Harishdadpur railway station

Railway station in West Bengal

FunctioningStation codeHDC Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone Division(s) KharagpurHistoryOpened1897Closed1971Rebuilt2004Previous namesHowrah–Amta Light RailwayServices
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Amta
Terminus
 South Eastern Line Jalasi
Route map
Legend
Up arrow
to Bagnan
(under construction)
 Amta
Harishdadpur
Jalalsi
Maju
Mahendralalnagar
Munsirhat
Pantihal
Right arrow
to Champadanga
(under construction)
 Bargachia
Dakshinbari
Domjur
Domjur Road
Makardaha
Jhaluarbar
Dansi
Kona
UpperRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dankuni
 Bhattanagar
LowerRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dum Dum
 Baltikuri
Bankranayabaz
Andul
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Epressway)
 Mourigram
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
 Santragachi
Padmapukur
Shalimar │
Shalimar
rail yard
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Expressway)
 Ramrajatala
Dasnagar
Tikiapara
Howrah
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Location
Harishdadpur is located in West Bengal
Harishdadpur
Harishdadpur
Location in West Bengal
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Harishdadpur is located in India
Harishdadpur
Harishdadpur
Location in India
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Harishdadpur railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division.[1] It is situated beside Maju Road at Dadpur in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2]

History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Pradhan, Avradip. "Harishdadpur P.H. Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "HDC / Harishdadpur P.H. Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Harishdadpur P.H." www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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Stations on the South Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Main lineShalimar–Amta linePanskura–Haldia lineTamluk–Digha line


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