Mogra railway station

Mogra
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Mogra railway station
General information
LocationPolba Road, Alikhoja, Mogra, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°59′03″N 88°22′05″E / 22.984155°N 88.368112°E / 22.984155; 88.368112
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Platforms5
Tracks3 Main/8 Loop
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMUG
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1855
Electrified1958
Previous namesEast 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "MUG/Magra". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "MAGRA (MUG) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2019.