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Railway station in West Bengal

Domjur
Suburban rail station
General information
LocationHowrah–Amta Road, Uttar Jhapardaha, Domjur, Howrah District, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°38′35″N 88°12′34″E / 22.643145°N 88.209519°E / 22.643145; 88.209519
Elevation6 metres (20 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)Santragachi–Amta branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDJR
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1897
Closed1971
Rebuilt2004
Previous namesHowrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Dakshinbaritowards Amta South Eastern LineSantragachi–Amta branch line Domjur Roadtowards Howrah Junction
Route map
Legend
Up arrow
to Bagnan
(under construction)
Amta
Harishdadpur
Jalalsi
Maju
Mahendralalnagar
Munsirhat
Pantihal
Right arrow
to Champadanga
(under construction)
Bargachia
Dakshinbari
Domjur
Domjur Road
Makardaha
Jhaluarbar
Dansi
Kona
UpperRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dankuni
Bhattanagar
LowerRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dum Dum
Baltikuri
Bankranayabaz
UpperLeft arrow Howrah–Kharagpur line
Andul
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Epressway)
Mourigram
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
Santragachi
Padmapukur
Guest Keen Williams
Shalimar │
Shalimar
rail yard
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Expressway)
Ramrajatala
Dasnagar
Tikiapara
LowerRight arrow
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Howrah
Source: Google Maps
Location
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Domjur railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Howrah–Amta Road, Uttar Jhapardaha at Domjur in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 24 EMU train stop at Domjur railway station.

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. Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was reconstructed and opened in 2002–2004.

References

  1. Pradhan, Avradip. "Domjur Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "DJR / Domjur Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Domjur". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
Stations on the South Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Main line
Shalimar–Amta line
Panskura–Haldia line
Tamluk–Digha line


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