Azimganj Junction railway station
Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line(via BAK loop) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 6 (4 used, 2 unused) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | AZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Azimganj Junction railway station is a railway station on the
Azimganj City of Murshidabad district lying west of Bhagirathi, a part of the Hooghly river in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Jiaganj Azimganj
municipality.
History
In 1863, the
4 ft (1,219 mm) gauge line. The track was subsequently converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. The Indian Branch Railway Company was purchased by the Government of India in 1872 and the line was renamed Nalhati State Railway. It became a part of the East Indian Railway Company in 1892.[3]
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop line.[4]
With the construction of the
New Jalpaiguri.[4]
Major trains
Some of the important trains that runs from Azimganj junction are :
- Howrah–Malda Town InterCity Express (via Azimganj)
- Kamakhya–Puri Weekly Express
- Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express
- Teesta Torsha Express
- Ganadevata Express
- Hatey Bazare Express
- Kolkata–Radhikapur Express
- Paharia Express
- Katihar–Howrah Weekly Express
- Teesta–Torsa Link Express
- Nabadwip Dham–Malda Town Express
- Kamrup Express
- Howrah–Balurghat Express
- Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
- Dibrugarh–Kolkata Chitpur Express
References
- ^ "Azimganj Junction RLY Station".
- ^ Walsh, J. H. Tull (1 January 1902). A history of Murshidabad District (Bengal) : with biographies of some of its noted families. Dalcassian Publishing Company.
- ^ "The Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ a b R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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