Katwa Junction railway station

Katwa, 713130
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Katwa is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Bandel-Katwa line and the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop. It is located in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Katwa and the surrounding areas.HistoryIn 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a wide broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the wide broad gauge Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa Loop Line.The 53km long wide narrow gauge Burdwan Katwa Railway was opened in 1915 as part of Mc Leod’s Light Railways, taken over by Eastern Railway in 1966 and closed in 2010.The 53km long wide narrow gauge Ahmedpur Katwa Railway was opened in 1917 as part of Mc Leod’s Light Railways and taken over by Eastern Railway in 1966. It was closed in 2013 for conversion to wide broad gauge and electrification.

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