Mogra railway station

Coordinates: 22°59′03″N 88°22′05″E / 22.984155°N 88.368112°E / 22.984155; 88.368112
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Mogra

মগরা
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Platforms5
Tracks3 Main/8 Loop
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMUG
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1855
Electrified1958
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Howrah Junction
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Talandu
Location
Mogra is located in West Bengal
Mogra
Mogra
Location in West Bengal
Mogra is located in India
Mogra
Mogra
Location in India

Mogra railway station is a

EMU and passenger trains stops at Mogra railway station. The construction work of third line between Bandel and Bardhaman is completed for which a new platform(1) is created. Mogra-Katwa line connecting Magra on Howrah–Bardhaman Main line with Tribeni on Bandel–Katwa line is also there. As of now it is only use for goods train transport. Another line from Tarwakeshwar to Magra via Dhaniakhali is also in development.[2] Magra will be transferred to Magra Junction soon after the development of the Magra-Tarakeshwar line via Dhaniakhali. Lands for the new Magra-Tarakeshwar line are brought by the government and it is also in development.[citation needed
]

History

The

Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman route was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000V DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Mogra railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.[3]

References

  1. ^ "MUG/Magra". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "MAGRA (MUG) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 9 May 2019.