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	\| caption = Katwa Junction is ~~an important railway station on~~ Bardhaman–Katwa line		\| caption = Katwa Junction is one of the termini <br> of the Bardhaman–Katwa line
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	\| system = Electrified		\| system = Electrified
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	\| open = 1 December 1915 (NG),		\| open = 1 December 1915 (NG), <br>
	11 February 2014 (BG) (Bardhaman - Balgona Section), 12 January 2018 (BG) (Balgona - Katwa Section)		11 February 2014 (BG) (Bardhaman - Balgona Section), <br>12 January 2018 (BG) (Balgona - Katwa Section)
	\| close = 15 April 2010 (Bardhaman - Balgona section); 1 December 2014 (Balgona - Katwa section)		\| close = 15 April 2010 (Bardhaman - Balgona section); <br>1 December 2014 (Balgona - Katwa section)
	\| owner = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = 1915-1966 [[McLeod's Light Railways]]		\| operator = 1915-1966 [[McLeod's Light Railways]] <br> 1966-present [[Eastern Railway Zone (India)\|Eastern Railway]]
	1966-present [[Eastern Railway Zone (India)\|Eastern Railway]]
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	\| electrification = 25 kV AC overhead		\| electrification = 25 kV AC overhead <br> since 11 February 2014 (Bardhaman - Balgona section); <br> since 12 January 2018 (Balgona - Katwa Section)
	since 11 February 2014 (Bardhaman - Balgona section); since 12 January 2018 (Balgona - Katwa Section)
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	The '''~~Bardhaman – Katwa Electrified Line~~''' is a {{track gauge\|5ft6in}} [[broad gauge]] branch line connecting [[Bardhaman railway station\|Bardhaman]] and [[Katwa Junction railway station\|Katwa]] in [[Purba Bardhaman district]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway Zone (India)\|Eastern Railway]]. The line was a narrow gauge line, before its gauge conversion began on 2010. The gauge conversion was done in two phases along with electrification and the full broad gauge line was thrown open for public again on 12 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.anandabazar.com/district/bardhaman/katwa-burdwan-broad-gauge-trains-started-at-last-1.739229 \|title = Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers) \| work= Bengali \|publisher= Ananda Bazar Patrika, 13 January 2018 \| access-date = 13 January 2018}}</ref>		The '''Bardhaman–Katwa line''' is a {{track gauge\|5ft6in}} [[broad gauge]] branch line connecting [[Bardhaman railway station\|Bardhaman]] and [[Katwa Junction railway station\|Katwa]] in [[Purba Bardhaman district]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway Zone (India)\|Eastern Railway]]. The line was a [[2 ft 6 in gauge railways\|narrow gauge line]], before its gauge conversion began on 2010. The gauge conversion was done in two phases along with electrification and the full broad gauge line was thrown open for public again on 12 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.anandabazar.com/district/bardhaman/katwa-burdwan-broad-gauge-trains-started-at-last-1.739229 \|title = Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers) \| work= Bengali \|publisher= Ananda Bazar Patrika, 13 January 2018 \| access-date = 13 January 2018}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

