Mankundu railway station is a

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line. It is located in

Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...

in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone. Mankundu railway station is a small railway stations of Howrah railway division. It serves

Mankundu Mankundu is a locality in Bhadreswar Municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Etymology The nam ...

and surrounding areas. It is 30 km. from

Howrah Station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...

History

East Indian Railway Company The East Indian Railway Company, operating as the East Indian Railway (reporting mark EIR), introduced railways to East India and North India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, South Indian Railway, Bombay, Barod ...

started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851. The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.

References

Railway stations in Hooghly district Howrah railway division Kolkata Suburban Railway stations Railway stations in India opened in 1854 1854 establishments in India {{WestBengal-railstation-stub