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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Panskura Junction<br />
| type = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
}}<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
| symbol = s<br />
| symbol_location = kolkata<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = Panskura Station.jpeg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Panskura Junction railway station,<br />
| address = Panskura Station Road, Panskura,<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.392738|87.742675|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|9|m|ft}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]<br />
| tracks = <br />
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = Yes<br />
| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = PKU<br />
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Kharagpur}}<br />
}}<br />
| opened = 1900<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1967–69<br />
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
|line=South Eastern|left=Khirai|right=Narayan Pakuria Murail|to-left=Midnapore|to-right=Howrah Junction|type=[[Howrah–Kharagpur line|Main line]]<br />
|line2=South Eastern|left2=Raghunathbari|right2=Narayan Pakuria Murail|to-left2=Haldia|to-right2=Howrah Junction|type2=[[Pakuria–Haldia branch line]]}}<br />
| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_dot_label = Panskura Junction<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| platform = 6<br />
| accessible = <br />
|route_map = {{Howrah–Kharagpur line}}<br />
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'''Panskura Junction''' is a railway junction station on the [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]] and is located in [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves [[Panskura]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[ File:Panskura Station 005.jpg |thumb|left|Panskura Junction railway station]]<br />
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.<ref name=ser>{{cite web | url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 | title = Major events in formation of S.E.Railway | publisher = South Eastern Railway | access-date = 10 April 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 | archive-date = 1 April 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when [[Port of Kolkata#Haldia Dock Complex|Haldia Port]] was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.<ref name=ser/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1347084874753-PlacesOfInterest.pdf|title = Haldia| publisher= Indian Railways| access-date = 10 April 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 February 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Car shed==<br />
There is a car shed of South Eastern Railway at Panskura.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title = Sheds and Workshops| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 April 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Railway Park==<br />
Panskura Junction railway station has a beautiful park for children in the station area.<br />
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==Facilities==<br />
{{stack|[[ File:Foot Over Bridge.jpeg |thumb|upright|Panskura Junction foot overbridge]]}}<br />
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The major facilities available are First class and Second class waiting rooms, running rooms, computerised reservation facilities, reservation counters, vehicle parking, etc. There are tea stalls, a R.M.S. and a Government Railway police (GRP) office. Automatic ticket vending machines are installed to reduce the queue for train tickets in the station.<br />
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==Platforms==<br />
There are six platforms in Panskura Junction railway station. The platforms are interconnected with a foot overbridge(FOB).<br />
The ruins of the historic cities of Tamluk and Raghunathbari are approachable from Panskura Junction railway station.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/search/panskura-pku-to-kolkata-howrah-hwh/166/0/1 Trains at Panskura]<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1900]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Medinipur district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway junction stations in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Kharagpur railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]</div>BaileyMetzler