Chuchura railway station is a

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line. It is located in

Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...

in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone. Chuchura railway station is a small railway stations of Howrah railway division. It serves

Chuchura Hugli-Chuchura or Hooghly-Chinsurah is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the bank of Hooghly River, 35 km north of Kolkata. It is located in the district of Hooghly and is home ...

and surrounding areas. It is 36 km. from Howrah Station.

History

East Indian Railway Company started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851. The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.

References

Railway stations in Hooghly district Howrah railway division Kolkata Suburban Railway stations {{WestBengal-railstation-stub