Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line
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The Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line is a railway line connecting Sheoraphuli
on the Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line
and the temple town of Tarakeswar
. The 22 kilometres (13.7 mi) railway line is entirely in Hooghly district
in the India
n state
of West Bengal
. Sheoraphuli is 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) from Howrah. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
system.
. The Tarkessur company was taken over by the East Indian Railway in 1915.
The Howrah-Bardhaman Chord
, which crosses this branch line at Kamarkundu
, was opened in 1917.
TheBengal Provincial Railway
also opened in 1885 the Tarakeshwar-Magra
narrow gauge railway, which was closed down in 1956. The restoration of the Tarakeswar-Magra lne was proposed in Railway budget for 2009-10.
coaches were introduced on electrification.
Sheoraphuli
Sheoraphuli is a small town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.- History :...
on the Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line
Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line
The Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Howrah and Bardhaman. The railway line operates in Howrah, Hooghly and Bardhaman districts in the Indian state of West Bengal...
and the temple town of Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar is a town and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a police station in Chandannagar subdivision. Tarakeswar is a renowned place of pilgrimage and the greatest centre of the Shiva sect in West Bengal. 58 km away from Kolkata, Tarakeswar can be...
. The 22 kilometres (13.7 mi) railway line is entirely in Hooghly district
Hooghly District
Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. Sheoraphuli is 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) from Howrah. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is the rail system for the suburbs surrounding the city of Kolkata . Railways such as this are important and heavily-used infrastructure in India....
system.
History
The broad gauge Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1st January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway CompanyEast Indian Railway Company
The East Indian Railway Company, later known as the East Indian Railway , introduced railways to eastern and northern India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, South Indian Railway, Central India Railway and the North-Western Railway operated in other parts of India...
. The Tarkessur company was taken over by the East Indian Railway in 1915.
The Howrah-Bardhaman Chord
Howrah-Bardhaman Chord
The Howrah-Bardhaman Chord is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Howrah and Bardhaman. The railway line operates in Howrah, Hooghly and Bardhaman districts in the Indian state of West Bengal...
, which crosses this branch line at Kamarkundu
Kamarkundu
Kamarkundu Junction is a railway station at the crossing of the Howrah-Tarakeswar and the Howrah-Bardhaman Chord lines.Kamarkundu is a village in Kamarkundu Gopalnagar gram panchayat in Singur block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-History:The...
, was opened in 1917.
TheBengal Provincial Railway
Bengal Provincial Railway
The Bengal Provincial Railway Company was a gauge railway opened in 1895 from Tarakeswar on the East Indian Railway to Magra, also on the East Indian Railway broad gauge. Built by local interests, the line was 32 miles long, until extended a further 2 miles to Tribeni in 1904. The railway mostly...
also opened in 1885 the Tarakeshwar-Magra
Mogra
Mogra is a gram panchayat , police station and headquarters of Chinsurah-Mogra community development block in Hooghly district in West Bengal, India...
narrow gauge railway, which was closed down in 1956. The restoration of the Tarakeswar-Magra lne was proposed in Railway budget for 2009-10.
Electrification
The Sheraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch line was first electrified with 3,000 V DC system in 1957. Subsequently, when the Railways decided to adopt the AC system, the Branch Line was converted to 25 kV AC system in 1967.EMUElectric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
coaches were introduced on electrification.