Harishdadpur railway station
Harishdadpur railway station | |||||||||||
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| Suburban rail station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Maju Road, Dadpur, Howrah District, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°34′30″N 88°02′37″E / 22.57511°N 88.043546°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Santragachi–Amta branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | HDC | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1897 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1971 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Howrah-Amta Light Railway | ||||||||||
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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
- ^ Pradhan, Avradip. "Harishdadpur P.H. Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ "HDC / Harishdadpur P.H. Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Harishdadpur P.H." www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ Sharma, Aman (2017-08-15). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah-Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ "Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
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