Phulia railway station

Phulia railway station is a railway station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside National Highway 34 at Chatkatala, Phulia on the Ranaghat–Shantipur line in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] The distance between Sealdah to Phulia railway station is approximately 89 km.[3]


Phulia
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
LocationNational Highway 12, Phulia, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23.229516°N 88.496872°E / 23.229516; 88.496872
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ranaghat–Shantipur line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Disabled accessNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeFLU
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
Electrified1963–64
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
toward Shantipur
Location
Phulia
Location in West Bengal
Phulia
Location in India

History

The Kalinarayanpur–Shantipur section was converted to broad gauge to allow EMU coaches from Sealdah to run up to Shantipur. The line including Phulia railway station was doubled in 2014–15 and electrified in 1964–65.[4][5]

References
  1. "FLU/Phulia". Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. "PHULIA (FLU) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. "SEALDAH to PHULIA Trains". Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  4. "BRIEF STATUS OF SECTIONS PLANNED FOR COMMISSIONING" (PDF). Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  5. "History of Electrification". Retrieved May 12, 2019.


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