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>Jeet Dev at 15:11, 14 February 2021

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{{short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Mankundu}}
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image = Mankundu Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = Mankundu
| address = Mankundu Station Road, Chandannagar, Hooghly, West Bengal
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.846576|88.346788|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|13|m|ft}}
| line = [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 3
| parking = No
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = 1854
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1958
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = MUU
| zone =
| division = Howrah
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Mankundu
| map_size = 300
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Bhadreshwar |next= Chandannagar|line= Eastern |branch= [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line|Main line]] |type= Howrah Junction |type2=Bandel Junction}}
|route_map = {{Howrah–Bardhaman main line}}
|map_state = collapsed
}}
'''Mankundu railway station''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]. It is located in [[Hooghly district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone. Mankundu railway station is a small railway stations of Howrah railway division. It serves [[Mankundu]] and surrounding areas. It is 30 km. from [[Howrah Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/mankundu-muu/8715|title=Mankundu Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref>

==History==
[[East Indian Railway Company]] started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.<ref name=history>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title = IR History Part I 1832–1869| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 April 2013}}</ref>

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.<ref name=history/>

==Electrification==
Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html|title =IR History Part IV 1947–1970 | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 April 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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{{commons category|Mankundu railway station}}

{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}
{{Hooghly topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1854]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in India]]

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->Categorator: Moving from Category:Railway stations opened in 1854 to Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1854 using Cat-a-lot

>Jeet Dev at 15:11, 14 February 2021