Nabagram Kankurhati railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Nabagram Kankurhati, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°39′42″N 88°06′01″E / 23.661572°N 88.10026°E / 23.661572; 88.10026 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ahmadpur–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | NBKH | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | McLeod's Light Railways | ||||||||||
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Nabagram Kankurhati is a railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway divisionofEastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated at Nabagram Kakurhati of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]
Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 millimetres (5 feet 6.0 inches) broad gauge in 1917.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Nabagram Kankurhati railway station was opened to the public on 24 May 2018.[6]
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