Kuntighat railway station

Coordinates: 23°00′59″N 88°24′47″E / 23.016351°N 88.413050°E / 23.016351; 88.413050
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Kuntighat
Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
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)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKJU
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Tribeni Eastern Line Dumurdaha
Location
Kuntighat is located in West Bengal
Kuntighat
Kuntighat
Location in West Bengal
Kuntighat is located in India
Kuntighat
Kuntighat
Location in 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.[1] Number of EMU local and passenger trains stop at Kuntighat railway station.[2]

History[edit]

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[3] This line including Kuntighat railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "KJU/Kuntighat". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ "KUNTIGHAT (KJU) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ "STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2019.