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{{Short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}} | |||
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{{Infobox station | {{Infobox station | ||
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg| | | name = Pundooah | ||
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] | |||
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway | | style = Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||
| image = Pandua railway station (Pundooah) 10.jpg | | image = Pandua railway station (Pundooah) 10.jpg | ||
| image_caption = Pundooah railway station | | image_caption = Pundooah railway station | ||
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| rebuilt = | | rebuilt = | ||
| electrified = 1958 | | electrified = 1958 | ||
| | | accessible = | ||
| code = {{Indian railway code | | code = {{Indian railway code | ||
| code = PDA | | code = PDA | ||
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| pass_system = India | | pass_system = India | ||
| map_type = India West Bengal#India | | map_type = India West Bengal#India | ||
| map_dot_label = Pundooah | | map_dot_label = Pundooah | ||
| map_size = 300 | | map_size = 300 | ||
| services = {{ | | map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India | ||
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Eastern|left=Khanyan|right=Simlagarh|to-left=Howrah Junction|to-right=Barddhaman Junction|type=[[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]}} | |||
|route_map = {{Howrah–Bardhaman main line}} | | route_map = {{Howrah–Bardhaman main line}} | ||
|map_state = collapsed | | map_state = collapsed | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Pundooah railway station''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]] operated by [[Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. It is situated beside Station Road at [[Pandua, Hooghly|Pandua]] in [[Hooghly district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/pundooah-pda/3535|title=PDA/Pundooah|access-date=May | '''Pundooah railway station''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]] operated by [[Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. It is situated beside Station Road at [[Pandua, Hooghly|Pandua]] in [[Hooghly district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/pundooah-pda/3535|title=PDA/Pundooah|publisher=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref> Number of EMU and passenger trains stop at Pundooah railway station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/pundooah-pda-station|title=PUNDOOAH (PDA) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref> The distance between Howrah and Pundooah railway station is approximately 61 km.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/search/pda-pundooah-to-hwh-howrah-junction/3535/0/1|title=PDA/Pundooah to HWH/Howrah Junction|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The [[East Indian Railway Company]] was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to {{stnlnk|Hooghly}}, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] to {{stnlnk|Raniganj}} through [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]. [[Bandel Junction railway station|Bandel]] to [[Barddhaman Junction railway station|Bardhaman]] rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000V DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Pundooah railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,441,737|title=HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY|website=er.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=May | The [[East Indian Railway Company]] was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to {{stnlnk|Hooghly}}, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] to {{stnlnk|Raniganj}} through [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]. [[Bandel Junction railway station|Bandel]] to [[Barddhaman Junction railway station|Bardhaman]] rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000V DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Pundooah railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,441,737|title=HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY|website=er.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{commons category| | {{commons category|Pundooah railway station}} | ||
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}} | {{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}} | ||
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1855]] | |||
[[Category:Railway stations in Hooghly district]] | [[Category:Railway stations in Hooghly district]] | ||
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]] | [[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]] | ||
[[Category:Howrah railway division]] | [[Category:Howrah railway division]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:14, 22 November 2024
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Pundooah railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Station Road at Pandua in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU and passenger trains stop at Pundooah railway station.[2] The distance between Howrah and Pundooah railway station is approximately 61 km.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000V DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Pundooah railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "PDA/Pundooah". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "PUNDOOAH (PDA) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "PDA/Pundooah to HWH/Howrah Junction". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 9 May 2019.