Sujnipara railway station is a railway station on the
Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop of
Malda railway division of
Eastern Railway zone
The Eastern Railway (abbreviated ER) is among the 19 zones of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is at Fairley Place, Kolkata and comprises four divisions: , , , and . Each division is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). The name o ...
. It is situated beside
National Highway 34 at Sujnipara of
Murshidabad district in the Indian state of
West Bengal.
History
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
line from
Bandel to
Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the -wide
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.
With the construction of the
Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Total 16 local, passenger trains stop at Sujnipara railway station.
References
Railway stations in Murshidabad district
Malda railway division
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