Ashoknagar Road railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ashoknagar Road is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is ASKR. It serves Ashoknagar Kalyangarh City. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Coordinates22.826563°N 88.628568°E / 22.826563; 88.628568
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
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Ashoknagar Road
General information
LocationAshoknagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.826563°N 88.628568°E / 22.826563; 88.628568
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
SystemKolkata Suburban Railway
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
LineSealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeASKR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906; 120 years ago (1906)
Electrified1972; 54 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Guma
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Habra
Location
Ashoknagar Road is located in West Bengal
Ashoknagar Road
Ashoknagar Road
Location in West Bengal
Ashoknagar Road is located in India
Ashoknagar Road
Ashoknagar Road
Location in India
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Location

Ashoknagar Road is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2] The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Layout

Ashoknagar Road track layout
Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

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