Karna_Subarna_railway_station

Karna Subarna railway station

Karna Subarna railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

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]

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History

In 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

  1. [1]
    "KNSN/Karna Subarna". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    "KARNA SUBARNA (KNSN) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. [5]
    "KARNA SUBARNA to HOWRAH JN Trains". Retrieved 14 April 2019.


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