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Ashoknagar Road
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationAshoknagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°49′36N 88°37′43E / 22.826563°N 88.628568°E / 22.826563; 88.628568
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat lineofKolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeASKR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Electrified1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Guma
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line

Dum Dum–Bangaon branch line

Habra

Location

Ashoknagar Road is located in West Bengal
Ashoknagar Road

Ashoknagar Road

Location in West Bengal

Ashoknagar Road is located in India
Ashoknagar Road

Ashoknagar Road

Location in India

Ashoknagar Road is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is ASKR. It serves Ashoknagar Kalyangarh City. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Location[edit]

Ashoknagar Road is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat lineofKolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum DumtoKhulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2] The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Layout[edit]

Ashoknagar Road track layout

Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

See also[edit]

  • iconTrains portal
  • Indian Railways
  • Sealdah
  • Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line
  • Bangaon Junction
  • Transport in West Bengal
  • List of railway stations in India
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "ASKR/Ashoknagar Road". India Rail Info.
  • ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  • ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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