Khanyan railway station
Khanyan railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Polba-Khanyan Road at Khanyan in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
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Kolkata Suburban Railway | |||||||||||
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Location | Polba-Khanyan Road, Khanyan, Hooghly district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°14′47″N 88°11′07″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 17 metres (56 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah-Bardhaman main line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | KHN | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1855 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1958 | ||||||||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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History
The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000 v DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Khanyan railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.[3]
References
- "KHN/Khanyan". Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- "KHANYAN (KHN) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 9, 2019.