Mertala Phaleya | |
Type: | Indian Railways station and Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Mertala Phaleya, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 23.4809°N 88.3204°W |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | No |
Bicycle: | No |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Mertala Phaleya |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Mertala Phaleya railway station is a halt railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Mertala Phaleya, Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Purbasthali II Community Development Block and surrounding areas.[1] Few EMU local trains stop at Mertala Phaleya railway station.[2]
The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[3] This line including Mertala Phaleya railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.[4]