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{{Infobox station| name = Kumrul railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Indas]]-Rasulpur Road, Padua, Kumrul, [[Bankura district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.180441|87.603855|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|53|m|ft}}
| line = [[Bankura–Masagram line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 1
| tracks = 1
| entrances =
| parking = No
| bicycle =
| opened = 1916
| closed = 1995
| rebuilt = 2005
| electrified = 2018–19
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KMRL
| zone =
| division = {{rwd|Adra}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[Bankura Damodar Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system = India
| map_locator =
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Betur|next= Indas|line= South Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Bankura–Masagram line]]}}
}}

'''Kumrul railway station''' is a railway station of [[Bankura–Masagram line]] under the [[Adra railway division]] of [[South Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated beside [[Indas]]-Rasulpur Road, Padua at Kumrul in [[Bankura district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/gallery/videos-pictures-kumrul-kmrl/6697|title=Kumrul Railway Station Picture & Video Gallery – Railway Enquiry|website=India Rail Info|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/kumrul-kmrl-station|title=Kumrul Railway Station (KMRL) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>

== History ==
Old [[narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting [[Bankura Junction railway station|Bankura]] and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/travel/1998/jul/03bank.htm|title=Bankura's Iron Horses|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as [[Bankura–Masagram line]] was converted to {{track gauge|1676mm}} [[Broad-gauge railway|broad gauge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|title=Indian Railway History Time line|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-14|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> The whole track including Kumrul railway station was electrified in 2018–19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/electrification-of-masagram-bankura-stretch-to-cut-travel-time-118021100096_1.html|title=Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time|last=|first=|date=|website=business-standard.com|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railnews.in/electrification-of-railway-track-between-masagram-bankura-stretch-to-cut-travel-time/|title=Electrification of Railway Track|last=|first=|date=|website=railnews.in|access-date=June 20, 2019}}</ref>

== References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Bankura district]]
[[Category:Adra railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1916]]
[[Category:1916 establishments in India]]

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