Mogra railway station

Mogra

মগরা
Kolkata Suburban Railway station

Mogra railway station
General information
Location Polba Road, Alikhoja, Mogra, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°59′03″N 88°22′05″E
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Platforms 5
Tracks 3 Main/8 Loop
Construction
Structure type Standard (on-ground station)
Parking Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MUG
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened 1855
Electrified 1958
Previous names East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Adisaptagram Eastern Line Talandu
Location
Mogra is located in West Bengal
Mogra
Mogra
Location in West Bengal
Mogra is located in India
Mogra
Mogra
Location in India

Mogra railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railway. It is situated beside Polba Road, Alikhoja, Mogra in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. All EMU and passenger trains stops at Mogra railway station. The construction work of third line between Bandel and Bardhaman is completed for which a new platform(1) is created. Mogra-Katwa line connecting Magra on Howrah–Bardhaman Main line with Tribeni on Bandel–Katwa line is also there. As of now it is only use for goods train transport. Another line from Tarwakeshwar to Magra via Dhaniakhali is also in development. Magra will be transferred to Magra Junction soon after the development of the Magra-Tarakeshwar line via Dhaniakhali. Lands for the new Magra-Tarakeshwar line are brought by the government and it is also in development.

History

The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman route was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000V DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Mogra railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.