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Rajchandrapur
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Rajchandrapur railway station
LocationNational Highway 34 (old), Ghoshpara, Bally Jagachha Block, Howrah district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°39′10″N 88°19′15″E / 22.652908°N 88.320868°E / 22.652908; 88.320868
Elevation10 metres (33 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms2 (Side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Disabled accessNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeRCD[1][2][3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1932; 94 years ago (1932)
Electrified1964–65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Chord link Line
toward Andul
Terminus
Location
Location in Kolkata
Location in West Bengal
Rajchandrapur is located in India
Rajchandrapur
Rajchandrapur
Location in India

Rajchandrapur railway station is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 17 km away from Sealdah and 5 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah–Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. It is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Dankuni and Bardhaman local train connects this place to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah main line. It is an important railway station between Dum Dum and Dankuni railway stations.

History

Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.[4][5] The line was electrified on 1965.[6]

The station

Station layout

Platform layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance
P1 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left Disabled access
Towards →Dankuni→ →
Towards ←Sealdah← ←
P2 Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left Disabled access

Track layout

Rajchandrapur track layout
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

References

  1. ↑ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1540989334194-ER2.png
  3. ↑ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datameet/railways/master/stations.json
  4. ↑ "HOWRAH DIVISION : HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved 21 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "US Archive .org pdf download of 'History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress', 31 March 1937 by 'The Government of India - Railway Department' page 70 pdf 95" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "History of Electrification". Retrieved 21 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)