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{{Short description|Railway Route in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|30px|link=Bandel–Katwa Line]] Bandel–Katwa Line
| color = 800000
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = EMU at Bandel.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = A Howrah-bound EMU train leaving Bandel Jn.
| type = Double electrified track
| system = Electrified
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Hooghly district]], [[Purba Bardhaman district]] and [[Nadia district]]
| start = {{rws|Bandel Junction}}
| end = {{rws|Katwa}}
| stations = 28
| routes = {{rws|Bandel Junction||Bandel}}– {{rws|Ambika Kalna}} – {{rws|Nabadwip Dham}} – {{rws|Katwa}}
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{start date and age|1913}}
| close =
| owner = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] of [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern railway]]
| character =
| depot = * Bandel Jn.
* Katwa Jn.
| stock = * Local train 19
* Passenger train 1
* Express train 13
* Total 33
| linelength = {{convert|104|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification = 1994-1996
| speed = Max 100 kmph
| elevation = Avg 14 m
| website =
| map = {{Bandel–Katwa line|inline=1|collapse=no}}
| map_state =
}}

The '''Bandel–Katwa line''' is a {{Convert|104|km|mi}} long railway line connecting [[Bandel Junction railway station|Bandel]] in [[Hooghly district]] and [[Katwa Junction railway station|Katwa]] in [[Purba Bardhaman district]] of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is a major route for North bound trains from [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] and forms a part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.

== History ==
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from [[Bandel Junction railway station|Bandel]] to [[Katwa Junction railway station|Katwa]]. This was further extended by the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa railway to [[Barharwa]] on the [[Sahibganj loop]] line.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Murshidabad" by L. S. S. O'Malley, I.C.S., in the Bengal District Gazetteers series, Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, Calcutta,1914. Pages 150,151| year=1914 | publisher=Calcutta Bengal Secretariat Book Depôt |url=https://archive.org/details/murshidabadbylss00omaluoft/page/150/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref> The [[Burdwan Katwa Railway]] was constructed by [[McLeod's Light Railways]] in 1915.<ref>{{Cite web|title=" Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 220|url=https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n228/mode/2up|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605201216/https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System |archive-date=5 June 2016 }}</ref>

A project 22 km in length, Nabadwip Dham–Patuli DL Railway Line is under construction. 170 Crore has been sanctioned by the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pppinindia.gov.in/infrastructureindia/web/guest/view-project?p_p_id=viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_jspPage=%2Fhtml%2Fviewproject%2Fview.jsp&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_ppp=Government+Infrastructure+Projects+%28Traditional+Procurement%29&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_projectId=13825&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_currURL=%2Finfrastructureindia%2Fproject-list%3Fp_p_id%3Dprojectlist_WAR_Projectportlet%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_jspPage%3D%252Fhtml%252Fprojectlist%252Fview.jsp%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_searchName%3D%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_searchType%3DSub%2BSector%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_id%3D46%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_projectTypeeids%3D%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_authorityName%3D%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_isShowAllTerminatedProjects%3Dtrue%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_delta%3D10%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_keywords%3D%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_advancedSearch%3Dfalse%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_andOperator%3Dtrue%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_orderByCol%3DprojectCapacityValue%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_orderByType%3Dasc%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_resetCur%3Dfalse%26_projectlist_WAR_Projectportlet_cur%3D18|title=Nabadwip Dham-Patuli DL Railway Line|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> The track was doubled in 2014–15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1425364489081-Brief%20Status%20of%20Projects-Feb-15.pdf|title=BRIEF STATUS OF SECTIONS PLANNED FOR COMMISSIONING|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref>

== Electrification ==
This line was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.<ref>{{Cite web|title=STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS|url=http://www.picasona.com/listofcompleatedwork.pdf|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Railways in Eastern India}}

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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Transport in Purba Bardhaman district]]

Bandel–Katwa line - Revision history

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