Salar railway station
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Salar railway station সালার স্টেশন सालार स्टेशन | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kandi-Katwa Road, Salar, Murshidabad, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°27′46″N 88°38′24″E / 23.4628°N 88.6399°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | Express train, Passenger train station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Lines | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Broad-gauge railway broader than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard-gauge railways | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | SALE | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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Salar railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Salar, Murshidabad in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
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.[2][3] 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. The station electrified in August 2018 . Total 46 trains including number of Express, Passengers and EMU stop at Salar.[4] Distance between Howrah and Salar railway station is approximately 163 km.[5]