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Brief introduction to Khardaha railway station

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	'''Khardaha railway station''' is the railway station in the town of [[Khardaha]]. It serves the local areas of [[Khardaha]] in [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]], India.		'''Khardaha railway station''' is the railway station in the town of [[Khardaha]]. It serves the local areas of [[Khardaha]] and as well as Rahara in [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]], India. This railway station is well connected towards south with '''Sealdah''' (Station code: '''SDAH'''), which is one of India's major [[Railway station\|railway terminal]] serving the city of [[Kolkata]]. Towards north, it is well connected with some Big Railway Junctions like [[Barrackpore railway station\|Barrackpore]], [[Naihati Junction railway station\|Naihati]], [[Bandel Junction railway station\|Bandel]] and [[Barddhaman Junction railway station\|Barddhaman]]. This station is a part of Kolkata [[suburban rail]] system and is under jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway zone]] of Indian Railways. Khardaha Railway Station comes under [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line\|Seladah-Ranaghat]] Main line. Only EMU train service is available from here at present.

	==History==		==History==

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| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Khardah Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district.jpg
| image_caption = Khardaha railway station
| address = [[Khardaha]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
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| elevation = {{convert|10|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| line = [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
| platform = 4
| tracks = 4
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| bicycle = Not available
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| parking = Not available
| structure = Standard on ground station
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KDH
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = [[Sealdah railway division|Sealdah]]
}}
| status = Functional
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| opened = 1862
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1963–65
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| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Khardaha
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| services =
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'''Khardaha railway station''' is the railway station in the town of [[Khardaha]]. It serves the local areas of [[Khardaha]] in [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]], India.

==History==
The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title =IR History: Early days (1832–1865) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref> Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the [[Hooghly River]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Eastern_Bengal_Railway |title =Eastern Bengal Railway | publisher=fibis | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>

==Station complex==
The platform is not very well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the BT Road. But there is no proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/8325|title=KDH/Khardaha railway station| website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 5 May 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/Northern fringes}}

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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway}}

[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Transport in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]

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2409:4071:4D88:B748:1822:BAA6:20F2:DF50: Brief introduction to Khardaha railway station

>Jeet Dev at 20:04, 14 February 2021