Panskura Junction railway station
Panskura Junction | ||||||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||
| Panskura Junction railway station, | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Panskura Station Road, Panskura, India | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°23′34′′N 87°44′34′′E / 22.392738°N 87.742675°E / 22.392738; 87.742675 | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 9 metres (30 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Kharagpur line | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||
| Station code | PKU | |||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1900 | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1967–69 | |||||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | |||||||||||||
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Panskura Junction is a railway junction station on the Howrah–Kharagpur line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Panskura.
History
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The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[5]
The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[5] [6]
Electrification
[edit ]The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76.[7]
Car shed
[edit ]There is a car shed of South Eastern Railway at Panskura.[8]
Railway Park
[edit ]Panskura Junction railway station has a beautiful park for children in the station area.
Facilities
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The major facilities available are First class and Second class waiting rooms, running rooms, computerised reservation facilities, reservation counters, vehicle parking, etc. There are tea stalls, a R.M.S. and a Government Railway police (GRP) office. Automatic ticket vending machines are installed to reduce the queue for train tickets in the station.
Platforms
[edit ]There are six platforms in Panskura Junction railway station. The platforms are interconnected with a foot overbridge(FOB). The ruins of the historic cities of Tamluk and Raghunathbari are approachable from Panskura Junction railway station.
References
[edit ]- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ^ a b "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
