Khirai railway station
Appearance
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Khirai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°22′28″N 87°41′48″E / 22.374504°N 87.696628°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah-Kharagpur line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | KHAI | ||||||||||
Fare zone | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1900 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1967-69 | ||||||||||
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The Khirai railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Khirai, India in Purba Medinipur district. It is on the Howrah-Kharagpur line. It is 75 km (47 mi) from Howrah Station.[5]
History
Khirai railway station is situated in Meghadangar, West Bengal. Station code is KHAI. It is a small railway station between Howrah and Kharagpur. Local EMU trains Howrah-Balichak, Howrah-Kharagpur, Santragachi-Kharagpur local, Howrah-Kharagpur local stop here. The Howrah-Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[6] The Howrah-Kharagpur stretch has three lines.[7] There is a plan to build a fourth line for the Santragachi-Panskura-Kharagpur stretch.[8] The Howrah-Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.[9]
References
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Combined suburban Time Table - Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway
- ^ "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Howrah-Pune AC Duronto Express". indiarailinfo. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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