Shasan Road railway station

Shasan Road railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Shasan Road railway station is situated beside P. K. Banerjee Road, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

Shasan Road
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Shasan Road Railway Station
General information
LocationP. K. Banerjee Road, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°20′49″N 88°26′06″E / 22.347039°N 88.435059°E / 22.347039; 88.435059
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Main line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNot Available
Bicycle facilitiesNot Available
AccessibleNot Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSSRD
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1882; 142 years ago (1882)
Electrified1965–66
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Krishna Mohan
towards Namkhana
Sealdah South Baruipur Junction
towards Sealdah
Location
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History

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In 1882, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sonarpur Junction to Jaynagar Majilpur via Shasan Road.[3]

Electrification

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Electrification from Sonarpur Junction to Jaynagar Majilpur including Shasan Road was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[4]

Station complex

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The station has a public toilet and a well sheltered platform. It is accessible from the SH-1 via a high quality approach road.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "SSRD/Shasan Road". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "SHASAN ROAD (SSRD) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.