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.[5]

Tamluk Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Tamluk Junction railway station
General information
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 towards Haldia South Eastern Line Panskura–Haldia line Sahid Matangini towards Howrah Junction Nandakumar towards Digha South Eastern Line Tamluk–Digha line
Route map Legend 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 (planned) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda Nandakumar-Balaipanda new line (planned) 43 Keshabpur Chak Simulia 49 Satish Samanta Halt Bargoda 51 Mahishadal Moyna 60 Barda Balaipanda 66 Basulya Sutahata NH 41 Haldia Energy Power Station Haldi River 71 Durgachak Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 HPCL Siding Deshapran 33 Indorama Checmicals Siding Deshapran-Kendamari new line (planned) Gholpukur 74 Durgachak Town New Krishnanagar 77 Silpaprabesh Hampigram Haldia Industrial Belt Nandigram Kendamari Henria 39 Haldia Dock Complex Nachinda 52 Kanthi 63 79 Bandar ICF Haldia Sitalpur 69 81 Haldia Sujalpur 71 Ashapurna Devi 76 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Kanthi-Egra new line (planned) Rupnarayan River Raipur 64 Deulti Satmile 67 Ghoraghata Paschimbatya 70 Bagnan Balighai Bagnan–Amta line (planned) Egra Damodar River Bhatda 78 Kulgachia Dubda 79 Bir Shibpur Paniparul Road Pujali–Uluberia line (planned) Depal 83 Uluberia Champa River 85 Phuleswar Ramnagar (Bengal) 86 88 Chengel Egra-Digha new line (planned) Fort Gloster Jute Mill Tikra 88 91 Bauria Digha–Jaleswar line (planned) 95 Nalpur Digha 94 Ambuja Cement 97 Abada Sankrail Goods 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:[1][2][3][4]
Location
Tamluk Location of Tamluk railway station in West Bengal

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.[6] The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[7][8] The Tamluk–Digha line was opened in 2004.[9] The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76. All lines were electrified with 25 kV AC overhead system.[10] EMU train services between Panskura and Haldia introduced in 1976 and direct EMU services between Howrah and Haldia in 1979.[7]

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

References

External links

• Trains at Tamluk Junction

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