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	{{short description\|Railway station in West Bengal}}{{Infobox station		{{short description\|Railway station in West Bengal}}
	\| name = Pachandi railway station		{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2023}}
	\| type = [[Indian Railways]] station		{{Use Indian English\|date=February 2023}}
	\| style = Indian Railways		{{Infobox station
	\| image =		\| name = Pachandi railway station
	\| image_caption =		\| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
	\| address = Pachandi, [[Purba Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]]		\| style = Indian Railways
	\| country = India		\| image =
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|23.43197922\|88.330290\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}		\| image_caption =
	\| line = [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]		\| address = Pachandi, [[Purba Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]]
	\| other =		\| country = India
	\| elevation = {{cvt\|23\|m}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|23.43197922\|88.330290\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}
	\| structure = Standard (on ground station)		\| line = [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]
	\| platform = 3		\| other =
	\| depth =		\| elevation = {{cvt\|23\|m}}
	\| levels =		\| structure = Standard (on ground station)
	\| tracks = 1		\| platform = 3
	\| parking =		\| depth =
	\| bicycle =		\| levels =
	\| opened = 1917		\| tracks = 1
	\| closed = 2013		\| parking =
	\| rebuilt = 2018		\| bicycle =
	\| electrified = Yes		\| opened = 1917
	\| ~~ADA~~ =		\| closed = 2013
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| rebuilt = 2018
			\| electrified = Yes
			\| accessible =
			\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = PNDI		\| code = PNDI
	\| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]		\| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]
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	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]		\| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]
	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
	\| former = [[McLeod's Light Railways]]		\| former = [[McLeod's Light Railways]]
	\| passengers =		\| passengers =
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_year =
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_percent =
	\| pass_system =		\| pass_system =
	\| mpassengers =		\| mpassengers =
	\| services = {{~~s-rail~~\|~~title~~=Indian Railways}}		\| services = {{Adjacent stations\|system=Indian Railways\|line=Eastern Railway zone\|left=Nirolgram Halt\|right=Ambalgram\|type=[[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]}}
	~~{{s-~~line~~\|system~~=~~Indian Railways~~\|~~previous~~= Nirolgram Halt\|~~next~~= Ambalgram\|~~line=Eastern Railway zone\|branch~~= [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]~~\|rows1=1~~}}		\| map_locator =
	\| map_locator =
	}}		}}
	{{Ahmadpur–Katwa line\|collapse=yes}}		{{Ahmadpur–Katwa line\|collapse=yes}}
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	==History==		==History==
	Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting [[Ahmedpur, Birbhum\|Ahmedpur]] and [[Katwa Junction railway station\|Katwa]] was established on 29 September 1917 by [[McLeod's Light Railways]]. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/bnr.html\|title=[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways\|website=www.irfca.org\|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676~~ ~~mm ~~(5 ft 6 in)~~ broad gauge in 1917.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com~~/states~~/west-bengal/emotions-pasted-one-last-run-posters-on-train-people-bid-goodbye-to-96-year-old-narrow-gauge-line/cid/349181\|title=Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Pachandi railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://st2.indiarailinfo.com/kjfdsuiemjvcya1/0/3/9/8/3442398/0/1526994180625270534.jpg\|title=Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website~~=\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date~~=\|access-date=October ~~10,~~ 2019}}</ref>		Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting [[Ahmedpur, Birbhum\|Ahmedpur]] and [[Katwa Junction railway station\|Katwa]] was established on 29 September 1917 by [[McLeod's Light Railways]]. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/bnr.html\|title=[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways\|website=www.irfca.org\|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into {{convert\|1,676\|mm\|ftin\|abbr=off}} broad gauge in 1917.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/emotions-pasted-one-last-run-posters-on-train-people-bid-goodbye-to-96-year-old-narrow-gauge-line/cid/349181\|title=Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Pachandi railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://st2.indiarailinfo.com/kjfdsuiemjvcya1/0/3/9/8/3442398/0/1526994180625270534.jpg\|title=Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>
			==Trains ==
			There are six daily-running local trains. These are-
			*⁦03037 Katwa - Ahmadpur MEMU special
			* 03055 Katwa - Ahmadpur Express special
			* 03099 Katwa - Ahmadpur MEMU Special
			* 03038 Ahmadpur - Katwa MEMU special
			* 03056 Ahmadpur - Katwa Express Special
			* 03100 Ahmadpur - Katwa MEMU Special
			== See also ==
			{{stack\|{{Portal\|India\|Trains}}}}
			*[[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]
			*[[Ahmadpur Junction railway station]]
			*[[Labpur railway station]]
			*[[Katwa Junction railway station]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1917]]
	[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Bardhaman district]]		[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Bardhaman district]]
	[[Category:Howrah railway division]]		[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
	[[Category:~~1917 establishments~~ in India]]		[[Category:Railway stations in India closed in 2013]]

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minor fixes, replaced: - → – , {{s-rail|title=Indian Railway}} → {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}, [[Eastern Railway Zone (India)| → [[Eastern Railway zone|, | style = Indian railway → | style = Indian Railways, narrow gauge rail → nar

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{{short description|Railway station in West Bengal}}{{Infobox station
| name = Pachandi railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Pachandi, [[Purba Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.43197922|88.330290|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]
| other =
| elevation = {{cvt|23|m}}
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 3
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 1
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = 1917
| closed = 2013
| rebuilt = 2018
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = PNDI
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = [[Howrah railway division]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[McLeod's Light Railways]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Nirolgram Halt|next= Ambalgram|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]|rows1=1}}
| map_locator =
}}
{{Ahmadpur–Katwa line|collapse=yes}}

'''Pachandi railway station''' is a railway station in [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]] under [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated at Pachandi of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaltraininfo.com/station/PNDI/|title=PNDI / Pachandi Railway Station {{!}} Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Pachandi|website=www.totaltraininfo.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/pachandi-pndi-station|title=Pachandi Railway Station (PNDI) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>

==History==
Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting [[Ahmedpur, Birbhum|Ahmedpur]] and [[Katwa Junction railway station|Katwa]] was established on 29 September 1917 by [[McLeod's Light Railways]]. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/bnr.html|title=[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways|website=www.irfca.org|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/emotions-pasted-one-last-run-posters-on-train-people-bid-goodbye-to-96-year-old-narrow-gauge-line/cid/349181|title=Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Pachandi railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://st2.indiarailinfo.com/kjfdsuiemjvcya1/0/3/9/8/3442398/0/1526994180625270534.jpg|title=Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
[[Category:1917 establishments in India]]

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2famrtf: expand references to improve readability and updated info

>Colonies Chris: minor fixes, replaced: - → – , {{s-rail|title=Indian Railway}} → {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}, [[Eastern Railway Zone (India)| → [[Eastern Railway zone|, | style = Indian railway → | style = Indian Railways, narrow gauge rail → nar