Gosaingram
Passenger train station
General information
LocationMatiapara, Gosaingram, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates24°14′53″N 88°12′42″E / 24.248003°N 88.211777°E / 24.248003; 88.211777
Elevation33 m (108 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Nalhati–Azimganj branch line
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeGSGB
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1863
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Barala
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Azimganj City
towards ?

Gosaingram railway station is a railway station on Nalhati–Azimganj branch line under the Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Matiapara, Gosaingram in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History

Nalhati–Azimganj branch line connecting Nalhati Junction to Azimganj Junction railway station was opened on 21 December 1863 as Nalhati–Azimganj State railway.[3] This was purchased by the Government of India in 1872. It became a part of the East Indian Railway Company in 1892.[4]

References

  1. "Gosaingram Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. "Gosaingram Railway Station (GSGB) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. Bengal (India), West (1979). West Bengal District Gazetteers: Murshidabad. State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers.
  4. Bengal (India), West; Operations, West Bengal (India) Office of the Superintendent of Census (1979). West Bengal District Records, New Series: Burdwan. State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers.


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