Railway station in West Bengal, India
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]
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