Kuntighat railway station

Kuntighat
General information
LocationRaghunathpur, Kuntighat, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°00′59″N 88°24′47″E / 23.016351°N 88.413050°E / 23.016351; 88.413050
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
System Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorEastern Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
Standard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Cycle facilities
No
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKJU
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Tribeni Eastern Line Dumurdaha
Location
Kuntighat is located in West Bengal
Kuntighat
Kuntighat
Location within West Bengal
Kuntighat is located in India
Kuntighat
Kuntighat
Location within India

Kuntighat railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Raghunathpur, Kuntighat, Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5] Number of EMU local and passenger trains stop at Kuntighat railway station.[6]

History

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[7] This line including Kuntighat railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Google Maps
  2. ↑ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  3. ↑ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  4. ↑ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  5. ↑ "KJU/Kuntighat". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "KUNTIGHAT (KJU) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2019.