Pirtala railway station

Pirtala railway station is an Indian railway station of the Lalgola Ranaghat Sealdah branch lines in the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Pirtala in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] The railway station serves Pirtala village and the surrounding area. A total of 11 trains including Lalgola Passengers and few EMU trains stop at this station.[2]


Pirtala
Passenger train and Suburban train station
LocationPirtala, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates24.359603°N 88.281086°E / 24.359603; 88.281086
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Sealdah–Lalgola main line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePRTL
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Sealdah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Eastern Line
toward Lalgola
Location
Pirtala Halt
Location in West Bengal
Pirtala Halt
Location in India

Electrification

The KrishnanagarLalgola Section, including the Pirtala railway station, was electrified in 2004. The section was turned into a double-tracked line when a new track was added alongside the previous one in 2010.[3][4]

References

  1. "PRTL / Pirtala". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. "PRTL/Pirtala". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. "The Lalgola Sealdah Section Of Indian (eastern) Railway". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. "Railway Electrification". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 6 March 2019.


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