| Khanyan | |
| Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
| Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
| Address: | Polba-Khanyan Road, Khanyan, Hooghly district, West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Elevation: | 17m (56feet) |
| Line: | Howrah–Bardhaman main line |
| Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
| Platform: | 2 |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Parking: | No |
| Electrified: | 1958 |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Eastern Railway |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Former: | East Indian Railway Company |
| Pass System: | India |
| Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
| Map Dot Label: | Khanyan |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Map State: | collapsed |
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]
The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman route 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]