Rajchandrapur railway station

Rajchandrapur railway station is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 17 km away from Sealdah railway station and 5 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah-Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Dankuni and Bardhaman local train connects this place to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah main line. It is an important railway station between Dum Dum and Dankuni railway stations.


Rajchandrapur
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Rajchandrapur railway station
LocationNational Highway 34 (old), Ghoshpara, Bally Jagachha Block, Howrah District, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.6522445°N 88.3370534°E / 22.6522445; 88.3370534
Elevation10 metres (33 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms2 (Side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Disabled accessNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeRCD[1][2][3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1865 (1865)
Electrified1964-65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Chord link Line
Terminus
Location
Bally Halt railway station
Location in Kolkata
Bally Halt railway station
Location in West Bengal
Bally Halt railway station
Location in India
Kolkata Chord Link line
 Chord Main line 
Sealdah metro
Sealdah Main
Sealdah South
to Namkhana  SDAH-NMKA Main 
Circular Canal
Narkeldanga Shed
Kankurgachi Road
Kankurgachi Road Cabin
Bidhannagar Road
Keshtopur Canal
Bidhannnagar Road
to Majerhat  DDJ-MJT Circular 
Jessore Road
to Kavi Subhash
Dum Dum Road
Dum Dum metro(left)
Dum Dum Jn. (right)
to Bangaon Jn.  SDAH-BNJ Main 
Keshtopur Canal
Noapara
to Ranaghat Jn.  SDAH-RHA Main 
Belghoria Expressway
B.T. Road
Dakshineshwar
PWD Road
 Hooghly River 
Bally Ghat
PWD Road
Belghoria Expressway
to Howrah  HWH-BWN Chord 
Bally Halt
Belanagar (left)
Rajchandrapur (right)
to Andul  SDAH-DKAE Branch 
Dankuni Electric Loco Factory
Dankuni Jn.
 Chord Main line Branch 
Dankuni Jn.
Rajchandrapur
to Sealdah  SDAH-DKAE Chord 
Bhattanagar
Benaras Road
to Amta  SRC-AMZ Branch 
Baltikuri Cabin
Bankra Nayabaz
Kona Expressway
to Howrah  HWH-MDN Main 
Maurigram
Andul

History

Sealdah-Dankuni line was opened in 1865 and converted to electrification in 1965,[4] On that time the Freight Services was passed on this line which was profitable for railways and the EMU trains also runs on this line for connecting to Chord line to Howrah Jn for plying long-distance trains.

The station

Station layout

Platform layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
P1 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
Towards →Dankuni→ →
Towards ←Sealdah← ←
P2 Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left

Track layout
Rajchandrapur track layout
to Dankuni
to Sealdah
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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References
  1. "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1540989334194-ER2.png
  3. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datameet/railways/master/stations.json
  4. Electrifiaction of Railways, irfca.org, 10 December 2018
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