Ashapurna Devi railway station is a railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside Chawlkhola-Mandarmani Road, Jinandipur in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] This station is named after notable Bengali novelist Ashapoorna Devi.
History
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[2] Finally this line was opened in 2004.[3] This track including Ashapunra Devi railway station was electrified in 2012–13.[4]
References
- ↑ APRD/Ashapurna Devi. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ↑ Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ↑ Digha Trip Report. IRFCA.
- ↑ Railway Electrification. Retrieved June 1, 2019.