Madhukunda railway station

Madhukunda
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Mdhukunda, Purulia district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°37′37″N86°52′10″E / 23.6269°N 86.8695°E / 23.6269; 86.8695
Elevation	128 metres (420 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Asansol–Adra line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Station code	MDKD
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1891
Electrified	1957–62
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Damodar towards ? South Eastern Railway zone Asansol–Adra section Muradi towards ?
Location Madhukunda Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Madhukunda Location in India Show map of India

v t e Adra–Asansol line
Legend
km   Bardhaman–Asansol section 0 Asansol 5 Burnpur to Barachak IISCO Burnpur sidings Kalipahari freight bypass 9 Damodar Radhanagar colliery siding to Sitarampur (planned) IISCO Damodar yard Damodar River ACC cement factory siding 14 Madhukunda 21 Muradi Parbelia colliery siding Chaurashi Goods siding 26 Ramkanali 31 Bero RTPP sidings 37 Joychandi Pahar Adra–Gomoh line Asansol–Tatanagar line 41 Adra Adra–Kharagpur line km Source: Indian Railway Time Table

Madhukunda railway station serves Madhukunda, Tiluri village and surrounding areas in Purulia and Bankura districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the southern bank of the Damodar and a railway bridge connects it to Damodar railway station.

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891. ^[1]

A MEMU train travelling on the bridge across Damodar River

Electrification

The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period. ^[2] The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62. ^[3]

Economy

There is a cement plant, Damodhar Cement Works, owned by ACC Ltd. at Madhukunda. ^[4]

References

1. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
2. Ghose, Arabinda. "Platinum Jubilee of Railway Electrification in India". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
4. "ACC Limited, formerly Associated Cement Companies Ltd". ACC Limited. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

External links

• Trains at Madhukunda
• Biharinath travel guide from Wikivoyage