Hridaypur railway station

Hridaypur
Indian Railway Station
A local train at the Hridaypur railway station
Location	Hridaypur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°42′40″N 88°28′12″E / 22.7111°N 88.4700°E / 22.7111; 88.4700Coordinates: 22°42′40″N 88°28′12″E / 22.7111°N 88.4700°E / 22.7111; 88.4700
Elevation	11 metres (36 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Not available
Other information
Status	Opened
Station code	HHR
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1906
Electrified	1972
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station Madhyamgram Eastern Railway zone Sealdah-Bangaon section Barasat Junction
Location
Location of Hridaypur railway station in West Bengal

Hridaypur railway station is a minor railway station in the neighbourhood of Barasat. It serves the local areas of Hridaypur, Udayrajpur and Chandigarh in the North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. Many people use it every day, especially to travel to Kolkata during the peak periods.

The main line of the Eastern Bengal Railway from Sealdah to Ranaghat, was opened in 1862 and extended the same year to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. In 1882–84 the Bengal Central Railway Company constructed two lines: one from Dum Dum to Khulna, now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon and the other linking Ranaghat and Bangaon. The Hridaypur railway station lies in the Dum Dum-Bangaon section and was opened in 1906.

The Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line was electrified in the year 1972.

The structure of the station is not so large. There are four entrances, two in each platform. The computerised ticket counter is present in platform no. 1. All the Sealdah and Dum Dum bound trains arrive at platform no.1 and all the Bangaon, Gobardanga, Thakurnagar, Habra, Duttapukur, Basirhat and Hasnabad bound trains arrive at platform no. 2. A few Hasnabad bound trains are galloping. There are lots of food stalls and vendors on both the platforms. A foot over bridge connects the two platforms. A level crossing exists at the southernmost end of the railway station.