Hamirhati railway station

Hamirhati railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Sonamukhi Main Road, Pathjor, at Hamirhati in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]

Hamirhati railway station
Indian Railway
General information
Location	Sonamukhi Main Road, Pathjor, Hamirhati, Bankura district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°19′20″N 87°21′36″E
Elevation	77 metres (253 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HAM
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1916
Closed	1995
Rebuilt	2005
Electrified	2018–19
Previous names	Bankura Damodar Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Srirampur towards ? South Eastern Railway zone Bankura–Masagram line Sonamukhi towards ?

History

Old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917.^[2] In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.^[3] The whole track including Hamirhati railway station was electrified in 2018–19.^[4][5]

References

1. roy, Joydeep. "Hamirhati Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
2. Aitken, Bill (3 July 1998). "Bankura's Iron Horses". Rediff. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
3. "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
4. "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
5. "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved 20 June 2019.