Jaynagar Majilpur railway station
 Jaynagar Majilpur | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
 Jaynagar Majilpur Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Location | Jaynagar Majilpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°10′10″N 88°24′58″E / 22.1695°N 88.4160°ECoordinates: 22°10′10″N 88°24′58″E / 22.1695°N 88.4160°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sealdah–Namkhana line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Bus stand  | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Available  | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | JNM | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1882 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1965–66 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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  Jaynagar Majilpur Location in West Bengal  Jaynagar Majilpur Location in India | |||||||||||
Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Sealdah–Namkhana line with an approximate 49 kilometres (30 mi) distance from Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is one of the busiest railway stations of Sealdah railway division. More than 30 pairs of E.M.U. local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. Jaynagar Majilpur railway station serves Jaynagar Majilpur city and the surrounding areas.[1][2]
Geography
Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is located at 22°10′10″N 88°24′58″E / 22.1695°N 88.4160°E
. It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).
History
In 1882, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide Broad Gauge Railway from Sealdah to Jaynagar Majilpur.
Electrification
Electrification from Sealdah to Jaynagar Majilpur was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.
References
External Links
- "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on January 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways".
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