Tenya railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

23°29′31″N 88°51′21″E / 23.4919°N 88.8559°E / 23.4919; 88.8559Elevation19 m (62 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern Railway zoneLine(s)Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loopPlatforms4Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusActiveStation codeTYAE Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone Division(s) HowrahHistoryElectrifiedYesPrevious namesEast Indian Railway CompanyServices
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Miangram
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Malihati Talibpur Road
towards ?

Tenya railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone in India. It is situated at Tenya in Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal.[1]

History

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 5ft 6in broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed.

26 trains including a few passenger trains and EMU stop at Tenya.[3] The distance between Howrah and Tenya railway station is approximately 168 kilometres (104 mi).[4]

References

  1. ^ "TENYA (TYAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
    - "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Departures from TYAE/Tenya". India Rail. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "TENYA to HOWRAH JN Trains". Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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