Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop

[ v t e ] Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop

Legend km from Sahibganj Loop 0 Barharwa 5 Bonidanga Bansloi River 9 Bindubasini (halt) Jharkhand-West Bengal border 12 Tildanga to Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line Farakka Barrage across Ganges River New Farakka Farakka Feeder Canal Farakka Super Thermal Power Station NH 80 21 Ballalpur (halt) 26 Sankopara (halt) NH 34 29 Dhulian Ganga 36 Basudebpur (halt) 38 Nimtita 44 Sujnipara 52 Ahiran (halt) 59 Jangipur Road 64 Gankar 70 Manigram 74 Noapara Mahisasur 78 Mahipal (halt) 82 Mahipal Road 88 Poradanga (halt) to Sahibganj Loop 138 Nalhati 131 Takipur 123 Lohapur 117 Morgram NH 34 Sagardighi Thermal Power Station 109 Sagardighi 102 Barala 100 Gosaingram (halt) 92 Azimganj City 96 Azimganj 99 Dahapara Dham (halt) 102 Lalbag Court Road 108 Niyalispara NH 34 111 Khagraghat Road 117 Jibanti (halt) 122 Karnasubarna 127 Kanthalia Road 132 Chowrigacha 136 Kazipara (halt) 139 Bazarsau 142 Miangram (halt) Mayurakshi River 146 Tenya 150 Malihat Talibpur Road 153 Salar 157 Jamatpur Baharan 161 Gangatikuri 163 Shiblun (halt) to Ahmedpur Katwa Railway 167 Nabagram Kakurhati (halt) Ajay River 170 Katwa to Bandel-Katwa Branch Line Source: Indian Railway Time Table and Google maps

The Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop is a railway line connecting Barharwa on the Sahibganj Loop and Katwa, which links through a branch line to Bandel on the Howrah–Bardhaman Main Line. This 170 kilometres (110 mi) track is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway. This track passes through the Murshidabad district, in the Indian state of West Bengal, lying west of the Bhagirathi. The two ends of the loop line lie in Bardhaman district of West Bengal and Sahibganj District of Jharkhand.

History [edit]

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop line.^[1]

Bridge [edit]

A new railway bridge connecting Azimganj with Nasipur across the Bhagirathi is almost ready but the owners of land lying between the bridge and the station are unwilling to hand over their land for the construction of the connecting railway line. The new bridge will link this line to the Lalgola and Gede Branch Lines.^[2]

External links [edit]

• Trains at Barharwa
• Trains at Azimganj
• Trains at Katwa

See also [edit]

• Route map for Bandel–Katwa line along with Howrah–Bardhaman Main Line

References [edit]

v t e Railways in the North-east and Eastern India National network/ trunk lines Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Howrah-Chennai main line Sahibganj Loop Grand Chord Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Barauni-Guwahati line Branch lines/ sections Andal-Sainthia branch line Asansol-Gaya section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Bairabi Sairang Railway Bardhaman-Asansol section Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Gaya–Mughalsarai section Guwahati–Lumding section Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat railway line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Jharia Coalfield rail network Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Lalgola and Gede branch lines Lumding Agartala Rail Line Lumding–Dibrugarh section Madhupur Giridih Rail Line Mokama–Barauni section New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section Lines around Kolkata Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat line Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line Sealdah South lines Barasat Basirhat Railway Howrah–Kharagpur line Monorail Aizawl Monorail Kolkata Monorail Patna Monorail Defunct lines revived//under revival Ahmedpur Katwa Railway Bankura Damodar Railway Burdwan Katwa Railway Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway Defunct lines Kalighat Falta Railway Bengal Provincial Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway The Cherra Companyganj State Railways East Coast State Railway Production units/ workshops Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Braithwaite & Co. Ltd. Burn Standard Company Bharat Wagon and Engineering Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company Named trains Amritsar Mail Ananya Express Anga Express Aranyak Express Arunachal Express Assam Mail Azad Hind Express Bagh Express Barisal Express Bhagalpur – Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express Bhagirati Express Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Bhubaneswar Duronto Express Black Diamond Express Brahmaputra Mail Cachar Express Chennai Mail Coalfield Express Coromandel Express Darbhanga–Bangalore Express Darjeeling Mail Dhauli Express Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Doon Express East Bengal Express East Bengal Mail Falaknuma Express Farakka Express Ganadevata Express Ganga Sagar Express Gour Express Guwahati Bangalore Express (Kaziranga Express) Hazarduari Express Hirakud Express Howrah – Dhanbad Double Decker Express Howrah-Kanyakumari Express Howrah – New Delhi Duronto Express Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Howrah Rajdhani Express Ispat Express (train) Jnaneshwari Express Kalinga Utkal Express Kalka Mail Kamrup Express Kanchenjunga Express Magadh Express Maithili Express Maitree Express Manikarnika Express Poorva Express Rajdhani Express – Rajendranagar Rajendranagar Express Ranchi Rajdhani Express Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express Sealdah Rajdhani Express Shaktipunj Express Shramjeevi express Shipra Express Surat Bhagalpur Express Surat–Muzaffarpur Express Utsarg Express Transit points with Bangladesh Singhabad–Rohanpur Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole Defunct transit points with Bangladesh Mahisasan-Shahbajpur Radhikapur–Biral Changrabandha–Burimari Haldibari–Chilahati Gitaldaha–Mogalhat Indian railheads near India-Nepal border Raxaul Bairgania Jainagar Jogbani Laukaha Bazar Thakurganj Railway companies East Indian Railway Company Bengal Nagpur Railway Eastern Bengal Railway Assam Bengal Railway Bengal Dooars Railway Cooch Behar State Railway Martin's Light Railways Eastern Railway East Central Railway South Eastern Railway East Coast Railway Northeast Frontier Railway See also Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Suburban rail in India Kolkata Suburban Railway Northeast Indian Railways during World War II Trains of East Coast Railway (India) Railways in India portal