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{{short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}
{{use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Plassey}}
|other_name = Palashi railway station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Plassey Railway Station display.jpg
| address = Mirabajar, [[Palashi]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.778307|88.284884|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_size = 300
| map_dot_label = Plassey
| elevation = 19 M
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| line = '''[[Krishnanagar–Lalgola line]]'''
| platform = 3
| tracks = 5
| other =
| ADA =
| bicycle = Yes
| depth =
| levels =
| parking = Yes
| structure = Model
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = PLY
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}
}}
| status = Functional
| closed =
| former =
| opened = 1905
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 2010
| passengers =
| mpassengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Pagla Chandi|next= Siraj Nagar Halt|line= Eastern |branch= [[Krishnanagar–Lalgola line]]|type= Krishnanagar City Junction|type2= Lalgola}}
| image_caption = Plassey railway station
| route_map = {{Lalgola and Gede branch lines}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Plassey railway station''' is a standard Indian railway station of the Sealdah–Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line in the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. The station is situated in [[Nadia district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves [[Palashi]] and the surrounding areas.

==History==
Initially the Calcutta ({{stnlnk|Sealdah}})–Kusthia line of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was opened to traffic in 1862. The [[Ranaghat]]–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]]. This railway station was named Plassey in accordance with the British pronunciation of "Palashi". The rail distance between Palashi and Sealdah is approximately {{convert|150|km|mi}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alldistancebetween.com/in/distance-between/sealdah-station-palashi-060159d3e812860981a4d0ca0319cf84/|title=Search Distance Between|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> After the electrification and inauguration of double track by the [[Indian Railways]], Plassey station was modified and reconstructed into three platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/plassey-ply/1166|title=PLY/Plassey|website=India Rail Info|access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The [[Krishnanagar City Junction railway station|Krishnanagar]]–{{stnlnk|Lalgola}} section was electrified in 2004. In 2010 the line became double tracked.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title=History of Electrification|publisher=IRFCA|archive-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=4641|title=Railway Electrification|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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{{commons category|Plassey railway station}}

{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Nadia district]]
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]

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>Jeet Dev at 11:16, 15 February 2021