Khagraghat Road railway station

Khagraghat Road is a railway station on the Howrah-Bandel-Katwa-Azimganj line in Berhampore town and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

KhagraGhat Road

খাগড়াঘাট রোড
Express train and Passenger train station
LocationBerhampore, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates24°06′34″N 88°13′44″E
Elevation22 m (72 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Howrah-Katwa-AzimganjJn Line
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKGLE
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Howrah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Eastern Railway zone

History

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa Loop Line.[1][2] .With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of the area completely changed.

The rail distance between Berhampore and Sealdah is approximately 205 km.

Location

KhagraGhat Road railway station lies 2 kilometres from Western Bank of River Bhagirathi (Ganga) at Berhampore city of West Bengal. The line passes through Howrah-Chandannagar-Chuchura-Bandel-Nabadwip-Katwa-Salar-Khagraghat-Azimganj. It is located in Murshidabad district, 205 km (127 mi) from Howrah railway station. It is one of the important railway stations in Murshidabad and is second important station in Berhampore(the other being Berhampore Court railway station) town which lies on the Eastern side of Bhagirathi river. People from maximum part of Southern Murshidabad district board from this station to reach North Bengal.

Major Trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Berhampore Court are :

  • Katwa Jn-Azimganj Jn DEMU Passenger
  • Nimtita-Katwa Jn Demu Passenger
  • RampurHat-Katwa Jn Demu Passenger(via Azimganj Jn)
  • Sealdah-Jangipur Road Demu Passenger
  • Puri-Howrah-Kamakhya Express(via Bandel,Katwa,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Azimganj,Malda,New Jalpaiguri)
  • Sealdah-New AlipurDuar Teesta-Torsa Express(via Naihati,Bandel,Katwa,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Azimganj,Malda,New Jalpaiguri)
  • Sealdah-Haldibari link Teesta-Torsa Express(via Naihati,Bandel,Katwa,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Azimganj,Malda,New Jalpaiguri)
  • Howrah-Malda Town Intercity Express(via Azimganj Jn)
  • Howrah-Azimganj Jn Demu Passenger
  • Howrah-Dibrugarh Kamrup Expres (via Bandel,Katwa,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Azimganj,Malda,New Jalpaiguri)
  • Kolkata-Radhikapur Express(via Naihati,Bandel,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Katwa,Azimganj,Malda)
  • Sealdah-Saharsa Jn HateyBazare Express (via Naihati,Bandel,Katwa,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Azimganj,Malda,Purnia)
  • Sealdah-Saharsa Jn HateyBazare Express (via Naihati,Bandel,Katwa,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Azimganj,Malda)
  • Howrah-Katihar Express (via Bandel,Katwa,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Azimganj,Malda)
  • Digha-Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Paharia Express (via Kanthi,Howrah,Bandel,Katwa,Berhampore(KhagraGhat),Azimganj,Malda)

Infrastructure

The railway station has currently 2 platforms .

Time Table
  • UP TRAINS
  • 13145 Kolkata-Radhikapur Express(Kolkata 7:30PM Bandel 8:52PM Katwa 10:57PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 12:02AM Azimganj 12:35AM Malda 3:25AM Radhikapur 6:50AM)
  • 13169 Sealdah-Saharsa Jn Hatey Bazrare Express via Purnia(Tuesday and Thursday)(Sealdah 8:10PM Bandel 9:22PM Katwa 11:21PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 12:34AM Azimganj 1:20AM Malda 4:30AM Purnia 9:10AM Saharsa Jn 12:35PM)
  • 13163 Sealdah-Saharsa Jn Hatey Bazrare Express (Sunday Monday Wednesday Friday and Sarturday)(Sealdah 8:10PM Bandel 9:22PM Katwa 11:21PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 12:34AM Azimganj 1:20AM Malda 4:30AM Saharsa Jn 12:35PM)
  • 15721 Digha-New Jalpaiguri Paharia Express(Saturday from Digha)(Digha 4:30PM Howrah 9:05PM-9:55PM Bandel 10:52PM Katwa 12:26AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 1:29AM Azimganj 2:02AM Malda 4:00AM NJP 9:30AM(on Sunday))
  • 13033 Howrah-Katihar Express(Howrah 9:25PM Bandel 10:16PM Katwa 1:05AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 2:42AM Azimganj 3:25AM Malda 7:25AM Katihar 9:45AM)
  • 13421 Nabadwip Dham-Malda Town Express(Nabadwip 4:40AM Katwa 5:18AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 6:24AM Azimganj 6:55AM Malda 9:30AM)
  • 53435 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 6:00AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 7:34AM Azimganj 8:20AM)
  • 53005 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 8:05AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 9:46AM Azimganj 10:20AM)
  • 53007 Katwa-RampurHat Passenger(Katwa 9:00AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 10:25AM Azimganj 11:25AM Nalhati 12:37PM RampurHat 1:30PM)
  • 73151 Sealdah-Jangipur Demu Passenger(Sealdah 5:35AM Naihati 6:26AM Bandel 6:58AM Katwa 9:31AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 10:52AM Azimganj 11:40AM Jangipur 12:35PM)
  • 15643 Puri-Kamakhya Express(Saturday from Puri)(Puri 10:15PM Bhubaneswar 11:30PM Kharagpur 4:30AM Howrah 7:05AM-7:30AM Bandel 8:30AM Katwa 10:52AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 11:56AM Azimganj 12:31PM Malda 3:05PM New Jalpaiguri 6:55PM AlipurDuar 11:45PM Kamakhya 6:10AM(On Monday))
  • 53009 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 11:55AM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 1:25PM Azimganj 2:00PM)
  • 73035 Katwa-Nimtita Passenger(Katwa 1:00PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 2:15PM Azimganj 3:03PM Jangipur 4:05PM Nimtita 4:40PM)
  • 53011 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 1:50PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 3:11PM Azimganj 3:50PM)
  • 73031 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 2:45PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 3:53PM Azimganj 4:35PM)
  • 53013 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 4:00PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 5:20PM Azimganj 6:00PM)
  • 13141 Sealdah-New AlipurDuar Teesta Torsa Express(Sealdah 1:40PM Naihati 2:27PM Bandel 2:53PM Katwa 4:45PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 5:55PM Azimganj 6:33PM Malda 9:50PM New Jalpaiguri 2:40AM New AlipurDuar 7:15AM)
  • 13465 Howrah-Malda Town Intercity Express(Howrah 3:15PM Bandel 4:00PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 7:10PM Azimganj 7:48PM Malda 10:20PM)
  • 53015 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 6:45PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 8:23PM Azimganj 8:45PM)
  • 53017 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 7:20PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 8:54PM Azimganj 9:35PM
  • 53001 Howrah-Azimganj Passenger(Howrah 4:00PM Bandel 5:09PM Katwa 7:55PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 9:18PM Azimganj 10:00PM)
  • 15959 Howrah-Dibrugarh Kamrup Express(Howrah 5:35PM Bandel 6:25PM Katwa 8:28PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 10:01PM Azimganj 10:40PM Malda 1:50AM New Jalpaiguri 6:20AM New AlipurDuar 9:20AM Guwahati 3:35PM Dibrugarh 5:55AM)
  • 53019 Katwa-Azimganj Passenger(Katwa 9:55PM Berhampore(KhagraGhat) 11:17PM Azimganj 11:45PM)
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References
  1. R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

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