Pachandi railway station explained

Pachandi railway station
Type:	Indian Railways station
Style:	Indian Railways
Country:	India
Coordinates:	23.432°N 88.3303°W
Structure:	Standard (on ground station)
Platform:	3
Tracks:	1
Opened:	1917
Closed:	2013
Rebuilt:	2018
Electrified:	Yes
Status:	Functioning

Pachandi railway station is a railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Pachandi of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^{[1] [2]}

History

Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.^[3] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1676mm broad gauge in 1917.^[4] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Pachandi railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: PNDI / Pachandi Railway Station Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Pachandi. www.totaltraininfo.com. 2019-10-10.
2. Web site: Pachandi Railway Station (PNDI) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry. NDTV. 2019-10-10.
3. Web site: [IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways]. www.irfca.org. 2019-10-10.
4. Web site: Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line. www.telegraphindia.com. 2019-10-10.
5. Web site: Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line. 10 October 2019.