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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|50px]]<br>{{font color\|blue\|Tarakeswar}}		\| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|50px]]<br>{{font color\|blue\|Tarakeswar}}
	\| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] Station		\| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] Station
	\| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway		\| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| image_caption =		\| image_caption =
	\| address = [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)\|State Highway 2]], [[Tarakeswar]], [[Hooghly District]], West Bengal		\| address = [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)\|State Highway 2]], [[Tarakeswar]], [[Hooghly District]], West Bengal
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| coordinates = {{Coord\|22.882403\|88.014213\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|22.882403\|88.014213\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
	\| elevation = {{convert\|13\|m\|ft}}		\| elevation = {{convert\|13\|m\|ft}}
	\| line = [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]<br/>[[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]]		\| line = [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]<br/>[[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]]
	\| other =		\| other =
	\| structure = Standard (on ground station)		\| structure = Standard (on ground station)
	\| platform = 4		\| platform = 4
	\| tracks = 6		\| tracks = 6
	\| parking = yes		\| parking = yes
	\| bicycle = Yes		\| bicycle = Yes
	\| opened = 1885		\| opened = 1885
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| rebuilt =		\| rebuilt =
	\| electrified = 1957–58		\| electrified = 1957–58
	\| ADA =		\| ADA =
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = TAK		\| code = TAK
	\| zone =		\| zone =
	\| division = Howrah		\| division = Howrah
	}}		}}
	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]		\| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]
	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
	\| former = Tarkessur Railway Company		\| former = Tarkessur Railway Company
	\| passengers = Busy		\| passengers = Busy
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_year =
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_percent =
	\| pass_system =		\| pass_system =
	\| map_type = India West Bengal#India		\| map_type = India West Bengal#India
	\| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India		\| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
	\| map_dot_label = Tarakeswar		\| map_dot_label = Tarakeswar
	\| map_size = 300		\| map_size = 300
	\| services =		\| services = {{s-rail\|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
	{{s-rail\|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
	{{s-line\|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway \|previous= Loknath\|next= Talpur\|line =Eastern \|branch= [[Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line]] \|type=Howrah Junction \|type2=Goghat}}		{{s-line\|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway \|previous= Loknath\|next= Talpur\|line =Eastern \|branch= [[Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line]] \|type=Howrah Junction \|type2=Goghat}}
	\|route_map = {{~~Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur~~ branch line}}		\| route_map = {{Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line}}
	\|map_state = collapsed		\| map_state = collapsed
	}}		}}

	'''Tarakeswar''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station on the [[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]] and is located in [[Hooghly district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves [[Tarakeswar]] and ~~surrounding areas~~.		'''Tarakeswar''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station on the [[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]] and is located in [[Hooghly district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is a very important railway station of Hooghly district. It also one of the most busy railway station with high revenue of [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]. It serves [[Tarakeswar]] city and a large area of Hooghly district and also some parts of [[Howrah district\|Howrah]] & [[Purba Bardhaman district\|Purba Barddhaman]] district. Due to very good bus connectivity from Tarakeswar to South Bengal; peoples of Bankura, East & West Midnapore also used this station.

	==History==		==History==
	The broad gauge [[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]] was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by [[East Indian Railway Company]].<ref>"Administration Report on the Railways in India" 1884–85</ref><ref name=east>{{cite web \| url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html \| archive-url = https://archive.is/20120802133149/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 2 August 2012 \| title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian \|publisher=Rail India \| access-date = 13 April 2013 }}</ref>		The broad gauge [[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]] was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by [[East Indian Railway Company]].<ref>"Administration Report on the Railways in India" 1884–85</ref><ref name=east>{{cite web \| url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html \| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120802133149/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 2 August 2012 \| title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian \|publisher=Rail India \| access-date = 13 April 2013 }}</ref>

	==Electrification==		==Electrification==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Tarakeswar}}
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] Station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|State Highway 2]], [[Tarakeswar]], [[Hooghly District]], West Bengal
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.882403|88.014213|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|13|m|ft}}
| line = [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]<br/>[[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 4
| tracks = 6
| parking = yes
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = 1885
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1957–58
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = TAK
| zone =
| division = Howrah
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = Tarkessur Railway Company
| passengers = Busy
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Tarakeswar
| map_size = 300
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway |previous= Loknath|next= Talpur|line =Eastern |branch= [[Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line]] |type=Howrah Junction |type2=Goghat}}
|route_map = {{Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line}}
|map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Tarakeswar''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station on the [[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]] and is located in [[Hooghly district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves [[Tarakeswar]] and surrounding areas.

==History==
The broad gauge [[Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line]] was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by [[East Indian Railway Company]].<ref>"Administration Report on the Railways in India" 1884–85</ref><ref name=east>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-url = https://archive.is/20120802133149/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 August 2012 | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | access-date = 13 April 2013 }}</ref>

==Electrification==
Howrah–Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar line was electrified in 1957–58.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title =History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 April 2013 }}</ref>

==Amenities==
Tarakeswar railway station has a six-bedded dormitory.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,442,478,490 |title = Retiring Room Details| publisher= Eastern Railway| access-date = 17 April 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/search/tarakeswar-tak-to-kolkata-howrah-hwh/9200/0/1 Trains at Tarakeswar]

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