Owned by Indian Railways Parking No Opened 1913 Owner Indian Railways | Operated by Eastern Railway Elevation 21 m Phone 078280 35898 Platforms in use 5 | |
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Location Station Bazar-Kachhari Road, Katwa, West Bengal
India Line(s) Bandel-Katwa line
Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop
Burdwan Katwa Railway
(Closed for gauge conversion)
Ahmedpur Katwa Railway
(Closed for gauge conversion) Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Katwa Bardhaman Road, Katwa, West Bengal 713130 Similar Azimganj Junction railway st, Bandel Junction railway st, Radhikapur railway station, Malda Town railway st, New Farakka railway st | ||
Katwa is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Bandel-Katwa line and the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop. It is located in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Katwa and the surrounding areas.
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History
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa Loop Line.
The 53 km (33 mi) long 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) wide narrow gauge Burdwan Katwa Railway was opened in 1915 as part of Mc Leod’s Light Railways, taken over by Eastern Railway in 1966 and closed in 2010.
The 53 km (33 mi) long 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) wide narrow gauge Ahmedpur Katwa Railway was opened in 1917 as part of Mc Leod’s Light Railways and taken over by Eastern Railway in 1966. It was closed in 2013 for conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge and electrification.
Gauge conversion
The track from Burdwan to Katwa is being converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge and electrified. The 26 km Burdwan-Balgona section has been converted to broad gauge in 2013 and EMU train started on the section in February 2014. Conversion of the remaining 26 km Balgona-Katwa section to broad gauge started in 2015.
The track from Katwa to Ahmedpur was closed in 2013 for conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge but the conversion work has not been completed.
Electrification
Electrification of the Bandel-Katwa line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1994-96.
Narrow gauge travel
Here is a description of narrow gauge travel (now closed):