Haldia is a terminal railway station on the
Panskura–Haldia branch line and is located in
Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
. It serves
Haldia industrial area.
History
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1865.
The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when
Haldia Port
Haldia port or Haldia Dock Complex has been built at the meeting place of the Haldi River and Hooghly river. Kolkata Port Trust has been created in this port as the port's partner. So it is not a port. It is an official dock complex.
It has ...
was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.
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Electrification
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76.
New line
Indian Railways propose to lay a new line connecting and Haldia, with the distance being shorter by 70 km than the Howrah–Haldia track.
References
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Railway stations in Purba Medinipur district
Kharagpur railway division
Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
Haldia
Transport in Haldia
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