Nirol railway station

Nirol railway station is a railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Nirol, Beninagar of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3]

Nirol railway station
Indian Railways station
Location	Nirol, Beninagar, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23.731444°N 88.015902°E
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NXL
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah railway division
History
Opened	1917
Closed	2013
Rebuilt	2018
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	McLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Komarpur Eastern Railway zone Ahmadpur–Katwa line Nirolgram Halt

Ahmadpur–Katwa line
km   Sahibganj loop 52 Ahmadpur Junction 46 Chowhatta 42 Gopalpurgram 40 Labpur Bakreshwar River 36 Mahespur 30 Kirnahar 25 Daskalgram 23 Kurmadanga 21 Jnandas Kandra 17 Komarpur 16 Nirol 14 Nirolgram Halt 12 Pachandi Kandor River 8 Ambalgram Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop 4 Nabagram Kankurhati Ajay River Bardhaman–Katwa line 0 Katwa Junction Bandel–Katwa line km Sources: [1]

History

Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[4] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Nirol railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.[6]

References

1. "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
2. "NXL / Nirol Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Nirol". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
3. roy, Joydeep. "Nirol Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
4. "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
5. "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
6. "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved October 10, 2019.