Jagaddal railway station is the railway station on
Sealdah–Ranaghat line of
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 ...
. It is situated at the town of
Jagatdal. It serves the local areas of Jagatdal in
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
,
West Bengal, India.
History
The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the
Eastern Bengal Railway
The Eastern Bengal Railway (full name: "Eastern Bengal Railway Company"; shortened EBR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1857 to 1942, in Bengal and Assam provinces of British India.
History
Formation
The Eastern ...
was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862. Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the
Hooghly River
The Bhagirathi Hooghly River (Anglicized alternatively spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') or the 'Bhāgirathi-Hooghly', called the Ganga or the Kati-Ganga in mythological texts, is the eastern distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, Indi ...
.
Station complex
The platform is not very well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. There is no proper approach road to this station.
Electrification
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.
References
External links
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Railway stations in India opened in 1950
Sealdah railway division
Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district
Transport in Kolkata
Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
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