Hasnabad railway station
Hasnabad | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Location |
Taki, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°34′16″N 88°54′48″E / 22.5712°N 88.9134°ECoordinates: 22°34′16″N 88°54′48″E / 22.5712°N 88.9134°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Barasat-Hasnabad line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | HNB | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1962 | ||||||||||
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  Location of Hasnabad railway station in West Bengal | |||||||||||
Hasnabad is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Barasat-Hasnabad line. It is located in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Hasnabad and the surrounding areas.
History
Barasat Basirhat Railway constructed a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge line in 1914 as a part of Martin's Light Railways.[1] The line was closed in 1955.[2]
The 33.06 km (21 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Barasat-Hasnabad branch line was constructed between 1957 and 1962.[3]
Rolling stock
Eastern Railway has some WDM-2D locos, which is used on the Sealdah-Hasnabad route amongst others.[4]
Proposed lines
The Hasnabad-Machlandapur line is one of the 84 new line projects sent to Planning Commission and the Ghatakpukur-Hasnabad line is one of the 111 new line surveys to be taken up in 2012-13, as per the Railway Budget proposals for 2012-13.[5]
References
- ↑ R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal. "Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy". page 60. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Diesel Locomotive Classes – Broad Gauge". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "What is new in Railway Budget 2012-13". The Times of India, 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.