Simurali railway station is a railway station on the
Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It serves the local areas of
Shimurali in the
Nadia district
Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north.
Nadia district is highly influentia ...
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 ...
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History
The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the
Eastern Bengal Railway
The Eastern Bengal Railway (full name: "Eastern Bengal Railway Company"; shortened EBR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1857 to 1942, in Bengal and Assam provinces of British India.
History
Formation
The Eastern ...
was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862. Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the
Hooghly River
The Bhagirathi Hooghly River (Anglicized alternatively spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') or the 'Bhāgirathi-Hooghly', called the Ganga or the Kati-Ganga in mythological texts, is the eastern distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, Indi ...
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Station complex
The platform is not at all sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. There is no proper approach road to this station.
Electrification
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.
References
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Railway stations in India opened in 1862
Sealdah railway division
Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
Railway stations in Nadia district
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