Simlagarh railway station

Coordinates: 23°05′46″N 88°13′54″E / 23.096234°N 88.231610°E / 23.096234; 88.231610
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Simlagarh
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSLG
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
Bainchigram
Location
Simlagarh is located in West Bengal
Simlagarh
Simlagarh
Location in West Bengal
Simlagarh is located in India
Simlagarh
Simlagarh
Location in India

Simlagarh railway station is a

Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Talbona Colony Road, National Highway 2 at Simlagarh in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
The distance between Howrah and Simlagarh railway station is approximately 65 km.

History

The

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

References

  1. ^ "SLG/Simlagarh". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "SIMLAGARH (SLG) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2019.