Bargachia railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division.[1] It is situated beside Bargachia–Kamlapur Road, Sandhya Bazar at Bargachia in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2]
History
Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.[4][5]
References
- ↑ BAC / Bargachia Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Bargachia. www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ Bargachia Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry, Pradhan, Avradip. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line. The Economic Times(2017-08-15). Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay. www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated. @businessline. Retrieved 2019-10-25.