Munsirhat railway station

Munsirhat railway station is a halt railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated at Shankarhati, Munsirhat in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1][2]

Munsirhat
Suburban rail station
General information
Location	Shankarhati, Munsirhat, Howrah district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°38′55″N 88°05′42″E
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Santragachi–Amta branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MNH
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1897
Closed	1971
Rebuilt	2004
Previous names	Howrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Mahendralalnagar towards Amta South Eastern Line Santragachi–Amta branch line Pantihal towards Howrah Junction
Route map Legend to Bagnan (under construction) Amta Harishdadpur Jalalsi Maju Mahendralalnagar Munsirhat Pantihal to Champadanga (under construction) Bargachia Dakshinbari Domjur Domjur Road Makardaha Jhaluarbar Dansi Kona Calcutta Chord to Dankuni Bhattanagar Calcutta Chord to Dum Dum Baltikuri Bankranayabaz Howrah–Kharagpur line Andul NH 117 (Kona Epressway) Mourigram Hindustan Industries and Engineering Santragachi Padmapukur Guest Keen Williams Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard NH 117 (Kona Expressway) Ramrajatala Dasnagar Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah Source: Google Maps
Location Munsirhat Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Munsirhat Location in India Show map of India

History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.^[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.^[4][5]