Nirol railway station
Railway Station in West Bengal
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Nirol railway station is a railway station in the Ahmadpur–Katwa line under the Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Nirol, Beninagar of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3]
India
Nirol railway station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Nirol, Beninagar, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23.731444°N 88.015902°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operator | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Ahmadpur–Katwa line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | NXL | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Former names | McLeod's Light Railways | ||||||||||
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History
Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Nirol railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.[6]
