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Mahespur railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationMahespur, Birbhum district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°47′17″N 87°50′12″E / 23.7880°N 87.8368°E / 23.7880; 87.8368
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeMHSP
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah railway division
History
Opened1917
Closed2013
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMcLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Labpurtowards ? Eastern Railway zoneAhmadpur–Katwa line Kirnahartowards ?
Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Legend
km
 
Left arrow Sahibganj loop Right arrow
52 Ahmadpur Junction
46 Chowhatta
42 Gopalpurgram
40 Labpur
Bakreshwar River
36 Mahespur
30 Kirnahar
25 Daskalgram
23 Kurmadanga
21 Jnandas Kandra
17 Komarpur
16 Nirol
14 Nirolgram Halt
12 Pachandi
Kandor River
8 Ambalgram
Right arrow Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
4 Nabagram Kankurhati
Ajay River
Left arrow Bardhaman–Katwa line
0 Katwa Junction
Down arrow Bandel–Katwa line
km

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Mahespur railway station was a railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It was situated at Mahespur of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. With the conversion of the Ahmadpur–Katwa line to broad gauge this station was abandoned.

History

Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966. After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917. The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Mahespur railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.

References

  1. "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
  2. "Mahespur Railway Station (MHSP) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "Mahespur Railway Station Forum/Discussion – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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