Amta railway station is the terminal railway station onSantragachi–Amta branch line ofSouth Eastern Railway section of theKharagpur railway division.[1] It is situated beside Amta - Ranihati Road, Kalatala more atAmta inHowrah district in the Indian state ofWest Bengal.[2] It is the part of Kolkata suburban railway system.
Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 inBritish India. This route was the part of theMartin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.[3][4] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–04.[5][6]
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