Ranaghat railway station
Ranaghat | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
GNPC Road, Ranaghat, West Bengal India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°10′27″N 88°34′08″E / 23.1741°N 88.5688°ECoordinates: 23°10′27″N 88°34′08″E / 23.1741°N 88.5688°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 13 metres (43 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Sealdah-Ranaghat line Lalgola branch line Gede branch line Ranaghat-Bangaon link line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | RHA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1963-64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Location of Ranaghat railway station in West Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ranaghat is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line, the Lalgola branch line, the Gede branch line and the Ranaghat-Bangaon link line. It is located in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Ranaghat and the surrounding areas.
History
The Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.[1]Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River, which in those days was unbridged.[2]
The Ranaghat-Bangaon link was constructed in 1882–84 by the Bengal Central Railway Company [3]
The Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905.[4]
Electrification
The Sealdah-Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963-64. The Ranaghat-Shantipur sector was electrified in 1963-64. The Kalinarayanpur-Krishnanagar City sector was electrified in 1964-65.[5] The Ranaghat-Gede line was electrified in 1999-2000.[6]
Carriage and wagon depot
It can handle the turn around maintenance of three trains.[7]
References
- ↑ "IR History: Early days (1832-1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Eastern Begal Railway". fibis. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ L.S.S.O’Malley. "Murshidabad District (1914)". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Railway Electrification" (PDF). ireeindia. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "Mechanical (C / W) Activity". Eastern Railway, Sealdah Division. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
External links
- Trains from Sealdah to Ranaghat
- Trains from Ranaghat to Sealdah
- Trains from Ranaghat to Lalgola
- Trains from Ranaghat to Gede
- Trains from Ranaghat to Bangaon
