Bazarsau railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Bazarsau village in Murshidabad district in the Indian 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 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2][3] 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. A total of 40 trains, including expresses, passengers and EMU, stop at Bazarsau railway station.[4] Distance between Howrah and Bazarsau railway station is approximately 175 km.[5]

References

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


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