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Cossye Halt railway station

Coordinates: 22°24′27″N 87°17′29″E / 22.407378°N 87.291339°E / 22.407378; 87.291339
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Cossye Halt
Indian Railway and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationKangsabati River bank, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°24′27″N 87°17′29″E / 22.407378°N 87.291339°E / 22.407378; 87.291339
Elevation35 metres (115 ft)
Owned byIndian railway
Operated bySouth Eastern Railways
Line(s)Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt Ground
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCSY
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Kharagpur railway division
History
Opened1903–04
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Midnapore South Eastern Railway zone Gokulpur
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Midnapore
Terminus
South Eastern Line Gokulpur
Location
Cossye Halt is located in West Bengal
Cossye Halt
Cossye Halt
Location in West Bengal
Cossye Halt is located in India
Cossye Halt
Cossye Halt
Location in India

Cossye Halt railway station is a halt railway station on the Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside the Kangsabati River Bank of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5]

History

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In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur Branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura District was opened in 1903–04.[6] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
  2. ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  3. ^ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  4. ^ Google maps
  5. ^ "Cossye Halt Railway Station. Station location and description. Division – Kharagpur – eRailway.co.in". erailway.co.in. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". archive.is. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. ^ "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.