Panskura railway station
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Panskura
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Panskura Station Road, Panskura, India |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 9 metres (30 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Kharagpur line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | PKU | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1900 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1967-69 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Panskura is a railway junction station on the Howrah-Kharagpur line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Panskura .
History
The Howrah-Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[1]
The Panskura-Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[1][2]
Electrification
The Howrah-Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967-69. The Panskura-Haldia line was electrified in 1974-76.[3]
Car shed
There is a car shed of South Eastern Railway at Panskura.[4]
