Haldia railway station
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Railway station in West Bengal, India
Haldia | ||||||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Panskura–Tamluk Road, Haldia, Purba Medinipur India | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°02′42′′N 88°03′56′′E / 22.044874°N 88.065442°E / 22.044874; 88.065442 | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 2 metres (6.6 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway zone | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Panskura–Haldia branch line | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||
| Station code | HLZ | |||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1968[citation needed ] | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1974–76 | |||||||||||||
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Nimpura Through Yard
Nimpura Goods Yard
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Haldia is a terminal railway station on the Panskura–Haldia branch line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Haldia industrial area.
History
[edit ]The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1865.[5]
The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[5] [6]
Electrification
[edit ]The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76.[7]
New line
[edit ]Indian Railways propose to lay a new line connecting Sealdah and Haldia, with the distance being shorter by 70 km than the Howrah–Haldia track.[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ^ a b "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Rail survey on new port route". Telegraph India. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
External links
[edit ]- Haldia railway station at the India Rail Info
- Haldia travel guide from Wikivoyage
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