Template:Infobox station Katwa is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Bandel–Katwa line and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop. It is located in Purba Bardhaman District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Katwa and the surrounding areas.
History
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a Template:Track gauge broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Template:Track gauge broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[1][2]
The Template:Convert-long Template:Track gauge-wide narrow-gauge Burdwan–Katwa Railway was opened in 1915 as part of McLeod's Light Railways, taken over by Eastern Railway in 1966 and closed in 2010.
The Template:Convert-long Template:Track gauge-wide narrow-gauge Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway was opened in 1917 as part of McLeod's Light Railways and taken over by Eastern Railway in 1966. It was closed in 2013 for conversion to Template:Track gauge broad gauge and electrification.[3][4]
Gauge conversion
The Bardhaman–Katwa line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.[5]
The track from Katwa to Ahmedpur line after conversion from narrow gauge to broad gauge, was opened to the public on 24 May 2018.
Electrification
Electrification of the Bandel–Katwa line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1994–96.[6]
Narrow-gauge travel
Here is a description of narrow-gauge travel (now closed): Template:Cquote
References
- ↑ Indian Railway History timeline, Saxena, R. P.. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian. Rail India. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ Ahmedpur-Katwa_Railway. fibis. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ Emotions pasted – One last run, Chakraborty, Snehamoy(14 January 2013). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers)(13 January 2018). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ History of Electrification. IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
External links
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