Dhaniakhali railway station

Dhaniakhali
Dhaniakhali halt railway station
General information
Location	Chinsurah-Dhaniakhali Road, Dhaniakhali, Hooghly district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°57′02″N 88°08′38″E
Elevation	14 metres (46 ft)
System	Kolkata Suburban Railway
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
Line	Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DNHL
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	2003
Electrified	1964
Former names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Belmuri towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Sibaichandi towards Barddhaman Junction
Route map Howrah–Barddhaman chord line km km Bardhaman– Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line 95 Bardhaman 88 Gangpur 83 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 78 Palla Road 75 Chanchai Bankura– Masagram line 72 Masagram SH 15 Memari–Tara- keswar Road 69 Nabagram 65 Jaugram 62 Jhapandanga 58 Gurap 56 Hajigarh 54 Cheragram Block Hut 52 Sibaichandi to Sheoraphuli– Bishnupur to Howrah–Bardhaman main line branch line via Tarakeswar via Mogra (planned)   (planned)   49 Dhaniakhali Halt 47 Belmuri 45 Porabazar 41 Chandanpur 36 Madhusudanpur SH 2 33 Kamarkundu Sheoraphuli– Bishnupur line 32 Balarambati 30 Mirzapur–Bankipur km 27 Baruipara to Sheoraphuli– Bishnupur 23 Begampur branch line via Furfura Sharif UltraTech Cement siding (planned)   Dankuni Coal Complex siding Jangalpara 21 Janai Road 16 Gobra Dankuni 15 00 FCI siding CLW ELAAU siding NH 16 Santragachi– Amta branch line NH 19 Rajchandrapur 04 12 Belanagar Bally Halt 06 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line Calcutta Chord link line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah– Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel Sources:
Location Dhaniakhali Halt Location within West Bengal Dhaniakhali Halt Location within India

Dhaniakhali railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway halt station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Chinsurah-Dhaniakhali Road, Rudrani at Dhaniakhali in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was previously operated by Haradhan Bandyopadhyay who developed the halt station to Aadharsha station.

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932. Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Dhaniakhali railway station was electrified in 1964–66. This halt station was inaugurated in December 2003.