Kolaghat railway station explained

Kolaghat
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.435°N 87.8809°W
Elevation:10m (30feet)
Line:Howrah–Kharagpur line
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:3
Tracks:3
Parking:Available
Opened:1900
Electrified:1967–69
Code:KIG
Owned:Indian Railways
Zone:South Eastern Railway
Former:East Indian Railway Company
Passengers:0.4 million/day
Map Type:India West Bengal
Map Dot Label:Kolaghat
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

See main article: article and Howrah–Kharagpur line.

The Kolaghat railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Kolaghat, India in Purba Medinipur district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is 550NaN0 from Howrah Station.[1]

History

The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[2]

Tracks

The Howrah–Panskura stretch has three lines.[3] Platform No 1 and 2 are attached but Platform No 3 is detached from the other two Platforms. Usually down trains (towards Howrah) are available on Platform no 1. Up trains (towards Kharagpur, Medinipur) are available on platform no 2 & 3. To reaching both platforms (1 & 2,3) one have to climb a hill like slope. The distance between two platforms are more than 150 meter and the slope is more than 15 meter high from the Kolaghat locality.

Electrification

The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Combined suburban Time Table – Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway
  2. Web site: Major events in formation of S.E.Railway . South Eastern Railway . 10 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 . 1 April 2013 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Howrah–Pune AC Duronto Express . indiarailinfo . 10 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118224023/http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 . 18 November 2015 .
  4. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 10 February 2013.