Guir Saranga railway station

Guir Saranga railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Guir-Seharabazar Road at Guir in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1][2]

Guir Saranga railway station
Indian Railway
General information
Location	Guir-Seharabazar Road, Guir, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°07′35″N 87°45′12″E
Elevation	34 metres (112 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GSQ
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1916
Closed	1995
Rebuilt	2005
Electrified	2018–19
Previous names	Bankura Damodar Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Bowaichandi towards ? South Eastern Railway zone Bankura–Masagram line Kaiyar towards ?
Location

History

Old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917.^[3] In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.^[4] The whole track including Guir Saranga railway station was electrified in 2018–19.^[5][6]