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
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in the Indian state of
West Bengal
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.
History
Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in
British India
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. This route was the part of the
Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971. Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.
References
Railway stations in Howrah district
Kharagpur railway division
Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
Railway stations in India opened in 1897
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