Kuntighat railway station

Kuntighat railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Raghunathpur, Kuntighat, Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU local and passenger trains stop at Kuntighat railway station.[2]


Kuntighat
Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
LocationRaghunathpur, Kuntighat, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23.016351°N 88.413050°E / 23.016351; 88.413050
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKJU
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Eastern Line
Location
Kuntighat
Location in West Bengal
Kuntighat
Location in India

History

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[3] This line including Kuntighat railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.[4]

References
  1. "KJU/Kuntighat". Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. "KUNTIGHAT (KJU) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  4. "STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS" (PDF). Retrieved April 27, 2019.


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