Chandanpur railway station

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Chandanpur
Chandanpur railway station
General information
LocationState Highway 2, Chandanpur, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°52′49″N 88°10′35″E / 22.880406°N 88.176387°E / 22.880406; 88.176387Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata
Elevation15 metres (49 ft)
System Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
LineHowrah–Bardhaman chord
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCDAE
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1917
Electrified1964
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Madhusudanpur
towards Howrah Junction
 Eastern Line Porabazar
towards Barddhaman Junction
Location
Chandanpur is located in West Bengal
Chandanpur
Chandanpur
Location in West Bengal
Chandanpur is located in India
Chandanpur
Chandanpur
Location in India
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Chandanpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside State Highway 2, Chandanpur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] A number of EMU trains stop at this station.[2]

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Chandanpur railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "CDAE/Chandanpur". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "CHANDANPUR (CDAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "History of Electrification". Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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