Khanyan railway station

Coordinates: 23°02′47″N 88°18′55″E / 23.046446°N 88.315393°E / 23.046446; 88.315393
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Khanyan
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKHN
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1855; 169 years ago (1855)
Electrified1958
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Howrah Junction
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Pundooah
Location
Khanyan is located in West Bengal
Khanyan
Khanyan
Location in West Bengal
Khanyan is located in India
Khanyan
Khanyan
Location in India

Khanyan railway station is a

Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Polba-Khanyan Road at Khanyan in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History

The

Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman route was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000 v DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Khanyan railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.[3]

References

  1. ^ "KHN/Khanyan". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "KHANYAN (KHN) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 9 May 2019.