Gurudas Nagar railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Gurudas Nagar

| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway

| type = 30px Kolkata Suburban Railway Station

| image = Gurudas Nagar railway station in Sealdah South section 05.jpg

| image_caption = Gurudas Nagar railway station

| address = Diamond Harbour Road, Lalbati, Gurudas Nagar, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|22.199664|N|88.215957|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|8|m|ft}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = Eastern Railway

| line = Diamond Harbour Branch line

| platform = 2

| tracks = 2

| other =

| accessible = Not available

| bicycle = Not available

| depth =

| levels =

| parking = Not available

| structure = Standard (on-ground station)

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = GURN

| zone = Eastern Railway

| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}

}}

| status = Functioning

| closed =

| former = Eastern Bengal Railway

| opened = {{start date and age|1883}}

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1965–66

| passengers =

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Sealdah South|left=Diamond Harbour|right=Basuldanga|to-left=Diamond Harbour|type=Diamond Harbour Branch line}}

| services_collapsible = yes

| route_map = {{Sealdah South lines}}

| map_state = collapsed

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}

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Gurudas Nagar railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Diamond Harbour Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Gurudas Nagar railway station is situated beside Diamond Harbour Road, Durganagar, Lalbati, Gurudas Nagar, South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gurudas-nagar-gurn/8213|title=GURN/Gurudas Nagar|access-date=May 25, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/gurudas-nagar-gurn-station|title=GURUDAS NAGAR (GURN) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=May 25, 2019}}

History

In 1883, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide broad-gauge railway from {{stnlnk|Baruipur Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Diamond Harbour}} via Gurudas Nagar.{{Cite web |url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |title=Indian Railways History Time Line |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archive-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}

Electrification

Electrification from {{stnlnk|Baruipur Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Diamond Harbour}} including Gurudas Nagar was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.{{Cite web|url=https://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title=History of The Electrification of Indian Railways|access-date=May 25, 2019}}

Station complex

The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html|title=The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html|access-date=May 25, 2019|archive-date=27 March 2018}}

References

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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}

{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Sealdah South}}

{{South 24 Parganas topics}}

Category:Railway stations in South 24 Parganas district

Category:Sealdah railway division

Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1883

Category:1883 establishments in the British Empire

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