Taraknagar railway station

Coordinates: 23°22′48″N 88°40′50″E / 23.380117°N 88.680521°E / 23.380117; 88.680521
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Taraknagar
Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTNX
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Electrified1997–98
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Mayurhat
towards Sealdah
Gede line
Majhdia
towards Gede
Location
Taraknagar is located in West Bengal
Taraknagar
Taraknagar
Location in West Bengal
Taraknagar is located in India
Taraknagar
Taraknagar
Location in India

Taraknagar railway station is a railway station on the

EMUs stop at Taraknagar railway station.[2]

History

The RanaghatGede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the CalcuttaSiliguri main line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede branch line.[3] The line including Taraknagar railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[4]

References

  1. ^ "TNX/Tarak Nagar". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "TARAK NAGAR (TNX) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019.