>Kazi Javed Akhter at 05:30, 16 April 2021

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{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Bardhaman–Katwa line
| color =
| logo = 
| logo_width = 100 px
| image = Katwa railway station IMG 20200212 224729.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = Katwa Junction is an important railway station on Bardhaman–Katwa line
| type =
| system = Electrified
| status = Operational
| locale = [[West Bengal]]
| start = [[Bardhaman railway station|Bardhaman]]
| end = [[Katwa Junction railway station|Katwa]]
| stations = 16
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1 December 1915 (NG),
11 February 2014 (BG) (Bardhaman - Balgona Section), 12 January 2018 (BG) (Balgona - Katwa Section)
| close = 15 April 2010 (Bardhaman - Balgona section); 1 December 2014 (Balgona - Katwa section)
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = 1915-1966 [[McLeod's Light Railways]]
1966-present [[Eastern Railway Zone (India)|Eastern Railway]]
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength = {{convert|53|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| gauge = {{track gauge|5ft6in}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge = {{track gauge|2ft6in|lk=on}}
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification = 25 kV AC overhead
since 11 February 2014 (Bardhaman - Balgona section); since 12 January 2018 (Balgona - Katwa Section)
| speed =
| elevation =
| website =
| map = {{Bardhaman–Katwa line|collapse=no|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The '''Bardhaman – Katwa Electrified Line''' is a {{track gauge|5ft6in}} [[broad gauge]] branch line connecting [[Bardhaman railway station|Bardhaman]] and [[Katwa Junction railway station|Katwa]] in [[Purba Bardhaman district]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway Zone (India)|Eastern Railway]]. The line was a narrow gauge line, before its gauge conversion began on 2010. The gauge conversion was done in two phases along with electrification and the full broad gauge line was thrown open for public again on 12 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.anandabazar.com/district/bardhaman/katwa-burdwan-broad-gauge-trains-started-at-last-1.739229 |title = Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers) | work= Bengali |publisher= Ananda Bazar Patrika, 13 January 2018 | access-date = 13 January 2018}}</ref>

==History==

===McLeod's Light Railways===
[[McLeod's Light Railways|McLeod's Light Railways (MLR)]] consisted of four {{RailGauge|2ft6in|lk=on}} [[Narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] lines in [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. The railways were built and owned by McLeod & Company, which was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=McLeod%27s_Light_Railways| title = McLeod's Light Railways | access-date = 2009-08-22 }}</ref>

[[McLeod's Light Railways#Burdwan-Katwa Railway|Burdwan-Katwa Railway]] connecting [[Bardhaman]] (earlier known as Burdwan) and [[Katwa]] in now [[Purba Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]] was opened to traffic on 1 December 1915. The railway was built in {{RailGauge|2ft6in}} gauge and total length was {{convert|53|km}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Burdwan-Katwa_Railway | title = Burdwan-Katwa Railway | access-date = 2009-08-22 }}</ref>

The engines chugged along at the maximum speed of 30 km per hour.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=6&id=85261&usrsess=1
| title = Narrow gauge gets a new lease of life | access-date = 2009-08-22 | publisher = [[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]], 14 October 2004}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/bnr.html| title = The Katwa Railways | access-date = 2009-08-22 | last = Manning | first = Ian | work = From Bengal Towards Nagpur | publisher = Indian Railway Fan Club}}</ref>

===Gauge Conversion===

The 53 km long railway section was converted to {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Burdwan-Katwa_Railway |title = Burdwan-Katwa Railway | publisher=fibis| access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325258&catid=42 |title=Burdwan bids adieu to vintage narrow gauge trains |last=Siddiqui |first=Kanchan |publisher=The Statesman, 14 April 2010 |access-date=2 May 2013 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> work for which began on 15 April 2010.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Villagers-stall-rail-project-in-Burdwan/articleshow/6021611.cms |title = Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan | newspaper=The Times of India| access-date = 25 August 2018}}</ref>

The Bardhaman-Balogna section of the line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 11 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOIKM/2014/02/09/19/Img/Ad0191102.png | title = Bardhaman-Balogna new EMU service introduced | publisher = Indian Railways | access-date = 25 August 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150618172236/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOIKM%2F2014%2F02%2F09%2F19%2FImg%2FAd0191102.png | archive-date = 18 June 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The Balogna-Katwa section of the line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.anandabazar.com/district/bardhaman/katwa-burdwan-broad-gauge-trains-started-at-last-1.739229 |title = Baro rail Katwae, jamlo bhidr (Big railway in Katwa, crowd gathers) | work= Bengali |publisher= Ananda Bazar Patrika, 13 January 2018 | access-date = 13 January 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Transport in Asansol]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division|*]]
[[Category:Transport in Purba Bardhaman district]]

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