Domjur railway station

FunctioningStation codeDJR Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone Division(s) KharagpurHistoryOpened1897Closed1971Rebuilt2004Previous namesHowrah–Amta Light RailwayServices

Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Dakshinbari towards Amta		South Eastern Line Santragachi–Amta branch line		Domjur Road towards Howrah Junction

Route map

Legend to Bagnan (under construction) Amta Harishdadpur Jalalsi Maju Mahendralalnagar Munsirhat Pantihal to Champadanga (under construction) Bargachia Dakshinbari Domjur Domjur Road Makardaha Jhaluarbar Dansi Kona Calcutta Chord to Dankuni Bhattanagar Calcutta Chord to Dum Dum Baltikuri Bankranayabaz Howrah–Kharagpur line Andul NH 117 (Kona Epressway) Mourigram Hindustan Industries and Engineering Santragachi Padmapukur Guest Keen Williams Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard NH 117 (Kona Expressway) Ramrajatala Dasnagar Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah Source: Google Maps

Location
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Domjur railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division.^[1] It is situated beside Howrah–Amta Road, Uttar Jhapardaha at Domjur in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 24 EMU train stop at Domjur railway station.^[2]

History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.^[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was reconstructed and opened in 2002–2004.^[4][5]

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