Jirat railway station

Jirat
Indian Railways station and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Jirat railway station
Location	Kaliagarh, Jirat, Hooghly, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23.097635°N 88.461351°E / 23.097635; 88.461351
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	JIT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Khamargachi toward Howrah Junction Eastern Line Bandel–Katwa line Balagarh toward Katwa Junction
Route map km Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop Bardhaman–Katwa line 144 Katwa 137 Dainhat 134 Sahebtala Manteshwar (planned) 131 Agradwip 227 Patuli 222 Belerhat km 119 Lakshmipur Bardhaman–Katwa line 116 Mertala Phaleya Bardhaman–Asansol section 113 Purbasthali Bardhaman 107 110 Bhandartikuri Gangpur 100 107 Bishnupriya Saktigarh 96 105 Nabadwip Dham to Nabadwip Ghat (planned) Howrah–Bardhaman chord 101 Kalinagar Palsit 92 97 Samudragarh 94 Nandaigram Rasulpur 88 91 Dhatrigram Nimo (Halt) 85 86 Baghnapara Memari 82 82 Ambika Kalna Bagila 79 75 Guptipara Debipur 75 73 Behula Bainchi 70 68 Somra Bazar Bainchigram 68 65 Balagarh Simlagarh 66 62 Jirat Pundooah 61 57 Khamargachi Khanyan 56 54 Dumurdaha Talandu 51 51 Kuntighat Mogra 47 48 Tribeni Adisaptagram 43 45 Islampara Halt 44 Bansberia Bandel 40 44 Hooghly Ghat Jubilee Bridge over Hooghly River 45 Garifa Sealdah–Ranaghat line 53 Naihati Sealdah–Ranaghat line 38 Hooghly 36 Chuchura 33 Chandannagar 31 Mankundu 29 Bhadreshwar 25 Baidyabati Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 23 Seoraphuli Junction 20 Shrirampur 17 Rishra 14 Konnagar 12 Hind Motor 10 Uttarpara 9 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman chord Sealdah–Ranaghat line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km Source: Indian Railway Time Table
Location
Jirat is located in West Bengal Jirat Location in West Bengal Jirat Location in India

Jirat railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Kaliagarh, Jirat, Hooghly in the Indian state of West Bengal. Number of EMU local and passenger trains stop at Jirat railway station.

History

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913. This line including Jirat railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.