Haldia railway station

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	Kolaghat Thermal
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	Puri line (under construction)
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	Fort Gloster Jute Mill
	(abandoned)
	Abada
	rail yard
	Santragachi–Amta
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Haldia
; Haldia
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location	Panskura–Tamluk Road, Haldia, Purba Medinipur; India
Coordinates	22°02′42″N 88°03′56″E / 22.044874°N 88.065442°E
Elevation	2 metres (6.6 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Panskura–Haldia branch line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HLZ
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1968[citation needed]
Electrified	1974–76
Services
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show Route map
	Legend
	Asansol–Tatanagar–
	Kharagpur line
	Kharagpur–Bankura–
	Adra line
	Kharagpur–Bankura
	–Adra line
	to Ghatal on Sheoraphuli–
	Bishnupur branch line (u/c)
	36
	00
	Kolaghat Thermal
	Power Station
	to Jaleswar on Kharagpur–
	Puri line (under construction)
	to Amta on Santragachi–
	Amta branch line (planned)
	to Pujali on
	Sealdah South lines (planned)
	Fort Gloster Jute Mill
	(abandoned)
	Abada
	rail yard
	Santragachi–Amta
	branch line
	Hindustan Industries
	and Engineering
	Shalimar
	rail yard
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
	Sources:
Location
	Haldia Location in West BengalShow map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all

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. It serves Haldia industrial area.

History[]

The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1865.^[5]

The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.^[5]^[6]

Electrification[]

The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76.^[7]

New line[]

Indian Railways propose to lay a new line connecting Sealdah and Haldia, with the distance being shorter by 70 km than the Howrah–Haldia track.^[8]

References[]

^ Google Maps
^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
^ "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ "Rail survey on new port route". Telegraph India. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

External links[]

Haldia railway station at the India Rail Info
Haldia travel guide from Wikivoyage

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[1] Google Maps

[2] Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo

[3] Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo

[4] Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo

[ser-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

[6] "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

[7] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

[8] "Rail survey on new port route". Telegraph India. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

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