Madhukunda_railway_station

Madhukunda railway station

Madhukunda railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

Madhukunda railway station serves Madhukunda, Tiluri village and surrounding areas in Purulia and Bankura districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the southern bank of the Damodar and a railway bridge connects it to Damodar railway station.

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History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[1]

A MEMU train travelling on the bridge across Damodar River

Electrification

The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.[2] The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62.[3]

Economy

There is a cement plant, Damodhar Cement Works, owned by ACC Ltd. at Madhukunda.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. [2]
    Ghose, Arabinda. "Platinum Jubilee of Railway Electrification in India". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. [4]
    "ACC Limited, formerly Associated Cement Companies Ltd". ACC Limited. Retrieved 6 May 2013.


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