Hamirhati railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Sonamukhi Main Road, Pathjor, at Hamirhati in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
History
Old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917.[2] In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to Template:Track gauge broad gauge.[3] The whole track including Hamirhati railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Hamirhati Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry, roy, Joydeep. India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ↑ Bankura's Iron Horses. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Indian Railway History Time line. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time. business-standard.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Electrification of Railway Track. railnews.in. Retrieved June 20, 2019.