Karna Subarna railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is located at Arazi Madhupur, Karnasuvarna of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Earlier this station was known as Chhiruti.[1][2]
Karna Subarna railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
 Train in Karna Subarna railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Karnasuvarna, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°16′45″N 88°06′13″E / 24.2793°N 88.1035°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | KNSN | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | Yes | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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History
editIn 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[3][4] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Total 26 passengers and local trains stop at Karna Subarna railway station. The rail distance between Karna Subarna and Howrah is approximately 192 km.[5]
References
edit- ^ "KNSN/Karna Subarna". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "KARNA SUBARNA (KNSN) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "KARNA SUBARNA to HOWRAH JN Trains". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
