°11′33″E / 22.845825°N 88.192505°E / 22.845825; 88.192505Coordinates: 22°50′45″N 88°11′33″E / 22.845825°N 88.192505°E / 22.845825; 88.192505
Elevation11 metres (36 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMDSE
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1917
Electrified1964
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Howrah Junction
Eastern Line
toward Barddhaman Junction
Location
Madhusudanpur is located in West Bengal
Madhusudanpur
Madhusudanpur
Location in West Bengal

Madhusudanpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside State Highway 2, Madhusudanpur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU trains stop at this station.[2]

History[]

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Madhusudanpur railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "MDSE/Madhusudanpur". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "MADHU SUDANPUR (MDSE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "History of Electrification". Retrieved May 18, 2019.


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