Daskalgram railway station | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Daskalgram, Birbhum district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 23.751°N 87.9273°W |
Line: | Ahmadpur–Katwa line |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Opened: | 1917 |
Closed: | 2013 |
Rebuilt: | 2018 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | McLeod's Light Railways |
Daskalgram railway station is a railway station in the Ahmadpur–Katwa line under the Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone.[1] It is situated in Daskalgram, Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2]
The Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways took over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[3] After closing the line in 2013, the railway section was converted into broad gauge.[4] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track, including Daskalgram railway station, was reopened to the public on 24 May 2018.[5]