Panskura Junction railway station

Panskura Junction is a railway junction station on the Howrah–Kharagpur line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Panskura.

Panskura Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Panskura Junction railway station,
General information
Location	Panskura Station Road, Panskura, India
Coordinates	22°23′34″N 87°44′34″E
Elevation	9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Kharagpur line
Platforms	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PKU
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1900
Electrified	1967–69
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Khirai towards Midnapore South Eastern Line Main line Narayan Pakuria Murail towards Howrah Junction Raghunathbari towards Haldia South Eastern Line Pakuria–Haldia branch line
Route map Legend km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal (planned) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda Nandakumar-Balaipanda new line (planned) 43 Keshabpur Chak Simulia 49 Satish Samanta Halt Bargoda 51 Mahishadal Moyna 60 Barda Balaipanda 66 Basulya Sutahata NH 41 Haldia Energy Power Station Haldi River 71 Durgachak Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 HPCL Siding Deshapran 33 Indorama Checmicals Siding Deshapran-Kendamari new line (planned) Gholpukur 74 Durgachak Town New Krishnanagar 77 Silpaprabesh Hampigram Haldia Industrial Belt Nandigram Kendamari Henria 39 Haldia Dock Complex Nachinda 52 Kanthi 63 79 Bandar ICF Haldia Sitalpur 69 81 Haldia Sujalpur 71 Ashapurna Devi 76 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Kanthi-Egra new line (planned) Rupnarayan River Raipur 64 Deulti Satmile 67 Ghoraghata Paschimbatya 70 Bagnan Balighai Bagnan–Amta line (planned) Egra Damodar River Bhatda 78 Kulgachia Dubda 79 Bir Shibpur Paniparul Road Pujali–Uluberia line (planned) Depal 83 Uluberia Champa River 85 Phuleswar Ramnagar (Bengal) 86 88 Chengel Egra-Digha new line (planned) Fort Gloster Jute Mill Tikra 88 91 Bauria Digha–Jaleswar line (planned) 95 Nalpur Digha 94 Ambuja Cement 97 Abada Sankrail Goods yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur NH 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km Sources:[1][2][3][4]
Location Panskura Junction Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Panskura Junction Location in India Show map of India

History

Panskura Junction railway station

The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.^[5]

The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.^[5][6]

Electrification

The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76.^[7]

Car shed

There is a car shed of South Eastern Railway at Panskura.^[8]

Railway Park

Panskura Junction railway station has a beautiful park for children in the station area.

Facilities

Panskura Junction foot overbridge

The major facilities available are First class and Second class waiting rooms, running rooms, computerised reservation facilities, reservation counters, vehicle parking, etc. There are tea stalls, a R.M.S. and a Government Railway police (GRP) office. Automatic ticket vending machines are installed to reduce the queue for train tickets in the station.

Platforms

There are six platforms in Panskura Junction railway station. The platforms are interconnected with a foot overbridge(FOB). The ruins of the historic cities of Tamluk and Raghunathbari are approachable from Panskura Junction railway station.

References

1. Google Maps
2. Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
3. Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
4. Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
5. "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
6. "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
7. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
8. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

External links

• Trains at Panskura