Diara | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | State Highway 2, Diara, Hooghly district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 14m (46feet) |
Line: | Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Bicycle: | Yes |
Opened: | 1885 |
Electrified: | 1957–58 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | Tarkessur Railway Company |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Diara |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Diara railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line of Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside State Highway 2 at Diara in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2]
The Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway Company. The Tarkessur company was taken over by the East Indian Railway in 1915.[3] The track was first electrified with 3,000 V DC system in 1957–58. In 1967, this line including Diara railway station was electrified with to 25 kV AC system.[4]