Tamluk Junction railway station

Tamluk Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Tamluk Junction railway station
Location	Station road, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°16′28″N 87°55′12″E
Elevation	4 metres (13 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Panskura–Haldia line Tamluk–Digha line
Platforms	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Station code	TMZ
Fare zone	South Eastern Railway
History
Opened	1968
Electrified	1974–76
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Keshabpur toward Haldia South Eastern Line Panskura–Haldia line Sahid Matangini toward Howrah Junction Nandakumar toward Digha South Eastern Line Tamluk–Digha line
Route map km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal on Sheoraphuli– Bishnupur branch line (u/c) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda (planned) Mayana 43 Keshabpur (planned) Bolaipanda 49 Satish Samanta Halt NH 41 51 Mahishadal Haldi River 60 Barda Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 66 Basulya Sutahata Deshapran 33 Tata Chemicals (planned) Nandigram 71 Durgachak (planned) Kandiamari 74 Durgachak Town Silpaprabesh 77 Henria 39 Haldia Petrochemicals Nachinda 52 IOC Haldia Refinery Kanthi 63 79 Bandar Sitalpur 69 Haldia Dock Complex Sujalpur 71 81 Haldia Ashapurna Devi Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Ramnagar (Bengal) Rupnarayan River Talga Chhari River 64 Deulti (planned) Egra 67 Ghoraghata Tikra 88 70 Bagnan to Jaleswar on Kharagpur– Puri line (under construction) to Amta on Santragachi– Amta branch line (planned) Digha 94 Damodar River 78 Kulgachia km 79 Bir Shibpur to Pujali on Sealdah South lines (planned) 83 Uluberia 85 Phuleswar 88 Chengel Fort Gloster Jute Mill (abandoned) 91 Bauria 95 Nalpur Ambuja Cement 97 Abada │ Abada rail yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur NH 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km Sources:
Location
Tamluk Location of Tamluk railway station in West Bengal

Main article: Howrah–Kharagpur line

The Tamluk Junction railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Tamluk, India in Purba Medinipur district. It is on the Panskura–Haldia line. It is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway zone. Tamluk Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations of Kharagpur railway division. It is 91 km (57 mi) from Howrah station and 24 km (15 mi) from Panskura.

History

Tamluk Junction railway station is situated in Tamluk station Road, Tamluk, West Bengal. Station code is TMZ. It is a small but busiest railway station in Panskura–Haldia line. Neighbourhood stations are Sahid Matangini and Nandakumar and Keshabpur. Digha–Malda Town Express, Vishakapatnam–Digha Superfast Express, Samudra Kanya Superfast Express, Tamralipta Express, Kandari Express, Paharia Express, Digha–Howrah Super AC express, Digha–Asansol Express and Local EMU trains Haldia–Howrah Fast Local, Digha–Panskura Local, Mecheda–Digha Local, Haldia–Panskura Local, Howrah–Haldia Local trains stop here. The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia. The Tamluk–Digha line was opened in 2004. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76. All lines were electrified with 25 kV AC overhead system. EMU train services between Panskura and Haldia introduced in 1976 and direct EMU services between Howrah and Haldia in 1979.

Gallery

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  Tamluk Junction foot overbridge

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  Alpona at Tamluk Junction foot overbridge

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  A view from foot overbridge

External links

• Trains at Tamluk Junction