Malatipur railway station

Malatipur is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Barasat-Hasnabad line. It is located in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Malatipur
Indian Railway Station
Malatipur railway station
LocationMalatipur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.6516°N 88.7627°E / 22.6516; 88.7627
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt Ground
ParkingNot available
Other information
StatusOpened
Station codeMPE
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
toward Hasnabad
Location
Malatipur railway station
Location in West Bengal

History

Barasat Basirhat Railway constructed a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge line in 1914 as a part of Martin's Light Railways.[1] The line was closed in 1955.[2]

The 33.06 km (21 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Barasat-Hasnabad branch line was constructed between 1957 and 1962.[3]

The Station

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

Layout
Malatipur track layout
to Hasnabad
to Sealdah
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

See also

References
  1. R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal. "Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy". page 60. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 2 May 2013.


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