Elevation 128 metres (420 ft) Operated by South Eastern Railway Structure type At Ground Owner Indian Railways | Owned by Indian Railways Line(s) Asansol-Adra line Opened 1891 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location Mdhukunda, Purulia district, West Bengal
India Address Jagannathdi, West Bengal 723161 Similar Bero railway station, Ramkanali railway station, Muradi railway station, Damodar railway station, Burnpur railway station | ||
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.
Electrification
The Tatanagar-Adra-Asansol section was electrified in the 1957-1962 period.The Asansol-Purulia sector was electrified in 1961-62.
Economy
There is a cement plant, Damodhar Cement Works, owned by ACC Ltd. at Madhukunda.
References
Madhukunda railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA