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Ranaghat railway station

Ranaghat Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station
Ranaghat Station Front.jpg
Location GNPC Road, Ranaghat, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 23°10′27″N 88°34′08″E / 23.1741°N 88.5688°E / 23.1741; 88.5688Coordinates: 23°10′27″N 88°34′08″E / 23.1741°N 88.5688°E / 23.1741; 88.5688
Elevation 13 metres (43 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Sealdah-Ranaghat line
Lalgola branch line
Gede branch line
Bangaon - Ranaghat branch line
Platforms 7
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code RHA
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened 1862
Electrified 1963-64
Previous names Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Eastern Railway zone
Terminus Eastern Railway zone
Terminus Eastern Railway zone
Location
Ranaghat Junction railway station is located in West Bengal
Ranaghat Junction railway station
Location of Ranaghat railway station in West Bengal

Ranaghat is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line, the Lalgola branch line, the Gede branch line and the Ranaghat-Bangaon link line. It is located in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Ranaghat and the surrounding areas.

The Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River, which in those days was unbridged.

The Ranaghat-Bangaon link was constructed in 1882–84 by the Bengal Central Railway Company

The Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905.

The Sealdah-Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963-64. The Ranaghat-Shantipur sector was electrified in 1963-64. The Kalinarayanpur-Krishnanagar City sector was electrified in 1964-65. The Ranaghat-Gede line was electrified in 1999-2000.The Ranaghat-Lalgola Section has been electrified on the 2010s.

It can handle the turn around maintenance of three trains.



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