Parking No Opened 1917 Platforms in use 6 | Elevation 24 m Owner Indian Railways | |
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Structure type Standard (on ground station) Similar Saktigarh railway station, Baruipara railway station, Balarambati railway station, Janai Road railway station, Kamarkundu railway station | ||
Masagram is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord and is located in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Masagram and surrounding villages. The construction of the Bankura-Masagram line made Masagram a junction station. The Damodar flows nearby.
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History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.
Electrification
Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.
Passengers
Around 3,000 passengers use Masagram railway station every day.
Bankura Masagram line
The 117 kilometres (73 mi) long Bankura-Masagram line will connect to the Howrah–Bardhaman chord near Masagram. The 510 m long bridge over the Damodar has already been constructed and work on the last sector, the Mathnasipur-Masagram new line project, is inaugurated on 16 April 2013.